Long‐term forecasting of blood donations using time series of donation activity: Findings from seven blood establishments

Key Points

• The aim is to model and forecast blood donation activity to enhance management strategies.
• Utilized time series analysis to model donation activity
• Employed a few variables and simple predictive models
• Analyzed data from seven different blood establishments
• Achieved high precision in forecasting donation volumes
• Forecasts can effectively inform long-term blood donation strategies