Diego Carou is a tenured professor at the University of Vigo. He received his Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the National University of Distance Education (UNED). He has international postdoctoral experience in manufacturing at several European universities. His interests include Industry 4.0, manufacturing, and sustainability.Antonio Sartal is a tenured professor in the Department of Business Management and Marketing at the University of Vigo, Spain. He managed the Department of R&D of a food multinational for the past ten years until he joined REDE, a multidisciplinary research group on technology management and organizational innovation. His research interests include the intersection of lean thinking, innovation management, and Industry 4.0 technologies.J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also distinguished as an honorary professor in several universities/colleges/institutes in China, India, and Spain. He has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, mechanical, and industrial engineering, with special emphasis in machining, tribology & surface engineering. He also has an interest in Management and Higher Education for Sustainability.