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Monserrat Perez-Burgoin obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering and completed a master’s in engineering at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico, in 2020 and 2023, respectively. Her research focuses on discovering the challenges and factors that facilitate the implementation of GLSS in improvement projects and evaluating its economic, environmental and social impact.

Yolanda Baez-Lopez received a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Technological Institute of Los Mochis, Mexico 2002. 2008 she obtained an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and a Doctor in Science degree from UABC in 2014. She is Professor of industrial engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Her research interests include six sigma methodology, lean manufacturing. human reliability and statistical modeling. She has participated in several research projects on process improvement and is the author of more than 50 journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. Dr Baez-Lopez is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico and a member of the optimization of industrial processes network (ROPRIN).

Jorge Limon-Romero received a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Technological Institute of Los Mochis, Mexico, in 2001. In 2004 he obtained an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technological Institute of Hermosillo and a Doctor in Science degree from the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico, in 2013. Dr Limon-Romero is Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico. He is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico and a member of the optimization of industrial processes network (ROPRIN); his research focuses on statistical modeling, multivariate data analysis and processes and products optimization working with methodologies such as six sigma and lean manufacturing. He has participated in several research projects on process improvement and is the author/coauthor of more than 40 journal papers, book chapters and conference papers.

Diego Tlapa received the B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technological Institute of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in 2002. In 2007 he obtained the M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), the Doctor in Science degree from UABC in 2013 and a Postdoctoral stay at the University of California, Irvine in 2018. He is currently Professor of industrial engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico. His research focuses on supply chain management and processes improvement projects including six sigma and lean manufacturing. He is member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico and member of the optimization of industrial processes network (ROPRIN). He has participated in several research projects related to process improvement and is author/coauthor of more than 50 journal papers, book chapters and conference papers.

Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz is full-time Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process from the University of La Rioja (Spain) and a Postdoc in Manufacturing Process from University of La Rioja (Spain). His main research areas are the techniques applied to lean manufacturing, production processes and supply chain modeling. Dr García is a National Researcher recognized by the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Level III. Dr García is the author/coauthor of around 120 JCR papers, 15 books and more than 150 international conferences and congresses worldwide.