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View article: The Role of Local Suppliers After a Natural Disaster
The Role of Local Suppliers After a Natural Disaster Open
View article: Icarus: On operational safety and organizational downfall
Icarus: On operational safety and organizational downfall Open
View article: Revisiting Disaster Response Framework from an OR/OM Perspective: Insights from the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
Revisiting Disaster Response Framework from an OR/OM Perspective: Insights from the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Open
View article: Purchasing and supply management in humanitarian settings
Purchasing and supply management in humanitarian settings Open
View article: All along the asset life cycle: Research opportunities for operations and supply chain management
All along the asset life cycle: Research opportunities for operations and supply chain management Open
Without well-functioning public utilities, our society breaks down. They are the organizations that facilitate or provide infrastructure-based services, such as basic amenities (power, water, and sanitation), public transportation, and com…
View article: Reconciling Rigor Versus Relevance: Lessons from Humanitarian Fleet Management
Reconciling Rigor Versus Relevance: Lessons from Humanitarian Fleet Management Open
This position paper reframes the ongoing relevance versus rigor debate in operations research (OR) as a Kuhnian epistemological crisis, in which the dominant paradigm of quantitative modeling shows signs of exhaustion. Humanitarian fleet m…
View article: Business Model Innovation for Ambulance Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: “Coordination and Competition”
Business Model Innovation for Ambulance Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: “Coordination and Competition” Open
Several low- and middle-income countries’ emergency transportation systems (ETSs) do not have a centralized emergency number. Instead, they have many independent ambulance providers, each with a small number of ambulances. As a result, ETS…
View article: Transition paths for condition‐based maintenance‐driven smart services
Transition paths for condition‐based maintenance‐driven smart services Open
This research investigates growth inhibitors for smart services driven by condition‐based maintenance (CBM). Despite the fast rise of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as smart sensoring, internet of things, and machine learning (ML), smart …
View article: Improving Access for Drugs: The A4D Framework
Improving Access for Drugs: The A4D Framework Open
View article: Bigger and Further: An Operational Perspective of Windfarms Design and Planning
Bigger and Further: An Operational Perspective of Windfarms Design and Planning Open
View article: Challenges in Pathogen Genomic Sequencing Supply Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the Role of Communities of Practice
Challenges in Pathogen Genomic Sequencing Supply Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the Role of Communities of Practice Open
View article: Purchasing and Supply Management in Humanitarian Settings
Purchasing and Supply Management in Humanitarian Settings Open
View article: Issue Information, Cover, and Table of Contents
Issue Information, Cover, and Table of Contents Open
Carbon-neutral pathways to 2050 for
View article: Guest editorial: Driving impact through responsible investing and finance
Guest editorial: Driving impact through responsible investing and finance Open
BackgroundIn recent times, we have seen significant developments in responsible investing.Firstly, the uptake of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in finance and business in general has seen unprecedented acceleration (Fi…
View article: OM-OR Conference Value Survey Dataset
OM-OR Conference Value Survey Dataset Open
This dataset contains the findings of a global survey conducted with the members of 4 international academic societies from the field of Operations Management & Operations Research (INFORMS, MSOM, POMS, EurOMA) on how scholars perceive the…
View article: OM-OR Conference Value Survey Dataset
OM-OR Conference Value Survey Dataset Open
<p>This dataset contains the findings of a global survey conducted with the members of 4 international academic societies from the field of Operations Management & Operations Research (INFORMS, MSOM, POMS, EurOMA) on how sch…
View article: Life cycle assessment of in‐person, virtual, and hybrid academic conferences: New evidence and perspectives
Life cycle assessment of in‐person, virtual, and hybrid academic conferences: New evidence and perspectives Open
This study contributes to the debate on the environmental impacts of academic conferences by comparing the life cycle impacts of a sample of real‐world in‐person, virtual, and hybrid conferences with different features and organizers. Resu…
View article: Data, analytical techniques and collaboration between researchers and practitioners in humanitarian health supply chains: a challenging but necessary way forward
Data, analytical techniques and collaboration between researchers and practitioners in humanitarian health supply chains: a challenging but necessary way forward Open
Purpose This paper aims to provide a discussion on the interface and interactions between data, analytical techniques and impactful research in humanitarian health supply chains. New techniques for data capturing, processing and analytics,…
View article: Clean Energy Transition, Scarcity and Urban Mining
Clean Energy Transition, Scarcity and Urban Mining Open
View article: In-Person or Virtual? What Will Operations Management/Research Conferences Look Like?
In-Person or Virtual? What Will Operations Management/Research Conferences Look Like? Open
View article: Equity in Health and Humanitarian Logistics: A Beneficiary Perspective
Equity in Health and Humanitarian Logistics: A Beneficiary Perspective Open
View article: Managerial Flexibility, Capacity Investment, and Inventory Levels
Managerial Flexibility, Capacity Investment, and Inventory Levels Open
View article: “International humanitarian organizations’ perspectives on localization efforts”
“International humanitarian organizations’ perspectives on localization efforts” Open
View article: Drug shortages: A systems view of the current state
Drug shortages: A systems view of the current state Open
The objective of this thought leadership article is to create a systems view of drug shortages based on the perceptions of practitioners and policymakers. We develop a comprehensive framework describing what stakeholders are currently doin…
View article: Introduction to the special issue on the role of operational research in future epidemics/ pandemics
Introduction to the special issue on the role of operational research in future epidemics/ pandemics Open
View article: Collaboration–competition dilemma in flattening the COVID‐19 curve
Collaboration–competition dilemma in flattening the COVID‐19 curve Open
Testing for COVID‐19 is a key intervention that supports tracking and isolation to prevent further infections. However, diagnostic tests are a scarce and finite resource, so abundance in one country can quickly lead to shortages in others,…
View article: Organizing for permanent beta: performance measurement <i>before</i> vs performance monitoring <i>after</i> release of digital services
Organizing for permanent beta: performance measurement <i>before</i> vs performance monitoring <i>after</i> release of digital services Open
Purpose Due to the complexity of digital services, companies are increasingly forced to offer their services “in permanent beta”, requiring continuous fine-tuning and updating. Complexity makes it extremely difficult to predict when and wh…
View article: The Price of Imposing Vertical Equity Through Asymmetric Outcome Constraints
The Price of Imposing Vertical Equity Through Asymmetric Outcome Constraints Open
Vertical equity or fairness is an important aspect in many settings, yet has received relatively little attention in the literature. Recent developments underline the practical relevance (e.g., COVID-19 vaccination policies). It plays an i…
View article: Life Cycle Assessment of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Academic Conferences: New Evidence and Perspectives
Life Cycle Assessment of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Academic Conferences: New Evidence and Perspectives Open
View article: Business Model Innovation for Ambulance Systems in Developing Countries: "Coordination and Competition"
Business Model Innovation for Ambulance Systems in Developing Countries: "Coordination and Competition" Open