Patrick Hirsch is an associate professor and deputy head of the Institute of Production and Logistics at the BOKU University in Vienna. He serves as study programme coordinator for the doctoral studies in social and economic sciences in his university. Patrick has (co-)authored numerous scientific journal articles and book chapters. He works as an associate editor for the Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal and is member of the board of the Austrian Operations Research Society. He has also led several national and international research projects. Patrick is co-founder of the company ingentus decision support KG, which provides tailored decision support systems for organizations in health care and the wood-processing industry. His research interests include sustainable logistics, health care logistics, food logistics, and disaster management.