He holds a PhD from the University of Lleida and degrees in Electrical Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. His research interests range over a number of issues that organizations have to face in the day to day running including operations management, cost accounting or quality and sustainability, especially in lean manufacturing environments. His papers have been published in international journals such as Industrial Management and Data Systems, Computers and Industrial Engineering or Journal of Cleaner Production and in Spanish journals such as Dirección y Organización or Dyna. Part of his research is also devoted to teaching/learning improvement. JFS