Part I: Supply chain and logistics -- A conceptual framework of green supply chain management: Influential factors, green practices, and performance -- Arcs of integration: Methodological and statistical analysis -- A proposal to redesign the distribution networks of steel manufacturing and distribution companies -- Layout planning approach at a plumbing department in a manufacturing industry: A case study -- Improving distribution process using lean manufacturing and simulation: A seafood packer company case -- Effect of advanced manufacturing technology on responsive supply chain strategy, pull system and responsiveness to market -- Effect of variability on the optimal flow of goods in supply chains using the factory physics approach -- Mathematical approach for street markets location in food desert regions: A case-study Valparaíso-Chile region -- Optimization of supply management in a fishing sector company -- Decision support model for solid waste management in a closed loop supply chain -- Part II: Manufacturing and quality -- Manufacturing execution system state-of-the-art: its evolution and dynamism focused on industry 4.0 -- Enablers and barriers for a quality management system implementation in Mexico: An exploratory analysis -- Gestation of the genetics of a company -- Work engagement as result of leadership and employer branding: A case of a Mexican manufacturing plant -- The DMAIC methodology as a tool for process improvement: The case of a Mexican manufacturing company -- Adaptability of the Lean-Sigma methodology for operations in a multicultural workplace.

This book covers supply chain and logistics, production and manufacturing systems as well as human factors. Topics such as applications to procurements from suppliers, suppliers developments and relationships with suppliers are reported. The techniques and tools applied to production processes, such as, machinery maintenance and quick changeover, are described in detail. The book also presents human factors as the main component in the industrial engineering field, reporting some successful teamwork organizations for improvements and applied ergonomics, among others. .