Handbook of Healthcare Logistics: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice

• Examines the current logistics process
• Identifies challenges in healthcare OR and the gap between theory and practice
• Provides guidelines and the results of these implementations

Richard Boucherie is a Full Professor and head of Stochastic Operations Research at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is also co-founder of the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR) at the University, and co-founder of Rhythm B.V. His research interests are in probability theory and healthcare logistics.

Erwin W. Hans is Full Professor Operations Management in Healthcare at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. His research focuses on the area of healthcare Operations Management and Operations Research. He is also co-founder of the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR) at the University, and co-founder of Rhythm B.V.

Nikky Kortbeek is co-founder and CEO of Rhythm B.V., a spin-off company of the University of Twente specializing in healthcare logistics. Additionally, he is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Stochastic Operations Research at the University of Twente. His research focuses on developing mathematical techniques to help healthcare professionals in making their organizations more efficient.

Maartje Zonderland is an independent consultant, specialized in the optimization of healthcare processes using quantitative modeling and data science techniques. Additionally, she is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Twente. Her research interests focus on complex capacity distribution problems in healthcare.