Fagner José Coutinho de Melo is an Associate Professor at UPE and a permanent faculty member for the Master’s course in Sustainable Local Development Management at UPE. He received his PhD in Production Engineering (PPGEP) from the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2020. He is the leader of the Quantitative Methods for Decision Making-MeQuanTD research group. He has a degree in Administration from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2012), a postgraduate degree in Quality Management and Productivity from Faculdade dos Guararapes (2014), and an Academic Master’s Degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco. He has experience in the areas of production management, quality management, sustainability 4.0, competencies 4.0, and decision making.