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Ivo Adan is a prominent operations research and industrial engineering scholar whose work centers on automated logistics, queueing theory, and intelligent manufacturing systems. He is best known for his highly influential contributions to the scheduling of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), particularly in complex, real-world industrial settings. His 2021 papers on AGV scheduling — one proposing a matheuristic approach for battery-constrained fleets (131 citations) and another addressing heterogeneous multi-load AGVs with limited battery capacity (96 citations) — have become foundational references in the field, demonstrating his ability to bridge rigorous mathematical modeling with practical deployment challenges. Adan's research spans several decades, with earlier work applying closed queueing networks to the design of robotic dairy barns (2000), illustrating his broad command of stochastic modeling techniques across diverse domains. More recently, he has extended his expertise to high-mix low-volume manufacturing optimization and the integration of autonomous mobile robots in mixed-model assembly lines, including exploiting real-time data for dynamic part feeding decisions. Together, his publications reflect a sustained commitment to advancing automation and efficiency in modern production and logistics environments, making his work essential reading for engineers and researchers tackling smart factory challenges.