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Quintin is an Industrial Engineer with over 13 years of diverse experience spanning urban planning, transportation, supply chain management, and sustainable development. Holding a PhD in Industrial Engineering and certifications in PRINCE2 and AgilePM, he employs a systems-thinking approach to problem-solving, leveraging expertise in simulation, optimisation, and geospatial analysis.

Quintin began his career as a freelance transport modeller and spent a decade at the CSIR in Logistics and Spatial Planning before transitioning to Inhance Supply Chain Solutions as Data Science and Engineering Lead. He now serves as Operations Research Engineer at Bash. His technical expertise spans agent-based simulation, metaheuristics, combinatorial optimisation, data engineering, high-performance computing, and system integration.

A passionate mentor, Quintin has supervised numerous students (17 undergraduate, 4 Masters, 1 PhD). Beyond work, he is dedicated to cultural exchange, speaks French, and enjoys exploring cities.

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A Multi‐objective Optimization Approach for Disaggregating Employment Data

Geographical Analysis
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gean.12328
Contributors: Chantel Ludick; Quintin van Heerden
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Robust Facility Location of Container Clinics: A South African Application

International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences
2023-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.33889/ijmems.2023.8.1.003
Part of ISSN: 2455-7749
Contributors: C. Karsten; W. L. Bean; Q. Van Heerden
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Quintin van Heerden

Evidence-based decision-making in supporting integrated local-level urban and climate change adaptation planning simultaneously: A simulation-optimisation approach

Town and Regional Planning
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.18820/2415-0495/trp81i1.2
Contributors: Quintin Van Heerden; Jan Van Vuuren
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Accessibility, affordability, and equity in long-term spatial planning: Perspectives from a developing country

Transport Policy
2022-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.03.007
Contributors: Quintin van Heerden; Carike Karsten; Jenny Holloway; Engela Petzer; Paul Burger; Gerbrand Mans
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A framework for modelling spatio-temporal informal settlement growth prediction

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101707
Part of ISSN: 0198-9715
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Quintin van Heerden

Integrated land use and transportation modelling and planning: A South African journey

Journal of Transport and Land Use
2020-10-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.2020.1635
Contributors: Louis Waldeck; Jenny Holloway; Quintin Van Heerden
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INTEGRATED LAND-USE AND TRANSPORTATION MODELLING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: USING OPENTRIPPLANNER TO DETERMINE LOWEST-COST COMMUTE TRIPS

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering
2017-05-30 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.2495/978-1-78466-233-2/003
Part of ISBN: 9781784662332
Part of ISSN: 1755-8336
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Generating Intra and Inter-provincial Commercial Vehicle Activity Chains

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
2014-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1462
Part of ISSN: 1877-0428
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Quintin van Heerden

Large-scale multimodal transport modelling. Part 1: Demand generation

32nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference (SATC 2013)
2013-07 | Conference paper
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Quintin van Heerden

Commercial vehicle behaviour: Analysing GPS records

Proceedings of International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84892996293

Part of ISSN: 21648689
Contributors: Van Heerden, Q.; Joubert, J.W.
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