Alfonso Durán Heras

Alfonso Durán Heras serves as Full Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, specializing in Engineering Management and Digital Transformation. His research focuses on sustainability in supply chains, corporate social responsibility, and educational innovation. He has published extensively on sustainability implications in manufacturing, particularly in automotive spare parts and retail sectors. His recent work examines leadership styles in sustainable development and innovation in supply chain management. As author of over 100 scientific papers and leader of numerous research projects, he has made significant contributions to understanding enterprise resilience and business process modeling. His academic excellence includes graduating first in his MBA class at Indiana University as a Fulbright scholar and receiving extraordinary recognition for his PhD in Industrial Engineering. Beyond research, he contributes to educational innovation through developing new teaching methodologies, including the use of business simulation games and enterprise resource planning systems in engineering education.