Daniel M. Beltrán Del Hierro is an Ecuadorian teacher and researcher specialized in logistics, transport, supply chain, business competitiveness and sustainability. A professor with degrees and postgraduate degrees from the State Polytechnic University of Carchi (UPEC) and the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), his research has focused on sustainable urban logistics, mobility, supply chain management, technological innovation applied to education and the digital transformation of logistics processes. He has participated and directed research projects related to the evaluation of the sustainability of urban mobility, the implementation of 4.0 technologies in the teaching of logistics and the use of virtual reality as a learning tool. He is the author and co-author of various scientific publications and book chapters in national and international journals and publishers, addressing topics such as urban logistics, inventory management based on neural networks, business productivity, industrial metaverse and monitoring of logistics processes in smart factories. He has directed master’s degree work in logistics, transportation and supply chains. His projects link to society, processes of assurance of academic quality and the creation of postgraduate programs. His academic work is oriented to the development of innovative solutions that contribute to organizational competitiveness, territorial sustainability and the continuous improvement of logistics and production systems.
Daniel M. Beltrán Del Hierro is an Ecuadorian teacher and researcher specialized in logistics, transport, supply chain, business competitiveness and sustainability. A professor with degrees and postgraduate degrees from the State Polytechnic University of Carchi (UPEC) and the Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN), his research has focused on sustainable urban logistics, mobility, supply chain management, technological innovation applied to education and the digital transformation of logistics processes. He has participated and directed research projects related to the evaluation of the sustainability of urban mobility, the implementation of 4.0 technologies in the teaching of logistics and the use of virtual reality as a learning tool. He is the author and co-author of various scientific publications and book chapters in national and international journals and publishers, addressing topics such as urban logistics, inventory management based on neural networks, business productivity, industrial metaverse and monitoring of logistics processes in smart factories. He has directed master’s degree work in logistics, transportation and supply chains. His projects link to society, processes of assurance of academic quality and the creation of postgraduate programs. His academic work is oriented to the development of innovative solutions that contribute to organizational competitiveness, territorial sustainability and the continuous improvement of logistics and production systems.