ROGLE members

José P. Garcia-Sabater

José P. Garcia-Sabater is Full Professor of Operations Management in the Departamento de Organización de Empresas at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. He received his Ingeniero Industrial Degree and his PhD from the University Politécnica de Valencia (Spain). He also received a Combined Eng Degree from Coventry University (UK). Professor Garcia-Sabater’s research and teaching interests are in the areas of supply chain management, operations management, and management science.  He is  member of the Scientific Committee of congresses and Editorial Boards. His work has appeared in journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Discrete Applied Mathematics, and others.

Prof. Garcia-Sabater’s research has focused on empirical studies of operations management in several key industries mainly at the Automotive Industry. These studies have examined mainly Production Planning and Inventory Coordination, but he has also developed in other areas like Assembly Line Balancing for handicapped people. His algorithms are running the assembly line sequencing process at Ford España Assembly Line, and many other SME enterprises are using software and algorithms that has been developed by himself. He also leads the Research Team ROGLE focused on the links Operations Management.

Prof Garcia-Sabater actively leads projects with industrial companies mainly ate the automotive sector and the food industry. He has led (and leads) a number of regional and national funded projects, and has partipated (and participates) in European Funded Projects.
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Julio J. García-Sabater

Julio Juan García-Sabater, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Business Organization at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He teaches courses related to Business Management and Continuous Improvement at the School of Industrial Engineers. He is a researcher in the ROGLE group and has participated in various projects funded by both public and private institutions. His research and technology transfer focus on process improvement and lean production, both in the industrial and service sectors. In this regard, he has developed projects with companies in the automotive, furniture, electronics, and healthcare sectors. Additionally, he has a significant line of work in adapting operations management tools in work environments with people with intellectual disabilities.

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Julio Juan García-Sabater es profesor titular del departamento de Organización de Empresas de la  Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Imparte asignaturas relacionadas con la gestión de Empresas y la mejora continua en la escuela de Ingenieros Industriales. Es investigador del grupo ROGLE y ha participado en diferentes proyectos financiados por instituciones tanto públicas como privadas. Su área de investigación y de transferencia de tecnología están centrada en mejora de procesos y de producción  ajustada, tanto en el sector industrial como el de servicios. En este sentido ha desarrollado proyectos con empresas del sector del automóvil, mueble, electrónico y sector sanitario. Además, tiene una línea de trabajo importante en la adaptación de herramientas de dirección de operaciones en entornos de trabajo con personas con discapacidad intelectual.

Julien Maheut

Industrial Engineer from the UPV in 2008, Mechanical Engineer from the ENSAM (France) in 2008 with Excellence Award and Doctor Industrial Engineer by the UPV.

Currently an Associate Professor at the UPV, he teaches courses such as Operations Management I & II, Lean Manufacturing, Quantitative Methods for IO, Work Study, Artificial Intelligence, Logistics & Operations Consulting, etc.

His professional experience is related to the design, implementation and improvement of operations management systems, having worked on projects for companies such as Ford Motor Company, Faurecia, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, NTT Data, etc.

Authors of more than 10 papers in JCR journals, more than 50 publications in other journals and prestigious books. I have participated in 5 European projects, 4 national research projects and more than 15 research contracts with companies.

Juan A. Marín-Garcia

Ph. D. Juan A. Marin-Garcia is a Professor, member of the Departamento de Organización de Empresas at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). He has been Lecturer in Management, Teamwork and Human Resources Management since 1994, in the Degrees of Industrial Engineering and Business Management. Moreover, he is also Lecturer and Coordinator in Master courses and PhD programs. He is involved in the training of university lecturers and staff. Concerning these areas, he has also worked as a consultant for some companies in Spain and El Salvador (Central America). He is founder member of the Research Groups ROGLE and i-GRHUP where he develops research tasks in different projects. He is also founder member and designer and developer of pedagogical activities at IEMA (Innovation Group for Assessment and Active Methodologies). His main research areas are Participative Management, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing Systems, TQM, TPM, Performance Evaluation and Active Learning in Higher Education. He is Chief Editor of two academic journals: Working Papers on Operations Management, and Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. He is also Associate Editor in REDU-Revista de Docencia Universitaria.

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Cristobal Miralles Insa

Cristóbal Miralles is PhD. In Industrial Engineering and Full Professor at the Industrial Engineering Faculty of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in Spain, where he also lectures at the Master on Corporate Social Responsibility. He is member of the Research group ROGLE at UPV Management Science Dept., with post-docs at Cardiff Business School (2004), University of Leeds (2010), Universidade de São Paulo (2012) and Université Grenoble-Alpes (2019) and short stages in many other.

His main research line is focused on the design of systems and workplaces accessible for people with disabilities through the use of Industrial Engineering tools; with multiple works published at international conferences and indexed journals, and also dealing with evaluation/edition tasks for some of them. From his expertise in applied projects and consultancy, his research approach is also widen to other stakeholders within the CSR framework, defining models for translating sustainable policies & strategies into the best operative practices.

He lectures in four languages and is usual invited professor at prestige universities both European (e.g. Liverpool John Moores, Université Grenoble-Alpes…) and Latin-American (e.g. Universidade de São Paulo, Los Andes in Bogotá…), and during five years (2011-2015) has been the Chair and coordinator of the Working Group on “Ethics and OR”, a research network with more than 80 members inside EURO (European Association of Operational Research). Since then, he is in charge of CEDAT Foundation within the UPV Vice-Chancellor of Art, Science, Technology and Society of UPV.  This foundation deals with different issues related with Disability, contributing to minimize the accessibility barriers of students both in the Campus and in the labor market. Through its Sheltered Work Centre, the foundation also promotes the socio-labor integration in collaboration with local stakeholders and launching visible activities that increase awareness in (and out) the UPV community.

Since 2022, he is the director of the Valencian Interuniversity Chair for Innovation in Social Services, working closely with companies, institutions, and social agents in the region, and supporting several Service-Learning collaborations. These experiences, together with his inner interest on Values Education, have resulted in several case studies and moral dilemmas that he applies at the classroom in order to build critical&ethical reasoning skills in the students.

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Catedrático de la Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), donde imparte clases en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial y en el Máster en Responsabilidad y Sostenibilidad Corporativa. Su línea de investigación principal es el diseño de sistemas y puestos de trabajo inclusivos mediante aproximaciones de Ingeniería de Organización Industrial, con múltiples trabajos publicados en congresos internacionales y revistas científicas indexadas donde también ejerce puntualmente labores editoriales y de evaluación. A partir de su experiencia en proyectos de transferencia y consultoría, su foco se abre a distintos grupos de interés, definiendo modelos genéricos para trasladar la responsabilidad social y ambiental a la praxis empresarial; así como analizando estrategias sostenibles y buenas prácticas a nivel operativo.

Imparte docencia en cuatro idiomas, siendo ponente invitado en múltiples cursos y seminarios internacionales en universidades tanto europeas (ej. Liverpool John Moores, Université Grenoble-Alpes…) como latinoamericanas (ej. Universidade de São Paulo, Los Andes en Bogotá…). Fruto de su trayectoria, fue nombrado y ejerció durante cinco años (2011-2015) como Chair y responsable a nivel europeo del Working Group “Ethics and OR”, con más de 90 investigadores de EURO (Asociación Europea de Investigación Operativa); cargo que dejó para coordinar la Fundación CEDAT dentro del Vicerrectorado de Arte, Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad de la UPV. Esta fundación ofrece ayudas técnicas y acompañamiento a estudiantes con diversidad funcional para minimizar las barreras de accesibilidad tanto durante sus estudios como en su integración profesional. A través de su Centro Especial de Empleo, la fundación también promueve la inclusión socio-laboral, trabajando junto a otros grupos de interés de la comunidad universitaria en actividades siempre visibles y generadoras de conciencia social y ambiental dentro y fuera del campus.

Desde 2022 es director de la Cátedra Interuniversitaria del Sistema Público Valenciano de Servicios Sociales, trabajando en red con universidades, empresas y agentes sociales. Por último, destacar su interés en la Innovación Social y la Educación en Valores, con experiencias de Aprendizaje-Servicio (ApS) en distintas organizaciones valencianas, así como casos de estudio y dilemas morales que aplica en el aula con el objetivo de crear conciencia ética y crítica en el alumnado.

Pilar I. Vidal-Carreras

Pilar I. Vidal-Carreras es profesora de dirección de operaciones en el Departamento de Organización de Empresas de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Obtuvo su título de Ingeniera Industrial y su doctorado en la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (España). Sus intereses de investigación y enseñanza se centran en las áreas de Gestión de Operaciones y Lean Manufacturing en diversos sectores, como el industrial y el sanitario. Ha publicado numerosos artículos en congresos y revistas de prestigio, y ha participado en proyectos de investigación a nivel europeo, universitario, regional y del Ministerio de España. Actualmente, es una de las investigadoras principales de un proyecto que desarrolla modelos de planificación de recursos para personas con diversidad de capacidades.

También cabe destacar su investigación en educación. Puesto que una gran parte de su actividad se centra en la docencia, la profesora considera fundamental además de investigar con el fin de que su conocimiento en las materias que imparto sea el mejor posible, investigar en que el modo de hacer llegar ese conocimiento a los alumnos también lo sea. Por ello también ha publicado en el área de calidad en docencia, así como ha participado en 11 proyectos de innovación docente, siendo investigadora principal en dos de ellos. Se puede afirmar que el currículo de Pilar I. Vidal-Carreras se entrelaza en un objetivo: promover la efectiva convergencia entre la investigación y las necesidades de la sociedad, ya sea en el ámbito industrial, de servicios o educativo, con un enfoque particular en la transferencia y aplicación práctica del conocimiento.