Carla Soares Geraldes

Carla Soares Geraldes is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Management Department at the School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal. She specializes in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Operational Research, with a focus on Industry 4.0 and Mathematical Modelling. Her work spans academic research and practical applications in production optimization and decision-making systems. She actively contributes to R&D projects and has co-authored over 24 publications.

Education: PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Minho), MSc in Industrial Engineering (Logistics specialization), and Mechanical Engineering (Production Management) from the University of Porto.

Research affiliations include the SLoTS research group at University of Minho’s CENTRO ALGORITMI and CeDRI at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. She supervises student projects in supply chain and operations management.

Publications focus on inventory optimization, production simulation, and lean-agile methodologies in manufacturing. Recent work includes bakery process improvements and training program design for technical upskilling.