Acknowledgements

The Editors would like to thank each and every one of our authors, who come from various parts of the world and contributed to this project – totaling 127 individuals. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to our outstanding Regional Editors listed below, whose invaluable contributions were instrumental in making this book project a reality. As well as contributing chapters and overseeing some of the submissions in Part 1 of the book, they played a crucial role in managing specific geographic regions:

• Jan Andersen – Western Europe

• Melinda Fischer – North America

• Mark Hochman – Australasia, and the Middle East

• Fernanda Stringassi de Oliveira – South America

• Makiko Takahashi – Asia

• Therina Theron – Africa

• Virág Zsár – Eastern and Central Europe

• During the production phase of the book, we had the opportunity to meet with several Regional Editors and other authors at the EARMA and INORMS conferences in 2023.