Dr H. d. V. (Harwin) de Vries
Harwin de Vries is Associate Professor at the Technology and Operations Management department at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. His research focuses on humanitarian logistics & supply chain resilience, with a particular focus on disaster relief logistics and access to essential medicines. Harwin has collaborated closely with more than 25 humanitarian/ health organizations, studying how key supply chain decisions can be optimized. Harwin won several prizes with his research, including the 2023 Paul Kleindorfer best paper award and the 2021 ERIM Award for Outstanding Performance by a Young Researcher, and attracted
several research grants, including the 2022 NWO VENI grant. He published more than 20 academic papers in leading scientific journals, including Production and Operations Management and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Harwin also serves as associate editor for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
and Decision Sciences Journal and serves on the board of the POMS College of Humanitarian Operations & Crisis Management (HOCM) – the main professional society in his field. Harwin's current teaching portfolio includes courses on Health & Humanitarian Logistics (MSc & MBA), Decision Science & Operations (pt-MiM), and Geopolitics, Disasters & Supply Chain Resilience (MBA). Before joining RSM, Harwin worked at INSEAD (France) as postdoctoral researcher and manager of the INSEAD Humanitarian Research Group and obtained a PhD degree in Operations Research from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Publications
Article (23)
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Academic (22)
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van de Klundert, J., de Vries, H., Pérez-Galarce, F., Valdes, N., & Simon, F. (2025). The effectiveness, equity and explainability of health service resource allocation—with applications in kidney transplantation & family planning. Frontiers in Health Services, 5, Article 1545864. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1545864
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Kong, Q., de Vries, H., Poyraz, D. D., & Kayyal, A. (2025). Does delivery matter? Examining pandemic vaccination preferences across time and countries using a discrete choice experiment. Social Science and Medicine, 366, Article 117637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117637
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Vafa Arani, H., Vries, H. D., & de Koster, R. (2025). How the design of product-service systems affects consumer adoption. International Journal of Production Research, 63(21), 7961-7979. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2025.2508918
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De Vries, H., Lemmens, S., Breugem, T., & Olivier, M. (2024). Impact pathways: improving medicine access through cross-national stockpiling. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 44(13), 364-372. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-07-2024-0550
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van Rijn, L., de Vries, H., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2024). Site Reassignment for Mobile Outreach Teams: Investigating the Effectiveness of Decentralized Decision Making. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 26(6), 2336-2350. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.0437
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Saïah, F., Vega, D., de Vries, H., & Kembro, J. (2023). Process modularity, supply chain responsiveness, and moderators: The Médecins Sans Frontières response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Production and Operations Management, 32(5), 1490-1511. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13696
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van Oorschot, K. E., Van Wassenhove, L. N., Jahre, M., Selviaridis, K., & de Vries, H. (2022). Drug shortages: A systems view of the current state. Decision Sciences, 53(6), 969-984. https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12583
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Frennesson, L., Kembro, J., de Vries, H., Jahre, M., & Van Wassenhove, L. (2022). “International humanitarian organizations’ perspectives on localization efforts”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 83, Article 103410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103410
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Karamshetty, V., de Vries, H., Van Wassenhove, LN., DeWilde, S., Minnaard, W., Ongarora, D., Abuga, K., & Yadav, P. (2022). Inventory Management Practices in Private Healthcare Facilities in Nairobi County. Production and Operations Management, 31(2), 828-846. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13445
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Alban, A., Blaettchen, P., de Vries, H., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2021). Resource Allocation with Sigmoidal Demands: Mobile Healthcare Units and Service Adoption. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.1020
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de Vries, H., Jahre, M., Selviaridis, K., van Oorschot, K. E., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2021). Short of drugs? Call upon operations and supply chain management. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 41(10), 1569-1578. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2021-0175
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Vries, H., Klundert, J., & Wagelmans, A. (2021). Toward Elimination of Infectious Diseases with Mobile Screening Teams: HAT in the DRC. Production and Operations Management, 30(10), 3408-3428. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13440
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De Vries, H., Swinkels, L. E., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2021). Site Visit Frequency Policies for Mobile Family Planning Services. Production and Operations Management, 30(12), 4522-4540. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13484
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Frennesson, L., Kembro, J., de Vries, H., Van Wassenhove, LN., & Jahre, M. (2020). Localisation of logistics preparedness in international humanitarian organisations. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 11(1), 81-106. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-06-2020-0048
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de Vries, H., Meyer, J., Van Wassenhove, LN., & Von Bernuth, N. (2020). Strategic Challenges as a Learning Vehicle in Executive Education. Journal of Management Education, 18(3), Article 100416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2020.100416
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Vries, H., Van de Klundert, JJ., & Wagelmans, A. (2020). The Roadside Healthcare Facility Location Problem: A Managerial Network Design Challenge. Production and Operations Management, 29(5), 1165-1187. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13152
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de Vries, H., & Van Wassenhove, LN. (2019). Do Optimization Models for Humanitarian Operations Need a Paradigm Shift?. Production and Operations Management. Production and Operations Management, 29(1), 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13092
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Wang, X., Fan, Y., de Vries, H., & Van Wassenhove, LN. (2019). Augmenting fixed framework agreements in humanitarian logistics with a bonus contract. Production and Operations Management, 28(8), 1921-1938. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13024
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de Vries, H., & Duijzer, E. (2017). Incorporating driving range variability in network design for refueling facilities. Omega, 69, 102-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2016.08.005
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Nunez Ares, J., de Vries, H., & Huisman, D. (2016). A column generation approach for locating roadside clinics in Africa based upon effectiveness and equity. European Journal of Operational Research, 254, 1002-1016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.04.031
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de Vries, H., Wagelmans, A., Hasker, E., Lumbala, C., Lutumba, P., de Vlas, S., & van de Klundert, J. (2016). Forecasting Human African Trypanosomiasis Prevalences from Population Screening Data Using Continuous Time Models. PLoS Computational Biology (online), 12(9), Article e1005103. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005103
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de Vries, H., Carrasco-Gallego, R., Yuan-Farenhorst, T., & Dekker, R. (2014). Prioritizing replenishments of the piece picking area. European Journal of Operational Research, 236(1), 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.045
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Popular (1)
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de Vries, H., Jahre, M., Selviaridis, K., van Oorschot, K. E., & van Wassenhove, LNJL. (2021). A review of scientific and grey literature on medicine shortages and the need for a research agenda in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Unknown.
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Doctoral Thesis (1)
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Internal (1)
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de Vries, H. (2017). Evidence-Based Optimization in Humanitarian Logistics. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR).
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Editorial (1)
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Academic (1)
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Van De Klundert, J., Mankowski, M., & De Vries, H. (2025). Editorial: Health services and the 4th industrial revolution. Frontiers in Health Services, 5, Article 1646779. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1646779
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Other contribution (1)
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Academic (1)
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de Vries, H., & Besiou, M. (2022, Dec 20). The Logistics Cluster: Organizing Chaos in Humanitarian Logistics. https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=187915
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Preprint (1)
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Academic (1)
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Selviaridis, K., Dube, N., Aardal, C., & de Vries, H. (2022). Promoting resilience in medicine supply chains: An exploration of the role of contracting. https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/173348
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Report (4)
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Academic (4)
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Nunez Ares, J., de Vries, H., & Huisman, D. (2015). A Colom Generation Approach for Locating Roadside Clinics in Africa bases on Effectiveness en Equity. (EI report serie EI2015-19 ed.) Econometric Institute. EI report serie Vol. EI2015-19
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de Vries, H., van de Klundert, J., & Wagelmans, A. (2014). Health Benefits of Roadside Healthcare Services. (EI report reeks EI 2014-01 ed.) Econometric Institute. EI report reeks Vol. EI 2014-01
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de Vries, H., van de Klundert, J., & Wagelmans, A. (2014). The Roadside Healthcare Facility Location Problem. (EI report serie EI 2014-09 ed.) Econometric Institute. EI report serie Vol. EI 2014-09
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de Vries, H., Carrasco-Gallego, R., Yuan-Farenhorst, T., & Dekker, R. (2012). Prioritizing Replenishments of the Forward Reserve. (EI report serie EI 2012-06 ed.) Econometric Institute. EI report serie Vol. EI 2012-06
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Teaching case (1)
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Academic (1)
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de Vries, H., van Rijn, L., Yue, T., & Hai , S., (Accepted/In press). Doing More with Less: Prescriptive Analytics for Family Planning Outreach (A&B)
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Web publication/site (2)
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de Vries, H., Meyer, J., Van Wassenhove, LN., & Von Bernuth, N. (2019). Crafting a Successful Executive Education Programme. Web publication/site, The EFMD Business Magazine.
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Van Wassenhove, LN., & de Vries, H. (2019). What Firms Can Learn From NGOs in Africa. Web publication/site, INSEAD Knowledge.
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PhD Tracks (5)
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Gustavo Martin Hurovich
- Time frame: 2022 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Dursen Deniz Poyraz
- Time frame: 2022 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Hamed Vafa Arani
- Time frame: 2017 - 2023
- Role: Daily Supervisor
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Klaus Sebastian Garrido
- Time frame: 2023 -
Events (46)
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