Dr Carla Pereira

Professional biography

Carla’s research is interested in varied topics across supply chain management, such as sustainability, food waste and resilience. She is also interested in lean thinking (manufacturing, distribution, and healthcare). From 2016 to 2021, Carla coordinated a research group in supply chains (Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Supply Chain), and following her move to the United Kingdom, is now a sitting member of it. Some of the research projects conducted within this group include The Role of Sustainable Practices in Resilient Supply Chains; The Influence of KPIs in creating Resilience in Supply Chains; and The Application of Lean Tools on Process Improvement. 

Additionally, Dr. Pereira is part of several broad projects in conjunction with the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar) in resilience, food waste reduction and food recall (all of them from the supply chain perspective). This work is financially supported by FAPESP. She is also working on a collaborative project between Polytechnique Montreal (Canada) and the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy) in digital maturity and resilient strategies for operations.

Currently, she has published in several key academic journals, such as the Journal of Cleaner Production, the International Journal of Production Economics, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, and the Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering.

1. Moraes, C.C., Costa, F.H.O., Silva, A.L., Delai, I., Chaudhuri, A. & Pereira, C.R. Does resilience reduce food waste? Analysis of Brazilian supplier-retailer dyad, Journal of Cleaner Production (Impact Factor: 7.246), Vol.338, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130488.
2. Moraes, C.C., Costa, F.H.O., Pereira, C.R., Silva, A.L. & Delai, I. (2020). Retail food waste: mapping causes and reduction practices. Journal of Cleaner Production (Impact Factor: 7.246), 256, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120124.
3. Pereira, C.R., Lago da Silva, A., Tate, W.L. & Christopher, M. (2020). Purchasing and supply management (PSM) contribution to supply-side resilience. International Journal of Production Economics (Impact Factor: 5.134), 228, 107740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107740.
4. Karl, A. A., Pereira, C. R. & Campos, L. M. S. (2020). Indicadores de desempenho na logística humanitária: um estudo teórico sob a ótica green [Performance indicators in humanitarian logistics: a theoretical study from a green perspective]. Revista Produção Online, 20(3), 1038-1055. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v20i3.4101.
5. Werner, M. J. E., Yamada, A. P. L., Domingos, E. G. N., Leite, L. R. & Pereira, C. R. (2020). Exploring Organizational Resilience Through Key Performance Indicators. Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering (Impact Factor: 1.906), 1-15, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681015.2020.1839582.
6. Moraes, C.C., Costa, F.H.O., Silva, A.L., Pereira, C.R. & Delai, I. (2019). Does resilience influence food waste causes? A systematic literature review. Gestão & Produção, 26(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-530x4474-19.
7. Stolf, A. L., Vinotti, E. B., Yabu, R. P. T., Reis, L. A., Leite, L. R. & Pereira, C. R. (2019). Aplicação de ferramentas e conceitos Lean em uma clínica veterinária [Application of Lean tools and concepts in a vet clinic]. Journal of Lean System, 4(1), 127-153.
8. Decker Junior, C., Ferreira, J. C. E., Henning, E. & Pereira, C.R. (2019). Assessment of shop floor layouts in the context of process plans with alternatives. Production, 29, 2-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20180078.
9. Goulart, B. C., Pereira, C. R., Leite, L. R. & Bond, D. (2019). Melhoria do processo de importação a partir de conceitos do lean [Improvement in the import process through lean concepts]. Revista Produção Online, 19(3), 811-836. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v19i3.3240.
10. Costa, F. H. O., Da Silva, A. L., Pereira, C. R., Pereira, S. C. F. & Gómez Paredes, F. J. (2019). Achieving organisational resilience through inbound logistics effort. British Food Journal (Impact Factor: 2.102), 122(2), 432-447. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-04-2019-0250.
11. Pommerening, L., Leite, L. R., Bond, D. & Pereira, C. R. (2018). Lean Service para a melhoria do processo de atendimento ao cliente: estudo de caso em uma empresa de distribuição de energia [Lean Service to improve the customer service process: a case study in an energy distribution company]. Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering, 4(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.0001/v4n1_1.
12. Silva, D. S., Silva, A. L. & Pereira, C.R. (2018). Etapas e desafios do processo de introdução de novos serviços em indústrias de bens [Steps and challenges in the process of introducing new services in goods industries]. Produção em Foco, 8(1), 109-134.
13. Brunnquell, V., Oliveira, P. V., Bond, D., Leite, L. R. & Pereira, C. R. (2018). Supply chain resilience: a case study in a metal-mechanical company. SUMA DE NEGOCIOS, 9(19), 25-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.14349/sumneg/2018.v9.n19.a4.
14. Karl, A. A., Micheluzzi, J., Leite, L. R. & Pereira, C. R. (2018). Supply chain resilience and key performance indicators: a systematic literature review. Production, 28, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20180020.
15. Pereira, C. R. & Silva, A. L. (2018). Rumo à Cadeias Resilientes [Towards Resilient Chains]. GV EXECUTIVO, 17(1), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.12660/gvexec.v17n1.2018.74089.
16. Silva, E. J., Pereira, C. R. & Bond, D. (2017). Proposta de redução do lead time de uma linha de pintura automotiva [Proposed reduction in the lead time of an automotive painting line]. Revista de Ciência e Tecnologia, 20(40), 21-45.
17. Costa, F. H. O., Silva, A. L. & Pereira, C. R. (2016). O que favorece a resiliência na cadeia de suprimentos? Insights a partir de uma revisão sistemática de literatura [What promotes resilience in the supply chain? Insights from a systematic literature review]. Revista Produção Online, 16(3), 916-946. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v16i3.2223.
18. Garcia, F. S., Silva, A. L. & Pereira, C. R. (2015). Supplier Relationship Management: a review focused on Logistics and Production integration. GEPROS, Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas, 10(4), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.15675/gepros.v10i4.1266.
19. Oliveira, A., Fonseca, J., Correa, R. S. & Pereira, C. R. (2015). Longevidade do redesenho de malhas logísticas [Longevity of the redesign of logistics networks]. Mundo Logística, 49(9), 24-38.
20. Pereira, C. R. & Silva, A. L. (2015). Key Organisational Factors to Building Supply Chain Resilience: a Multiple Case Study of Buyers and Suppliers. JOSCM, Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8(2), 77-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/joscmv8n2p77-95.
21. Pereira, C. R., Christopher, M. & Da Silva, A. L. (2014). Achieving supply chain resilience: the role of procurement. Supply Chain Management (Impact Factor: 4.725), 19(5/6), 626-642. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SCM-09-2013-0346.
22. Pereira, C. R. & Costa, M. A. B. (2012). Um modelo de simulação de sistemas aplicado à programação da produção de um frigorífico de peixe [A systems simulation model applied to the production schedule of a fish facility]. Revista Produção Online, 12(4), 972-1001. https://doi.org/10.14488/1676-1901.v12i4.994.

Carla's teaching experience in the O&SCM area is focused on different topics, such as project management, introduction to industrial engineering, project and plant design, production systems and lean manufacturing. She was also involved in teaching projects that aim to develop educational games to provide a more practical view of the theoretical concepts for the students. 

- Federal University of Sao Carlos (Brazil) funded by FAPESC

- State University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) funded by FAPESC

- Polytechnique Montreal (Canada) and the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy).