PROFILE

ACADEMIC DEGREES
Doctor of Production Engineering Sciences
Master of Production Engineering Sciences
RESEARCH AREAS
Analytical Methods for Businesses
Development and Applications of Localization Models
Supply Chain Optimization
Operations Research
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Delegate, Commercial Engineering Dept., Santiago Vitacura Campus
Head, Commercial Engineering Program, Santiago Vitacura Campus
Professor, Commercial Engineering Department
COURSES TAUGHT
Operations Research Management
Operations Management
Professional Certification Workshop II
luis.acosta@usm.cl
LUIS ACOSTA E.
PhD Production Engineering Sciences, U. Federal de Río de Janeiro, Brazil
Background
Professor Acosta has taught Operational Management and Operations Research Management in Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. He has also taught Applied Logistics and Decision Analysis. He was a research fellow at the Faculty of Engineering in Talca University and Coordinator of Postgraduate Degree Programs in Engineering (COPPE) in Universidade Federal de Río de Janeiro (UFR), Brazil.
Education
- Holds a Post Doctorate from the Faculty of Production Engineering, Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Ph.D. in Production Engineering Sciences, Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Master’s Degree in Production Engineering Sciences, Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Operative Research, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru.
Publications
- Simonet, F.A., Espejo, L.A. Searching the efficient frontier for the coherent covering location problem. 43rd Latin American Computer Conference, CLEI 2017, pp. 1-7. 2017 (Scopus)
- González-Araya, M.C., Urzúa-Bobadilla, C.A., Acosta Espejo, L.G., Applying mathematical programming to planning bin location in apple orchards. ICORES 2017 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, 2017-January, pp. 345-352 (Scopus).