Andréa Rossi Scalco
São Paulo State University, USP, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Brasil
Brasil

Graduated in Food Engineering (Universidade Estadual Paulista/São Paulo State University-UNESP, Brasil); Master’s Degree in Production Engineering (Universidade Federal de São Carlos-UFSCar, Brasil); PhD in Production Engineering (UFSCar, Brasil). Researcher at Centro de Pesquisas em Administração e Agronegócio, Brasil (Center for Research in Management and Agribusiness-CEPEAGRO); Assistant Professor at the São Paulo State University; Invited Professor (2014-2015, in a post-doctoral training) at Santa Clara University, United States. Address: Domingos da Costa Lopes, 780, Tupã, SP, Brasil. Phone: +55 14 34044200; e-mail: andrea.scalco@unesp.br, andrea@tupa.unesp.br

Sandra Cristina de Oliveira
São Paulo State University, USP, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Brasil Center for Research in Management and Agribusiness-CEPEAGRO, Brasil Centro de Pesquisas em Administração e Agronegócio-CEPEAGRO, Brasil
Brasil

Graduated in Statistics (Universidade Estadual Paulista/São Paulo State University-UNESP, Brasil); Master’s Degree and Doctor Degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics (Universidade de São Paulo/University of São Paulo-USP, Brasil). Professor of the School of Sciences and Engineering of UNESP; Coordinator of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Agribusiness and Development; Researcher at the Centro de Pesquisas em Administração e Agronegócio (Center for Research in Management and Agribusiness-CEPEAGRO, Brasil). Address: Domingos da Costa Lopes, 780, Tupã, SP, Brasil. Phone: +55 14 34044200; e-mail: sandra.oliveira@unesp.br

Leonardo de Barros Pinto
São Paulo State University, USP, Brazil Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Brasil
Brasil

Graduated in Agronomic Engineering (Universidade Federal de Lavras/University of Lavras-UFLA, Brasil); Master’s degree and Doctor Degree in Agricultural Engineering (Universidade de Campinas/State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Brasil). Professor of the School of Agronomic Sciences of São Paulo State University (Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP). Address: Av. Universitária, 3780, Fazenda Experimental Lageado, Botucatu, SP, Brasil. Phone: +55 14  3880-7100; e-mail: leo@fca.unesp.br