Blood supply chain and inventory management are considered a significant field of operation research since the 1980s; attracting the focus of hundreds of researchers. Therefore, numerous publications and papers addressed the various aspects of the supply chain concerning this vital human-sourced perishable product. This supply chain could be broken down into four consecutive stages: collection, production, inventory and distribution towards the endpoint at hospitals \cite{Osorio_2016} . However, studies have shown that this system is far from linear and of a highly complex nature caused by unpredictability in both demand and supply, the limited shelf life of blood products, and the variations in issuing policies based on the hierarchy of the blood provider and how it operates. Those are few among many other influential factors contributing further to the complexity of the blood supply chain.