DrHeletje Van Staden

Heletjé van Staden is an Assistant Professor of Management in the area of supply chain management at UCD College of Business. She holds a PhD in Operations Management from KU Leuven, Belgium.
Her research focuses on sustainable operations and decision‑making under uncertainty, with an emphasis on advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Her work spans decarbonisation in fashion supply chains, Industry 4.0‑driven maintenance optimisation, synchromodal transportation planning, and inventory management. She has collaborated with logistics service providers to promote sustainable transportation planning practices.
Her research has been published in the European Journal of Operational Research and INFORMS Transactions on Education. Her work has been featured in the Irish Times and Vogue Business.
A multiple award‑winning educator, Heletjé teaches in the areas of logistics, supply chain, and operations management at UCD. Prior to her PhD, she held a lecturer position in operations research and financial mathematics at the University of Namibia.