About our team


The team brings together researchers from the area of purchasing & supply management and researchers from the area of healthcare management.

Prof. Dr Erik van Raaij is Professor of Purchasing & Supply Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He is the overall project leader of the project “Performance in Healthcare Procurement”. He is one of the executing researchers for subproject A on Partnerships in Healthcare Procurement. He is also advisor to subproject C on Performance Management in Healthcare Procurement. Erik van Raaij also coordinates and teaches the MSc elective course Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Management for the institute Health Policy & Management.

Dr Merieke Stevens is Assistant Professor of Purchasing & Supply Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. She is one of the executing researchers for subproject A on Partnerships in Healthcare Procurement. Merieke Stevens also teaches in the MSc elective course Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Management for the institute Health Policy & Management. 

Prof. Joris van de Klundert is Professor of Health Services Management & Organisation at the institute of Health Policy and Management of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is advisor for subprojects B and D.

Martin van Ineveld is Assistant Professor at the institute of Health Policy and Management of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is the executing researcher for subproject B.

Prof. Jan Telgen is Professor of Public Procurement at the University of Twente. He is an expert on public procurement (by municipalities) of health services and an advisor to subproject D. 

Dr Fredo Schotanus is part-time assistant professor of Purchasing Management and Management Science at the University of Twente. In addition to his academic activities, he is working as senior consultant at Significant. He supervises project D on population-based purchasing of care. Among other things, he also coordinates and teaches the MSc course Healthcare Purchasing.

Olivier van Noort, MSc is contractmanager concerning the care for the elderly at Menzis health insurance company. He is the executing researcher for subproject D.

Peter Dohmen is policy advisor at Achmea Zorg. He is the executing researcher for subproject C.