Table 2

Types of risks in the blood supply chain

Risk categoryExamples and instances
Supply and demandUncertainty in blood donation rates, sudden fluctuations in hospital needs, perishability of products (Rekabi et al., 2024)
OperationalInventory shortages, wastage due to expiration, transportation disruptions, infrastructure destruction in disasters (Samani and Hosseini-Motlagh, 2019)
Managerial and FinancialLack of financial resources, poor coordination between centers, insufficient and delayed information sharing (Boonyanusith and Jittamai, 2019)
EnvironmentalDisruptions from climate change (floods, storms), pandemics, and public health crises (Viennet et al., 2025)

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