(Institutional affiliations of participants indicated in parenthesis, PUC-Rio, otherwise)

• Global Manufacturing Research Group – GMRG (2020 – present)

Description: The Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG) is an international community of researchers dedicated to studying and improving manufacturing supply chains (CSM) worldwide since 1986. Through systematic study and research on efficiency, sustainability, innovation, and manufacturing outcomes worldwide, GMRG aims to improve CSM through theory development, empirical studies, and dissemination of results. By sharing ideas, results, and concepts with research colleagues and production executives worldwide, the GMRG strengthens the link between research and practice. Five rounds of the survey were concluded involving over 20 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, Oceania, and Asia. The sixth round is underway.

Role: Development of concept papers for sustainability and digital supply chain management survey modules. Coordination of data collection in Brazil for the 6^th round of the survey. Overall coordination of translations and back translations for the international edition. President of the board worldwide and in Brazil (https://gmrg.org/office-holders/).

Students involved: Academic Master’s (2); Doctorate (1);

Members (sample): Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé; Clay Whybark (in memoriam), Luiz Felipe Scavarda (PUC); Allan Martins Cormack; Daniel Lacerda (UNISINOS); Iara Tamela (UFF); Teresa Betts (Murray); Thomas Kull (ASU); Rodolfo Cardoso (UFF); Ike Ehie (Kansas State), Luis Ferreira (Coimbra).

Funder(s): GMRG, Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of RJ-FAPERJ.

• MIT Genesys – Management of Micro and Medium Enterprises in the State of Rio de Janeiro (2018 – present)

Description: `MIT GeneSys` is a research project conducted in association with the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics to contribute to the survival and growth of small businesses globally, specifically in developing countries, improving their operations and supply chain management decisions. The objective is to provide a framework of managerial insights to improve productivity and competitive advantage in small businesses.

Role: Overall project coordination for data collection and advisor to capstone projects in Industrial Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Students involved: Graduation (10); Professional Master of Sciences (2);

Members (sample): Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé; Marcelo Seeling; Adriana Leiras; Joshua Velazques (MIT); Cansu Takai (MIT); Antonio Batista; Ricardo Ramos; Daniela Biccas Ferraz Matos; Paula Candido Trigueiro; Nicole Lerner; Luisa Costa Marques; Mariana Ramos Ribeiro; Ana Maria Ribeiro Camargo; Jessica Sun; Barbara Hue Lessa; Luana Bastos; Beatriz Verol; Mari B Fernandes.

Funder(s): Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro research grants.

• E_28/2021 – Digitization and Sustainability in Manufacturing Supply Chains in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – (2021 – present).

Description: The project aims to increase knowledge, human resources development, academic and business communication on digitization and sustainability in manufacturing supply chains. The digitization of processes and sustainability are inseparable from the complexity of production processes in Industry 4.0 (e.g., cloud computing, big data analytics, network communications, robotics, artificial intelligence, new materials) and the uncertainty resulting from frequent supply disruptions. Research questions: (i) with what intensity and characteristics do the digitization of processes and sustainability initiatives occur? (ii) how and why do the digitization and decision-making processes related to sustainability occur? This is convergent multi-method research combining systematic literature reviews (RSL), surveys, and case studies with questions about main productive activity, production processes, sustainability, digitalization of the supply chain, innovation, and decision-making. Data will be analyzed using structural equation modeling and multiple regressions. Multiple case studies in eight companies will allow detailed observation of processes and content analysis with data sources and informants triangulation.

Role: Coordination of data collection and analysis.

Students involved: Undergraduates (20); Academic Master’s (4); Professional Master’s (2); Doctorate (3).

Members (sample): Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé; Luiz Felipe Roris Rodriguez Scavarda do Carmo; Iara Tamela (UFF); Rodolfo Cardoso (UFF); Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmao Caiado.

Funder(s): Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of RJ-FAPERJ.

• Supply Chain Integration and sustainability: theoretical aspects and practical implications – Current Research Productivity (PQ – CNPq 311862/2019-5) – (2020- present)

Description: This research project addresses three interconnected themes: (i) integration in supply chain management (SCM), (ii) the relationship between integration in SCM, economic, social, and environmental sustainability of companies and supply chains (SC), innovation, and (iii) the effect of the interrelationships on performance. The general objective is to provide a closer relationship between academic research and practical aspects related to the development needs of the productive sector in manufacturing and services through theoretical and empirical studies. This general objective is divided into four specific objectives: 1. Analyze and develop the theoretical foundations, frameworks, and research agenda on the relationships between integration in SC, sustainability, innovation, and performance of companies of different sizes and their SC; 2. Investigate empirical evidence of the influence of sustainability on operations decisions and its relationship with performance in manufacturing in small and medium-sized goods and services companies; 3. Identify and develop theoretical frameworks and empirical verifications about the trajectories of supply chains in search of greater economic, social, and environmental sustainability; 4. Develop and apply causal models that allow the identification of integration and sustainability contexts and mechanisms that produce results, specifying “for whom, where and under what circumstances” these results are produced.

Role: Data collection, research, data analysis, masters and Ph.D. advice.

Students involved: Graduation (4); Academic Master of Sciences (4); Professional Master of Science (2); Doctorate (3);

Members: Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé; Luiz Felipe Scavarda; Paula Ceryno (UNIRIO); Bernd Hellingrath (Münster); Frédéric Nicolas (Münster), Frauke Hellweg (Münster); Marcelo Seeling; Allan Cormack; Ana Luiza Ferrer (Amazon); Bruno Silvestre (Manitoba); Minelle Silva (La Rochelle Business School), Lia Piovesan.

Funder(s): National Council for Scientific and Technological Development-CNPq

• CAPES / DAAD – PROBAL 88881.198822/2018-01 – Theoretical understanding and practical implementation guidance for S&OP (2019 – present)

Description: The managerial and academic interest in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) has grown rapidly in recent years, as reflected by the increasing number of publications and worldwide implementations within the industry. However, there is still a large gap between academic research and practical reality, as highlighted in many recent studies. On the one hand, many companies struggle with S&OP, not having implemented very advanced and effective S&OP processes and not achieving the desired benefits. Successful S&OP implementations are rare, as the process is not well understood. Furthermore, different cultural settings lead to different, not always compatible, processes. On the other hand, academic research fails to support the industry regarding these practical needs. A complete characterization of the S&OP process is still missing. Moreover, the literature is insufficiently grounded in theory, which makes S&OP even more challenging, as the awareness of theoretical foundations can help practitioners interpret research findings and thus better understand and solve real-life problems. The literature offers various conceptual models and frameworks, but they do not directly address the critical practical needs regarding implementation and process guidance. An information systems reference model could accomplish this. It describes and visualizes processes and information flows to achieve a general understanding that should be easily adaptable and transferable to different use cases. However, at the moment, no reference model for S&OP exists. The main project objective is to overcome the current research-practice gap in S&OP by developing a theoretical understanding and implementation guidance to achieve an integrated view for academics and industry practitioners.

Students involved: Academic Master of Sciences (1) Doctorate (4).

Role: Research and Ph.D. advice.

Members (sample): Luiz Felipe Roris Rodriguez Scavarda do Carmo, Bernd Hellingrath (Münster), Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé, Tobias Kreuter (Münster), Paula Ceryno (UNIRIO), Christian Philipp Kalla (Münster), Bruno Duarte Azevedo.

Funder(s): CAPES / Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.

• University of Manitoba – La Rochelle Business School – Supply Chain Sustainability Trajectories (2019 – Present)

Description: The importance of supply chain sustainability has recently received growing attention from practitioners, academics, and policy-makers. Although there is a consensus that sustainability cannot be narrowly viewed as an issue within the organizational boundaries, most existing research uses an organizational perspective instead of a more holistic and broad approach pertinent to the supply chain perspective. However, research on how supply chains learn, adapt, and evolve on their sustainability trajectory is still scarce. This research aims to fill this gap and draws from the contingency and evolutionary theories to explore how the development of ordinary and dynamic capabilities affects the supply chain sustainability trajectory and performance. Methodologically, it employs a multi-method approach encompassing a large-scale survey, exemplary case studies, and archival data. This research extends supply chain sustainability theory and informs practitioners, academics, and policy-makers on how supply chains learn and evolve on their sustainability trajectories.

Role: Coordination of data collection in Brazil, Analysis

Students involved: Academic Master of Sciences Mestrado acadêmico (2); Doctorate (2).

Integrantes: Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé, Luiza Ribeiro Alves Cunha, Allan Martins Cormack, Bruno Silvestre (Manitoba); Minelle E Silva (La Rochelle), Renata Fonseca, Eduardo Machado.

Funderinanciador(es): University of Manitoba-U.M.

• Lo.La Retail Store-Laboratory Collaborative Design [Inter-institutional, interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research and workshops] (2017-2018)

Description: The project consisted of creating and opening a latu senso discipline in the Department of Architecture to design a retail concept store on a university campus and large events, with the joint participation of LASA’s (the largest omnichannel retailer in Brazil) employees and students. The research resulted in the design of ​​convenience stores and omnichannel operations in urban centers, three dissertations of the Professional Master’s in Logistics, optimization of routing of deliveries in urban areas, picking systems in CDs for convenience stores, and increased availability of products at delivery points.

Students involved: Professional Master’s (3); Doctorate (1);

Members: Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé, José Eugenio Leal, Marcelo Seeling, Rafael Martinelli, Juliana Talon, Debora Campbell, André Viana, Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento.

Funder(s): LASA (retail stores)