In this special issue, 23 research papers are published focusing on COVID-19 and operational research solution techniques. First, we detail the process from advertising the call for papers to the point where the best papers are accepted. Then, we provide a summary of each paper focusing on applications, solution techniques and insights for practitioners and policy makers. To provide a holistic view for readers, we have clustered the papers into different groups: transmission, propagation and forecasting, non-pharmaceutical intervention, healthcare network configuration, healthcare resource allocation, hospital operations, vaccine and testing kits, and production and manufacturing. Then, we introduce other possible subjects that can be considered for future research.

在本期特刊中，发表了 23 篇研究论文，重点关注 COVID-19 和运筹学解决方案技术。首先，我们详细介绍从征文公告到最佳论文被接受的整个过程。然后，我们为从业者和政策制定者提供每篇论文的摘要，重点关注应用程序、解决方案技术和见解。为了向读者提供一个整体视图，我们将论文分为不同的组：传输、传播和预测、非药物干预、医疗网络配置、医疗资源分配、医院运营、疫苗和检测试剂盒以及生产和制造。然后，我们介绍了可以考虑用于未来研究的其他可能主题。