Full Professor of Supply Chain and Coordinator at Paulista University, Brazil
Marcio C. Machado is a Professor at Paulista University – UNIP, in the Chair of Administration Graduation Program, and at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC-SP, at Department of Administration. He was a professor in Production and Operations Management of the Aeronautical Institute of Technology – ITA, the most prestigious school of Aeronautical Engineering in South America. His research is in quality management, business excellence models, supply chain management, social network analysis, safety. He received a Doctorate in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He has been a member of the Scientific Committee at the International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management (ICQEM) in 2016, 2018, and 2020 editions. He worked for 30 years in the aeronautical engineering and maintenance sector. Marcio C. Machado has supervised many MSc. students, authored and edited books and articles.