Dr. Isotilia Costa Melo has a master’s in Economics, Organizations, and Knowledge Management, a Ph.D. in Operation Process and Management, and an MBA in Digital Business. The three Graduations are from the University of SĂŁo Paulo (Brazil, 2017 – 2022). During her master’s, she applied Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure the performance of international supply chains (SCs) for agricultural products for human feed and biomass for energy generation, which resulted in publications in environmental and transportation journals such as the Journal of Cleaner Production, Transportation Research Economics, and journals focused on agriculture. During her Doctorate, she did a split-site research internship at the University of Sherbrooke (Canada, 2019-2020). Her thesis focused on measuring the performance of digital SCs, through dynamic DEA models. This resulted in a publication in e-commerce journals such as the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce and journals focused on operations research. She worked at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and at the Universidad CatĂłlica del Norte (Chile, 2021-2023), where she focused her research on measuring the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) passing through digital transformation. She is currently applying DEA integrated with other methodologies to develop methods for assessing the impacts SCs’ digitalization on the three pillars of sustainability, measuring the sustainability of astronomical observatories, agricultural plantations, cargo transportation, and SMEs, assessing the impacts of new policies in green energy generation, and identifying greenwashing. In terms of applications, her main interests are measuring performance and assessing sustainability in several fields, especially SCs, cargo transportation, digital transformation, SMEs, agriculture, and green energy.
DE JESUS PUPPI, R. G., P. NOCERA ALVES JUNIOR, G. ALVES QUEIROZ, I. COSTA MELO, D. A. DO NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, “Application of Lean Office Concepts in the Management of Labor Grievances and Commercial Matters: A Case Study in a Retailers’ Network” in Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 356-363, 2024
QUEIROZ, G. A., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, I. C. MELLO, “Lean 4.0 Deployment Case Studies in UK Industrial Companies: Lessons Learned” in Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 324-331, 2024
REZENDE, É. G., F. B. O. ROCO, I. COSTA MELO, “Change Management in a Pet Food Plant: A User-Centric Phenomenological Approach for a Digital Transition” in Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Springer Nature Switzerland, vol. 2, pp. 621-628, 2024
ALVES JUNIOR, P. N., I. COSTA MELO, F. T. OKAMURA, J. C. CRUZ JĂšNIOR, “Analysis of the Renewable Energy Generation Capability for Attending a National Renovation Fleet Through Ethanol-Cell Electric Vehicles in a South American Market” in Handbook of Smart Energy Systems., Mahdi Fathi, Enrico Zio, Panos M. Pardalos Eds, Springer International Publishing, pp. 2763–2785, 2023
CALLEFI, J. S., N. DE SOUZA LIMA, K. ARGUELHO DA SILVA, I. COSTA MELO, “Interrupções no ambiente hospitalar e cultura organizacional”, Perspectivas Contemporâneas, May 2023, vol. 18
COSTA MELO, I., G. A. QUEIROZ, P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, T. B. D. SOUSA, W. F. YUSHIMITO, J. PEREIRA, “Sustainable digital transformation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs): A review on performance”, Heliyon, March 2023, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. e13908
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, G. A. QUEIROZ, W. YUSHIMITO, J. PEREIRA, “Do We Consider Sustainability When We Measure Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs’) Performance Passing through Digital Transformation?”, Sustainability , March 2023, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 4917
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, J. S. CALLEFI, K. A. DA SILVA, M. S. NAGANO, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, A. RENTIZELAS, “Measuring the performance of retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic”, Operations Research Perspectives, July 2023, vol. 10, pp. 100282
QUEIROZ, G. A., A. G. A. FILHO, I. COSTA MELO, “Competitive Priorities and Lean–Green Practices—A Comparative Study in the Automotive Chain’ Suppliers”, Machines, January 2023, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 50
COSTA MELO, I., P. NOCERA ALVES JUNIOR, T. G. PÉRA, D. APARECIDA DO NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, J. VICENTE CAIXETA-FILHO, “Partially Non-discretionary Measures for Green Transportation Corridors Performance Index: A DEA Approach” in New Perspectives in Operations Research and Management Science., Y. Ilker Topcu, Ĺžule Ă–nsel Ekici, Ă–zgĂĽr Kabak, Emel Aktas, Ă–zay Ă–zaydın Eds, Springer International Publishing, pp. 89-111, 2022
ALVES JUNIOR, P. N., I. COSTA MELO, L. YAMANAKA, M. R. SEVERINO, A. RENTIZELAS, “Supporting the Bidding Decisions of Smallholder Farmers in Public Calls in Brazil”, Agriculture and Human Values, December 2022, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 48
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, J. S. CALLEFI, T. K. KODAMA, M. S. NAGANO, D. A. N. REBELATTO, “A PERFORMANCE INDEX FOR TRADITIONAL RETAILERS INCORPORATING DIGITAL MARKETPLACE: BENCHMARKING THROUGH DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA)”, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 2022, vol. 32, no. 3-4, pp. 196-216
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, J. S. CALLEFI, C. S. KODAMAD, M. S. NAGANO, D. A. N. REBELATTO, “A performance index for traditional retailers incorporatinga performance index for traditional retailers incorporating digital marketplace: benchmarking through data envelopment analysis (dea)”, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, December 2022, vol. 32, no. 3-4, pp. 196-216
MARINHO, B. F. D., I. COSTA MELO, “Fostering Innovative SMEs in a Developing Country: The ALI Program Experience”, Sustainability , October 2022, vol. 14, no. 20, pp. 13344
NOCERA ALVES JUNIOR, P., I. COSTA MELO, R. DE MORAES SANTOS, F. V. DA ROCHA, J. V. CAIXETA-FILHO, “How did COVID-19 affect green-fuel supply chain? – A performance analysis of Brazilian ethanol sector”, Research in Transportation Economics, June 2022, vol. 93, pp. 101137
QUEIROZ, G. A., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, I. COSTA MELO, “Digitalization as an Enabler to SMEs Implementing Lean-Green? A Systematic Review through the Topic Modelling Approach”, Sustainability , October 2022, vol. 14, no. 21, pp. 14089
ALVES JUNIOR, P. N., I. COSTA MELO, J. E. H. BRANCO, D. B. BARTHOLOMEU, J. V. CAIXETA-FILHO, “Which Green Transport Corridors (GTC) Are Efficient? A Dual-Step Approach Using Network Equilibrium Model (NEM) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)”, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 247
ARGUELHO SILVA, K., A. VIEGAS DE ARAĂšJO MOTOMIYA, I. COSTA MELO, D. FERRAZ, D. APARECIDA DO NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, “Relationship between soy productive chain, circular economy, precision agriculture, and no-tillage planting system”, Revista GestĂŁo da Produção Operações e Sistemas, September 2020, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 117-132
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, T. K. KODAMA, K. A. D. SILVA, M. W. CHIMIRRI, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “B2C E-commerce for Home Appliance in The Brazilian Market: A Cost Efficiency Investigation through a DEA-OCT Model”, Internext, 2020, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 72-89
COSTA MELO, I., T. G. PÉRA, P. N. ALVES JĂšNIOR, D. A. D. NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, J. V. CAIXETA-FILHO, “Framework for logistics performance index construction using DEA: an application for soybean haulage in Brazil”, Transportation Research Procedia, 2020, vol. 48, pp. 3090-3106
DE SOUSA, T. B., I. COSTA MELO, P. H. D. OLIVEIRA, C. M. LOURENÇO, F. M. GUERRINI, K. F. ESPOSTO, “Balanced Scorecard for evaluating the performance of supply chains: a bibliometric study”, Journal of Engineering Research, 2020, vol. 8, no. 1
ALVES JUNIOR, P. N., W. F. YUSHIMITO, J. P. GUDE, I. COSTA MELO, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “Insider understanding of country development: a novel application of Optimal Control Theory and Data Envelopment Analysis for benchmarking performance of Chilean and Brazilian companies”, The Central European Review of Economics and Management, 2019, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 47 93
CAMPOLI, J. S., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, T. K. KODAMA, I. COSTA MELO, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “O Bolsa FamĂlia Aumentou a EficiĂŞncia para a Segurança Alimentar?”, Revista GestĂŁo da Produção Operações e Sistemas, 2019, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 168
RENTIZELAS, A., I. COSTA MELO, P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, J. S. CAMPOLI, D. APARECIDA DO NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, “Multi-criteria efficiency assessment of international biomass supply chain pathways using Data Envelopment Analysis”, Journal of Cleaner Production, November 2019, vol. 237, pp. 117690
VELHO JĂšNIOR, V. E., I. COSTA MELO, P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “Analysis of real estate management of lease service agreements by the public sector of a Latin American metropolis”, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, March 2019, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 97-122
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. A. JUNIOR, A. E. PERICO, M. G. S. GUZMAN, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “Benchmarking freight transportation corridors and routes with data envelopment analysis (DEA)”, Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 713-742
NOCERA ALVES JUNIOR, P., I. COSTA MELO, G. CELESTINI, D. APARECIDA DO NASCIMENTO REBELATTO, “Allocative control Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to evaluate inventory control systems when there is a relationship among variables”, Revista GestĂŁo da Produção Operações e Sistemas, 2018, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 143-160
COSTA MELO, I., P. N. ALVES JUNIOR, D. A. D. N. REBELATTO, “Análise EnvoltĂłria de Dados (DEA) como uma ferramenta para comparação de eficiĂŞncia entre rotas de transporte de carga”, Revista de CiĂŞncia & Tecnologia, December 2017, vol. 20, no. 40, pp. 47 67