Stochastic Operations Research

The mission of the Stochastic Operations Research group (SOR) is to conduct mathematical education and research of internationally high standards in the areas of stochastic processes and mathematics of operations research, to contribute to the development of mathematics in a multidisciplinary engineering environment, and to contribute to a better understanding and functioning of our increasingly complex society.

Operations Research aims at the development of mathematical models and methods for the design, control and optimisation of complex systems. Within this broad field, SOR focuses on mathematical challenges in the area of stochastic processes and its engineering environment in societally relevant areas of application, such as communications, production & logistics, and health care. ... read more

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	Organizing Multidisciplinary Care for Children with Neuromuscular Diseases The Academic Medical Center (AMC) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, recently opened a center for children with neuromuscular diseases. Neuromuscular diseases is the generic term for a broad set of disorders which impair the functioning of the muscles via muscle or nerve pathology. Most of the diseases are progressive in time, sometimes leading to an early death of the patient. Most neuromuscular diseases have no cure, so the goal of the treatment is to reduce symptoms, and increase both mobility and life expectancy. Children with neuromuscular diseases typically need care from various physicians and therapists. To drastically reduce the required number of hospital visits, and to improve the coordination of care, the AMC decided to cluster the expertise of these care providers each several weeks in the `Children's Muscle Center Amsterdam' (CMCA). ... read more
	Curing the Queue On January 27th, 2012, Maartje Zonderland defends her PhD thesis "Curing the Queue". Prior to this ceremony, a seminar named “Curing the Queue: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice” is held. This seminar is organized the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research. We cordially invite you to attend both the seminar and the PhD defence. The events will be held at the University of Twente. ... read more
	Onderzoek aan Nederlands Kanker Instituut – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek ziekenhuis bekroond met Award Bij de Conferentie van LNMB (Landelijk Netwerk Mathematische Besliskunde) werd de ORTEC Excellence in Advanced Planning Award gisteren uitgereikt aan Peter Vanberkel. Peter ontvangt de award voor zijn promotieonderzoek aan de Universiteit van Twente ten dienste van het Nederlandse Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek ziekenhuis (NKI-AVL). Met zijn onderzoek heeft hij NKI-AVL geholpen de chirurgische planning beter te beheersen. ... read more
	Nikky Kortbeek wins INFORMS Interactive Poster Award 2011 INFORMS Interactive Poster Award 2011 (first price of over 100 contributions). A plaque and a price (€350) was awarded at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2011 in North Carolina by the North-American Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) for the poster “Blood platelet optimization for blood banks: theory meets practice” (joint work presented by N.M. van Dijk). ... read more