She holds a Ph.D.. and an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering both from the University of São Paulo-USP, Brazil, a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. Professor Juliana Mendes has published papers in peer-reviewed journals, congresses and book chapters. She is also an ad-hoc referee in Brazilian and international journals. Her current research interests are related to sustainability aspects in reverse logistics, production planning, lean manufacturing and the emergent technologies in a manufacturing context. Currently, she is a visiting professor (2016-2017) at Université de Sherbrooke, École de Gestion, (PRISME – Pôle de recherche in intelligence stratégique et multidimensionelle d’enterprise), Sherbrooke, Canada.