Publications Relating to Healthcare Applications of IE/OR



  1. Yang, Y., and Rajgopal, J., “Outreach Strategies for Vaccine Distribution: A Multi-Period Stochastic Modeling Approach,” SN Operations Research Forum, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 1-26, 202
  2. Yang, Y., Bidkhori, H., and Rajgopal, J., “Optimizing Vaccine Distribution in Low and Middle-Income Countries,” OMEGA, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102197, 2020.
  3. Lim, J., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal, J,. “Redesign of Vaccine Distribution Networks,” International Transactions in Operational Research, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 200-225, (https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12758), 2022.
  4. Mofrad, M.H., Maillart, L., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal J.; “Multi-Dose Vial Administration with Non-Stationary Demand and Delayed Service,” Operations Research for Healthcare, Vol. 19, pp. 66-79, 2018.
  5. Lim, J., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal, J. “Process Redesign and Simplified Policies for More Effective Vaccine Inventory Management,” Engineering Management Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 17-25, 2017.
  6. Lim, J., Claypool, E., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal, J. “Outreach Planning Models for EPI Vaccination Programs in Low and Middle Income Countries,” Operations Research for Healthcare, Vol. 9, pp. 40-48, 2016.
  7. Mofrad, M.H., Garcia, G. P., Maillart, L., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal J.; “Waste-Minimizing Immunization Clinic Guidelines,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences Vol. 54,  pp. 1-17, 2016
  8. Esmaili, N., B. A. Norman, and J. Rajgopal; “A Greedy Primal-Dual Type Heuristics to Select an Inventory Control Policy,” in Engineering Systems and Networks: The Way Ahead for Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Marlene Amorim, Luis Ferreira (eds.), Springer, 2016 (forthcoming; selected from Proc. of International IIE Conference 2015, Aveiro, Portugal)
  9. Esmaili, N., B. A. Norman, and J. Rajgopal; “A Heuristic Approach for Integrated Storage and Shelf-Space Allocation,” in Enhancing Synergies in a Collaborative Environment, Pablo Cortes, Elvira Maeso, Alejandro Escudero-Santana (eds.), Springer, pp. 11-18, 2015. (selected from Proc. of International IIE Conference 2014, Malaga, Spain)
  10. Norman, B. A., Rajgopal, J., Lim, J., Gorham, K., Haidari, L., Brown, S. T., and Lee, B. Y., “Modular Vaccine Packaging Increases Packing Efficiency,” Vaccine, Vol. 33, No. 27, pp. 3135-3141, 2015.
  11. Chen, S-I., Norman, B. A., Rajgopal, J., and Lee, B. Y. “Passive Cold Devices for Vaccine Supply Chains,” Annals of Operations Research, Vol.230, No. 1, pp. 87-105, 2015.
  12. Portnoy, A., Ozawa, S., Grewal, S., Norman, B. A., Rajgopal, J., Gorham, K. M., Brown, S. T., Lee, B. Y. “Costs of Vaccine Programs Across 94 Low- and Middle-Income Countries,” Vaccine, Vol . 33, Suppl. 1, pp. A99-A108, 2015.
  13. Brown, S.T., Schreiber, B., Cakouros, B.E., Wateska, A.R., Dicko, H.M., Connor, D.L., Jaillard, P., Mvundura, M., Norman, B.A., Levin, C., Rajgopal, J., Avella, M., Lebrun, C., Claypool, E., Paul, P., and Lee, B.Y.; “The Benefits of Redesigning Benin’s Vaccine Supply Chain,” Vaccine, Vol. 32, No. 32, pp. 4097-4103, 2014.
  14. Chen, S. I., Norman, B. A., Rajgopal, J., Assi, T. M., Lee, B. Y., and Brown, S. T.; “A Planning Model for the WHO-EPI Vaccine Distribution Network in Developing Countries,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 2014.
  15. Mofrad, M. H., Maillart, L., Norman, B. A., and Rajgopal J.; “Dynamically Optimizing the Administration of Vaccines from Multi-Dose Vials,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 46, No. 7, pp. 623-635, 2014.
  16. Norman, B.A., Nourollahi, S., Chen, S-I., Brown, S.T.,  Claypool, E.G., Connor, D.L., Schmitz, M.M., Rajgopal, J., Wateska, A.R., and Lee, B.Y.; “A Passive Cold Storage Device Economic Model to Evaluate Selected Immunization Location Scenarios,” Vaccine, Vol. 31, No. 45, pp. 5232-5238, 2013.
  17. Assi, T. M., Brown, S. T., Kone, S., Norman, B. A., Djibo, A., Connor, D. L.,  Wateska, A. R., Rajgopal, J., Slayton, R. B., and Lee, B. Y.; “Removing the Regional Level from the Niger Vaccine Supply Chain,” Vaccine, Vol. 31, No. 26, pp. 2828-2834, 2013.
  18. Haidari, L.A., Connor, D.L., Wateska, A.R., Brown, S.T.,  Mueller, L.E., Norman, B.A., Schmitz, M.M., Paul, P., Karir, V., Rajgopal, J., Welling, J.S., Leonard, J., Chen, S.I,  and Lee, B.Y.; “Only Adding Stationary Storage to Vaccine Supply Chains may Create  and Worsen Transport Bottlenecks,” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Vol. 19, Suppl. 2:S65-7, 2013.
  19. Haidari, L.A., Connor, D.L., Wateska, A.R., Brown, S.T.,  Mueller, L.E., Norman, B.A., Schmitz, M.M., Paul, P., Rajgopal, J., Welling, J.S., Leonard, J., Chen, S.I,  and Lee, B.Y.; “Augmenting Transport versus Increasing Cold Storage to Improve Vaccine Supply Chains,” PLoS One, Vol. 8, No. 5, e64303, 2013.
  20. Assi, T.M., Rookkapan K., Rajgopal J., Sornsrivichai V.,  Brown, S.T., Welling, J.S., Norman, B. A., Connor, D.L., Chen, S.I, Slayton, R.B,  Laosiritaworn, Y. Wateska, A.R., Wisniewski, S.R., and Lee,B.Y.; “How Influenza Vaccination Policy may Affect Vaccine Logistics,” Vaccine,  Vol. 30, No. 30, pp. 4517-4523, 2012.
  21. Lee, B. Y., Assi, T. M., Rajgopal, J., Norman, B. A., Chen, S. I., Brown, S. T., Slayton, R. B., Kone S., Kenea, H., Welling, J. S., Connor, D. L., Wateska, A. R., Jana A., Wiringa, A. E., Van Panhuis, W. G. and Burke, D. S.; “Impact of Introducing the Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines into the Routine Immunization Program in Niger,” American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 102, No. 2, pp. 269-276, 2012.
  22. Lee, B. Y., Assi, T. M., Rookkapan, K., Wateska, A. R., Rajgopal, J., Sornsrivichai, V., Chen, S. I., Brown, S. T., Welling, J. S., Norman, B. A., Connor, D. L., Bailey, R. R., R., Jana A., Van Panhuis, W. G. and Burke, D. S.; “Maintaining Vaccine Delivery Following the Introduction of the Rotavirus and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Thailand,”  PLOS One, Vol. 6, No. 9, e24673, 2011.
  23. Assi, T. M., Brown, S. T., Djibo, A., Norman, B. A., Rajgopal, J., Welling, J. S., Chen, S. I., Bailey, R. R., Kone, S., Kenea, H., Connor, D. L.,  Wateska, A. R., Jana, A., Wisniewski, S. R., Van Panhuis, W. G., Burke, D. S. and Lee, B. Y.; “Impact of Changing the Measles Vaccine Vial Size on Niger's Vaccine Supply Chain,”   BMC Public Health, Vol. 11, No. 425, 2011.
  24. Rajgopal, J., Connor, D. L., Assi, T. M., Norman, B. A., Chen, S. I., Bailey, R. R., Long, A. R., Wateska, A. R., Bacon, K. M., Brown, S. T., Burke, D. S. and Lee, B. Y.; “The Optimal Number of Routine Vaccines to Order at Health Clinics in Low and Middle Income Countries,” Vaccine, Vol. 29, No. 33, pp. 5512-5518, 2011.
  25. Lee, B. Y., Assi, T. M., Rookkapan, K., Connor, D. L., Rajgopal, J., Sornsrivichai, V., Brown, S. T., Welling, J. S., Norman, B. A., Chen, S. I., Bailey, R. R., Wiringa, A. E., Wateska, A. R., Jana A., Van Panhuis, W. G. and Burke, D. S.; “Replacing the Measles Multi-Dose Vaccine Presentation with the Single-Dose Presentation in Thailand,”  Vaccine, Vol. 29, No. 21, pp. 3811-3817, 2011.
  26. Lee, B. Y., Norman, B. A., Assi, T. M., Chen, S. I., Bailey, R. R., Rajgopal, J., Brown, S. T., Wiringa, A. E. and Burke, D. S.; "Single versus multi-dose vaccine vials: an economic computational model," Vaccine, Vol. 28, No. 32, pp. 5292-5300, 2010.

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