Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Ros McDonnell received his Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in 1991. He is currently a professor, head of the Organización de Empresas Department, and head of the Ingeniería de Organización Research Group at the Polytechnical University of Cartagena. Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Ros Mcdonnell is also a member of the International Society for Inventory Research (ISIR), the International Industrial Engineering Association, and the Industrial Engineering Spanish Association (ADINGOR).