Case Study: Belgian Red Cross Blood Service achieves daily blood quality compliance with Minitab

Maintaining A-Positive Blood Quality Belgian Red Cross Blood Service

Belgian Red Cross Blood Service, working with Minitab Statistical Software, needed a faster way to monitor blood-processing quality and ensure compliance with Belgium’s Ministry of Health standards. Previously, quality data was reviewed only monthly in Excel, which created the risk that nearly a month’s worth of samples could be processed before a problem was detected.

Minitab helped the Belgian Red Cross Blood Service build a daily quality control system using control charts, distribution analysis, transformations for non-normal data, and automated macros. The solution enabled daily reporting and rapid response to irregularities, delivering proven compliance with health guidelines and giving the organization confidence in the quality of its processes every day.

Belgian Red Cross Blood Service