José Roberto Herrera Cantorani is a Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), and a permanent professor at the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Teaching (PPGECT) at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR). He holds a degree in Physical Education from the State University of Ponta Grossa, UEPG, and a Master's in Applied Social Sciences from the State University of Ponta Grossa, a PhD in Physical Education from the State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, and a Post-Doctorate in Science and Technology Teaching from the Federal Technological University of Paraná, UTFPR. His main research topics are Quality of life, Disability and Health, Education, and Sustainability.

Meire Ramalho de Oliveira is a Professor of Business at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, Campus Capivari, Brazil. She holds her Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos. Her main research topics cover Management, Technology Transfer, Sustainability, Solidarity Economy, and Education.

Full Professor at the Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR). He served as General Director of the Ponta Grossa Campus (2004–2012), Vice-Rector (2012–2016), and Rector (2016–2020) of UTFPR. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Education from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), a Master's degree in Education from the Methodist University of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), and a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG). At Ponta Grossa Campus, he is affiliated with the Graduate Programs in Production Engineering (PPGEP) and Science and Technology Teaching (PPGECT). He is a Research Productivity Fellow, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

I am a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), Campus Registro, Brazil. I hold my M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering at the São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP). My most recent papers have been published in the Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering (JCR 2023:4; SJR 2023: 0.746), Heliyon (JCR 2023: 3.4; SJR 2023: 0.617), School Leadership & Management (JCR 2023: 2.8; SJR 2023: 1.473), World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research (SJR 2023: 0.211), Food Science and Technology (JCR 2021: 2.602; SJR 2022: 0.435), Gestão & Produção (SJR 2023: 0.200), and the Journal of Engineering Research (JCR 2023: 0.9; SJR 2023: 0.232). I am a reviewer of the European Journal of Industrial Engineering (JCR 2023: 1.9; SJR 2023: 0.408), Production Planning & Control (JCR 2023: 6.1; SJR 2023: 2.02), Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing (JCR 2023: 2.0; SJR 2023: 0.338), International Journal of Production Research (JCR 2023: 7.0; SJR 2023: 2.668), KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (JCR 2023: 1.9; SJR 2023: 0.534), the Journal of Autonomous Intelligence (SJR 2023: 0.127), the Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development (JCR 2023: 1.0; SJR 2023: 0.291), and Business and Society Review (JCR 2023: 1.8; SJR 2023: 0.437).