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Location of organ procurement and distribution organisation decisions and their impact on kidney allocations: a developing country perspective

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  • Theophilus Dhyankumar Chellappa

    (Loyola Institute of Business Administration)

  • Ramasubramaniam Muthurathinasapathy

    (Loyola Institute of Business Administration)

  • V. G. Venkatesh

    (EM Normandie Business School, Metis Lab)

  • Yangyan Shi

    (Macquarie University)

  • Samsul Islam

    (Dalhousie University)

Abstract

Managing organ transplant networks is a complex task. It intertwines between locating the organ procurement and distribution organization (OPDO) (long-term decision) and allocating organs to the suitable destination (short-term decision). The literature lacks deliberation on the effect of those long-term decisions on short-term ones under the influence of clinical and non-clinical factors. This paper addresses this gap using a k-sum model for locational choice, and a discrete simulation approach for the allocation procedure for a real-life case study from a developing economy perspective. The study explores the trade-off between efficiency (distance-centric models) and equity (the result of time-centric allocation models). Our analysis of the efficiency of locational models and equity of the allocation policies reveal strong inter-dependence of both these decisions, a significant finding of this research. These findings offer an integrated model for high-level decision-makers, which can be used during the locational planning stage and provide input to design standard operating procedures for transplantation schemes.

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  • Theophilus Dhyankumar Chellappa & Ramasubramaniam Muthurathinasapathy & V. G. Venkatesh & Yangyan Shi & Samsul Islam, 2023. "Location of organ procurement and distribution organisation decisions and their impact on kidney allocations: a developing country perspective," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 321(1), pages 755-781, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:321:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s10479-022-04956-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-022-04956-1
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