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Sander de Leeuw is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, holding a fractional permanent appointment. He concurrently serves as a chaired professor at Wageningen University, leading the Operations Research & Logistics group. His research focuses on sustainable supply chain optimization across food, circular, and healthcare sectors to foster economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Education:
- MSc in Industrial Engineering/Management Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
- PhD in Industrial Engineering/Management Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
Research Interests: De Leeuw's work integrates behavioral aspects into supply chain modeling with three core emphases:
- Food Supply Chains: Sustainable menu planning, network design, and modeling for optimized resource use
- Circular Supply Chains: Logistics optimization strategies enabling circular economy transitions
- Healthcare Supply Chains: Quantitative stress-testing and enhancement of medical logistics systems
He employs mathematical optimization, simulation, econometric analysis, surveys, and choice experiments alongside qualitative methodologies.
Professional Leadership:
- European Editor, Journal of Business Logistics
- Chair, Programme Committee for Dutch Top Sector Logistics (TKI Dinalog)
- Associate Professor of Logistics, VU University Amsterdam
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Pretoria Executive Programme (since 2001)
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Humanitarian Logistics
- Reviewer for major Operations Management journals
De Leeuw has supervised Business Research Project students and co-chaired major conferences including the Production & Operations Management World Conference and EurOMA Conference.
