Faustino Alarcón Valero is an Associated Professor in the Business Department at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain. He is member of the Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP), Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain. He is Industrial Engineer and received his Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering from the UPV. His research interest areas include reverse logistics, operations research, business process management and supply chain management. He has published several papers and book chapters in reputable journals, and he serves as an editor/editorial board member for a number of international journals. Moreover, he has participated in various Spanish and European research projects.