• 2-Piece Cork Stoppers as Alternative for Valorization of Thin Cork Planks: Analysis by LCA Methodology 

      Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Sánchez-Toledo Ledesma, Agustín ; Martínez Cámara, Eduardo; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio; García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis; Blanco-Fernández, Julio (Foods, 2021)
      Natural stoppers are a magnificent closure for the production of aging wines and unique wines, whose application is limited by the availability of raw materials and more specifically of cork sheets of different thickness ...
    • Effect of the Sustainable Supply Chain on Business Performance- The Maquiladora Experience 

      García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis; Díaz Reza, Roberto; Jimenez Macias, Emilio; Puig I. Vidal, Rita; Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Sánchez-Toledo Ledesma, Agustín (IEEE ACCESS, 2022)
      Mexican maquiladoras have a complex and intensive supply chain because they import raw materials from other countries and export their final products. This paper reports a structural equation model with three independent ...
    • Effects of information sharing, decision synchronization and goal congruence on SC performance 

      García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis; Díaz-Reza, osé Roberto J; Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio; Blanco-Fernández, Julio; Javierre Lardies, Carlos Francisco (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)
      Nowadays, supply chain performance is measured since it is essential in globalized companies as maquiladoras. They import all raw material and import and export all final products, with high information, material, and money ...
    • Environmental Impact Analysis of Natural Cork Stopper Manufacturing 

      Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Martínez Cámara, Eduardo; García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio; Latorre-Biel, Juan-Ignacio; Blanco-Fernández, Julio (Agriculture (Switzerland), 2022)
      For both wine makers and customers, natural cork stoppers are a symbol of quality. More-over, they are essential for maintaining the organoleptic properties of bottled wines throughout their lifespan. This research relied ...
    • Human resource abilities and skills in TQM for sustainable enterprises 

      Avelar-Sosa, Liliana; Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Avelar-Sosa, Liliana; Sánchez-Ramírez, Cuauhtémoc; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio (Sustainability (Switzerland), 01/11/2019)
      Total quality management (TQM) is a lean manufacturing tool that focuses on ensuring the production of goods that meet design specifications and give customer satisfaction, both attractive benefits highly appreciated by ...
    • New System to Increase the Useful Life of Exhausted Barrels in Red Wine Aging 

      Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; Sánchez-Toledo Ledesma, Agustín ; Martínez Cámara, Eduardo; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio; Blanco-Fernández, Julio (Foods, 11/2020)
      In recent years, consumers of red wines have demanded aged wines with intense color and a well-integrated fine wood bouquet. Traditionally, wines with these characteristics have been obtained from aging in oak barrels. ...
    • Social-LCA. Methodological proposal applied to physical activity program implementation into old people's routines 

      Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier ; García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis; Sánchez-Toledo Ledesma, Agustín ; Álvarez-Kurogi, Leandro (Sustainability (Switzerland), 01/06/2020)
      Progressive population aging and life expectancy increase in Spain, resulting from medical and social improvements, have put this population segment in a privileged position for the implementation of new methodologies aimed ...