Cárdenas-Barrón, Leopoldo Eduardo

Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón received the B.S. degree in industrial and systems engineering, the M.S. degree in manufacturing systems, the M.S. degree in industrial engineering, the PhD in industrial engineering; all degrees from Tecnológico de Monterrey. In 1996, Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón joined the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where he was appointed to assistant professor in 1997, associate professor in 2001, and professor in 2007. He is a member of the Mexican Research National System since 2015. SNII-level 1 from 2015 to 2021 and SNII-level 2 from 2022 to 2025. His research activities include inventory theory, optimization and supply chain. He has published more than 182 papers in JCR journals. His academic and research leadership has been awarded with several awards such as: (1) Teaching and Research Award in 2007 given by Tecnológico de Monterrey, (2) Rómulo Garza Prize for Research and Technology Development in 2011 given by Tecnológico de Monterrey, (3) the award to the ¿professor who left a mark¿ from the Community of Former Students of Tecnológico de Monterrey, in 2013, 2018, and 2023 (4) award of in appreciation and recognition of continued dedication in the area of inventory and supply chain management given by Association of Inventory Academicians and Practitioners of India in 2018.