Mateus do Rego Ferreira Lima

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Operations and Business Analytics at Fisher College of Business. My research investigates how technology can improve individual decision-making and operational processes. Major areas of application of my work include maintenance, warehouse, and manufacturing operations.

In July of 2024, I will be joining the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University-Indianapolis as an Assistant Professor.

Education

• Ph.D., Operations and Business Analytics, The Ohio State University, USA (in progress)
• Graduate Degree, Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (in progress)
• MS, Production Engineering (Major: Quality Systems), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
• BS (study abroad), Industrial Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering
• BS, Production Engineering, State University of Maranhão

Selected Publications

Bendoly, E., Chandrasekaran, A., do Rego Ferreira Lima, M., Handfield, R., Khajavi, S. H., & Roscoe, S. (2023). The role of generative design and additive manufacturing capabilities in developing human–AI symbiosis: Evidence from multiple case studies. Decision Sciences (https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12619).

Papers under review

do Rego Ferreira Lima, M., Bendoly, E., Craig, N., and Boyer, K. Nudging Tactics for Enhanced Compliance with Condition-Based Maintenance Guidelines. Journal of Operations Management (major revision).

M. Guedes, M. do Rego Ferreira Lima, E. Bendoly, D. Bachrach, and P. Pankaj. Returns from Aligning Operational Total Productive Maintenance Tactics and Contingent Worker Development: Strategic Options for Empowerment and Skill Enhancement.  Production and Operations Management (major revision).

do Rego Ferreira Lima, M., Franco, C. W., and Benitez, G. B. Performance Returns from Aligning Front-End Technologies and Just-in-Time Practices: Empirical Findings from the Brazilian Manufacturing Industry. International Journal of Logistics Management (major revision).

Working papers

do Rego Ferreira Lima, M., Craig, N., Bendoly, E. Condition-Based Maintenance with Operator Effort Investments. 

do Rego Ferreira Lima, M., Bendoly, E., Craig, N., and Boyer, K. Rosy Signals and Postponement: Teeing up Future Risk in Maintenance Operations. 

Teaching

BUSOBA 3230 - Introduction to Operations Management: Improving Competitiveness in Organizations 

Full-time instructor summer of 2022,  5.0/5.0  instructor evaluation.

Awards

• Runner-up, POMS Operational Excellence College Junior Scholar Best Paper Competition, 2024
• Honorable Mention, 38^th Edward  F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, 2024.
• Excellence in Ph.D. Student Teaching Award  - Fisher College of Business, 2023.
• First Place, 37^th Edward  F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University, 2023.
• Best Student Paper Award - Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference at Pittsburgh, 2017. 
• First Place, 24^th Undergraduate Research Forum, State University of Maranhão, 2012.