Analytics for a Better World
Frans van Helden is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in supply chain planning and data science. Currently serving as EVP Supply Chain Planning at ORTEC, Frans leads a global division that integrates customer-centric teams to deliver data-driven solutions. In addition, Frans holds the position of Managing Director for ORTEC Data Science & Consulting, focusing on maximizing the impact of data and mathematics for clients. With a solid background in optimizing supply chain strategies, Frans has also contributed to non-profit organizations, including a role on the Supervisory Board of Analytics for a Better World Institute, promoting analytics in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Frans's educational credentials include a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Leiden University.
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Analytics for a Better World
Analytics for a Better World Institute is a non-profit collaboration between University of Amsterdam, MIT and ORTEC. Our mission "is to apply analytics to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals” Our target groups: - We work with global known NGOs or institutes and specialized/niche NGOs who have a clear fit with our mission. Thus, NGOs who have the drive, believe, commitment, and willingness to create impact with Analytics on the SDGs. - Partner organizations who join our mission and deliver (in-cash or in-kind) technology, licenses, services, products, funding, or support in any form. - Researchers, volunteers, and students who strongly care about our mission and who want to create an impact with their (in-kind) contribution Our approach: - There’s an abundance of small scale experiments and research projects in the domain of SDGs and Analytics, which don’t find their way to implementation (and impact) - We aim to be the missing link to create this impact. By focusing on building NGO’s analytical capabilities, conducting research and driving impact by implementing analytical software and tooling. - We aim to have a global impact and don’t limit ourselves to specific geographic areas, techniques, topics or SDGs Our activities: ABW|Projects: Helping NGOs to carry-out analytics projects (developing strategy and organizational roadmaps, consulting, analytics software development etc.) ABW|Academy: Inhouse courses or open enrolment Summer and Winterschools on Analytics for NGO employees ABW|Research: Developing new (and applied) analytics models and techniques relevant for societal problems related to the SDGs ABW|Meetups: Seminar series for researchers, employees at NGOs and others within our community on Analytics ABW|Journal: A new scientific journal for impactful papers on analytics related to SDGs ABW|Repository: An open-source database storing applications developed for NGOs, for re-use at other NGOs