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Thomas Breugem is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), Tilburg University, and part of the Zero Hunger Lab. He holds a Ph.D. from the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and is a visiting scholar at INSEAD's Humanitarian Research Group. His research focuses on humanitarian logistics, healthcare access, and transportation optimization, emphasizing mathematical modeling for strategic decision-making in crises.
Key research interests include equitable aid distribution, cash voucher assistance mechanisms, and cross-border medicine stockpiling. He collaborates with organizations like ZOA Colombia and contributes to policy frameworks for disaster resilience. His work bridges operational research with socio-cultural dimensions of aid delivery, addressing distributional preferences in refugee crises and migrant populations.
Recent publications analyze retailer incentives in humanitarian cash programs, expenditure behavior of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, and railway crew re-planning using decomposition algorithms. His research has been presented at venues like EurOMA 2025 and POMS-MIT SCALE conferences.
Breugem’s academic contributions span peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Production and Operations Management, Journal of Rail Transport Planning) and conference proceedings. He teaches Advanced Topics in Sustainable Development and Operations Management subjects at Tilburg University.
