Works at the interface between companies and academia in the application of optimization tools, multicriteria analysis, modeling, simulation, pattern recognition and multivariate methods to support managerial and operational decision-making.

Dr. Daniel Pacheco Lacerda holds a PhD degree in Production Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil. He is associate professor and coordinator of the BSc program in Production Engineering at UNISINOS, Brazil. He also leads a number of applied research in large companies, such as FIOCRUZ/Bio-Manguinhos, PETROBRAS, TRANSPETRO, JBS, AGDI, SEBRAE/RS, SESI, and VALE. He has a long list of academic recognitions, including an Emerald Literati Award, recognitions for supervising dissertations awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Production Engineering (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018), awarded Productive Researcher by the Brazilian Research Council in 2017, and he was recently identified as the 12th most prolific author in the world on the theory of constraints.

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Post-Doctor in Administration (UFRGS). PhD in Production Engineering in the Area of Quality Systems (UFRGS). Master in Production Engineering in the Area of Quality and Service Management (UFRGS). Productivity in Research Scholarship (CNPq). Coordinator of the MBA in Business Management. Former CEO of SAMAE - Serviço Autônomo de Água e Esgoto de Caxias do Sul (RS). Business Consultant, in the strategy and market area, and Member of the Board of Directors of some enterprises.

PhD in Administration from UFRGS and professor and researcher in the master's and doctorate at the Polytechnic and Management and Business Schools at UNISINOS. In terms of projects applied to the industry, he has over 30 years of professional experience working with the main companies in the country, in the following sectors: automation, bus bodies, Road Building, agricultural machines and implements, footwear, paints, biodiesel, naval/marine, beverages, furniture, light motor vehicles, dairy products, liquid bulk, pharmaceutical and civil construction, in the services sector: hospitals, post offices and banks, and in Cooperatives associated with Agribusiness. He contributed to the development of society by acting as Assistant Secretary in the Secretariat of Science and Technology and in the Secretariat for Development and Promotion of Investment of the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. He has academic experience with articles published in the main national and international journals associated with Engineering Production, Administration and Business. He formed more than 70 masters and 10 doctors positioned in large companies and educational institutions. Has applied research and consolidated scientific contributions in the areas of: Business Engineering, Strategy, Structure and Processes, Production Strategy, Industrial Policy and Economic Development, Competitiveness and Innovation, Cooperatives Platform, Toyota Production System and Theory of Constraints. Currently, his area of interest has been expanded to the themes of digitization, digital businesses and electric vehicles. In addition to promoting the competitiveness of private and public organizations, he is one of the authors of books that are a reference in related topics: Production System: Concepts and Practices for Projects and Lean Production Management, A Revolution in Productivity - Profitable Management of Workplaces, Management of Innovation and Competitiveness in Brazil, Rowing Against the Tide: Industrial Policy and Economic Development in Rio Grande do Sul and Design Science Research - Research Method for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

Lead research in the areas of Production Management, Strategy and Organizations. Research interests in Production Management include manufacturing management, logistics and supply chain management, advanced manufacturing and flexible manufacturing systems, and industrial maintenance. Research interests in Strategy and Organizations include green supply chain management, production strategy, chaos and complexity, and performance measurement.

Miriam Borchardt worked for more than 15 years, as an engineer and manager, in companies of the Siemens and Andreas Stihl AG groups. In the academic area, his research areas are manufacturing and service operations management and quality management systems, sustainable development, social business, among others. It combines the achievement of practical results that add value to organizations with academic relevance through international partnerships and high impact publications. Research Productivity scholarship by CNPq.