Alejandro Vergara

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Vergara is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Vergara has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Management Information Systems, 15 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 9 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Vergara's work include Digital Transformation in Industry (12 papers), Quality and Supply Management (10 papers) and Quality and Safety in Healthcare (6 papers). Alejandro Vergara is often cited by papers focused on Digital Transformation in Industry (12 papers), Quality and Supply Management (10 papers) and Quality and Safety in Healthcare (6 papers). Alejandro Vergara collaborates with scholars based in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Alejandro Vergara's co-authors include Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Rapinder Sawhney, Roberto S. Vassolo, Flávio S. Fogliatto, Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes, Diego Tlapa, Sergio Maturana, Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy, Juan‐Carlos Ferrer and Jorge Vera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Vergara

47 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Organizational learning paths based upon industry 4.0 adoption: An empirical study with Brazilian manufacturers

2019 285 citations Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Alejandro Vergara et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alejandro Vergara Chile	18	432	399	375	128	110	58	1.2k
Monica Sharma India	19	421 1.0×	467 1.2×	559 1.5×	102 0.8×	78 0.7×	89	1.6k
Subhash Naik India	12	718 1.7×	531 1.3×	449 1.2×	117 0.9×	136 1.2×	14	1.2k
Ilenia Zennaro Italy	15	380 0.9×	316 0.8×	399 1.1×	62 0.5×	51 0.5×	36	1.1k
Olivia McDermott Ireland	21	666 1.5×	834 2.1×	553 1.5×	96 0.8×	88 0.8×	110	1.4k
Matthias Klumpp Germany	20	377 0.9×	385 1.0×	451 1.2×	93 0.7×	70 0.6×	95	1.4k
Mateus Cecílio Gerólamo Brazil	18	304 0.7×	431 1.1×	727 1.9×	130 1.0×	124 1.1×	54	1.4k
Jo�ão Luiz Kovaleski Brazil	19	310 0.7×	206 0.5×	370 1.0×	174 1.4×	163 1.5×	114	1.4k
António Amaral Portugal	13	575 1.3×	307 0.8×	321 0.9×	83 0.6×	118 1.1×	37	1.2k
Premaratne Samaranayake Australia	25	386 0.9×	686 1.7×	608 1.6×	72 0.6×	115 1.0×	92	1.6k
Regina Pagani Brazil	17	313 0.7×	230 0.6×	452 1.2×	162 1.3×	146 1.3×	65	1.3k

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Vergara, Alejandro, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Roberto S. Vassolo, et al.. (2025). Determinants of ICT Adoption and Performance in Healthcare: The Role of Individual Attributes and Organizational Contextual Factors. IEEE Access. 13. 22535–22550. 1 indexed citations

Herrera, Rodrigo F., et al.. (2025). Prediction of the project schedule performance outcome with last planner system and social network analysis indicators. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 33(2). 1116–1141.

Herrera, Rodrigo F., et al.. (2024). An AI Copilot for Make-Ready Planning in the Last Planner System. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 365–376.

Herrera, Rodrigo F., et al.. (2024). Predicting construction schedule performance with last planner system and machine learning. Automation in Construction. 167. 105716–105716. 6 indexed citations

Vergara, Alejandro, et al.. (2023). Electric mobility toward sustainable cities and road-freight logistics: A systematic review and future research directions. Journal of Cleaner Production. 430. 138959–138959. 20 indexed citations

Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Anupama Prashar, Jiju Antony, et al.. (2023). Role of leadership in the digitalisation of manufacturing organisations. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 34(2). 315–336. 15 indexed citations

Albornoz, Víctor M., Héctor Cancela, Alejandro Vergara, Sergio Maturana, & Andrés Weintraub. (2023). Preface to the Special Issue on OR and Big Data in Agriculture. International Transactions in Operational Research. 30(4). 1589–1590. 1 indexed citations

Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, et al.. (2022). Professional Competence and Its Effect on the Implementation of Healthcare 4.0 Technologies: Scoping Review and Future Research Directions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(1). 478–478. 20 indexed citations

Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Tarcísio Abreu Saurin, Flávio S. Fogliatto, et al.. (2022). The impact of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between TPM and maintenance performance. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 33(3). 489–520. 30 indexed citations

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Tlapa, Diego, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Flávio S. Fogliatto, et al.. (2022). Effects of Lean Interventions Supported by Digital Technologies on Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(15). 9018–9018. 26 indexed citations

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Vassolo, Roberto S., Alejandro Vergara, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, et al.. (2021). Hospital Investment Decisions in Healthcare 4.0 Technologies: Scoping Review and Framework for Exploring Challenges, Trends, and Research Directions. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(8). e27571–e27571. 16 indexed citations

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Vergara, Alejandro, et al.. (2021). Determining optimal laser-beam cutting equipment investment through a robust optimization modeling approach. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254893–e0254893. 1 indexed citations

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Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Flávio S. Fogliatto, Kleber Francisco Espôsto, et al.. (2020). Healthcare costs’ reduction through the integration of Healthcare 4.0 technologies in developing economies. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 33(3-4). 467–487. 26 indexed citations

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Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Rogério Miorando, & Alejandro Vergara. (2019). The moderating effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between lean supply chain management and performance improvement. Supply Chain Management An International Journal. 24(2). 20 indexed citations

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Vergara, Alejandro, et al.. (2018). A real options approach for joint overhaul and replacement strategies with mean reverting prices. Annals of Operations Research. 286(1-2). 303–324. 3 indexed citations

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Vergara, Alejandro, et al.. (2013). Rubens in Madrid (1628-29): new technical evidence concerning his copies after Titian, and a new portrait. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31(49). 18–33. 1 indexed citations

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Marquez, Leorey, Simon Dunstall, John J. Bartholdi, & Alejandro Vergara. (2012). 'Cool or hot': A study of container temperatures in Australian wine shipments. Australasian journal of regional studies. 18(3). 420. 7 indexed citations

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Brugger, Markus, Daniel Kramer, R. Losito, et al.. (2010). Review of critical radiation areas for LHC electronics and mitigation actions. Radiation monitoring and first results. 170–180. 4 indexed citations

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Vergara, Alejandro, et al.. (2004). "Filopómenes reconocido por unos ancianos en Megara" de Rubens y Snyders. 22(40). 26–37.

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Vergara, Alejandro. (1987). Estudio de necesidades. 33–34.

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