Process Transformation and Digitalization Director
Altri Group
Fátima Carneiro is Process Transformation and Digitalization Director at ALTRI Group and a PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP). She is also an Associate Researcher at the Kaizen Institute and was previously affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through an international research project on digital transformation and industrial sustainability.
She has extensive experience leading operational excellence and digital transformation programmes across multiple industries through the application of Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, and Artificial Intelligence. Her work focuses on improving productivity, quality, sustainability, and business performance through process optimisation and innovation.
Her scientific output includes peer-reviewed journal articles, and she contributes to the scientific community as both an author and reviewer for international journals.
Her main research topics include operational excellence, digital transformation, Lean management, Six Sigma, artificial intelligence, business process improvement, sustainability, ESG performance, quality management, and industrial engineering.
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Articles:
Carneiro, F., Serôdio, M., Nóvoa, H., Carvalho, A. M., Antony, J., Bhat, S., & Gijo, E. (2025). Spice quality: A Six Sigma approach to increasing SCAN colour in a paprika production process. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-12-2024-0850
Lizarelli, F. L., Antony, J., Suarez, M., Carneiro, F., Sony, M., Chakraborty, A., Ma, J., & Chan, F. T. (2025). Analysis of the impact of Kaizen practices on ESG performance and the mediating role of digital systems. Business Process Management Journal, 31(8), 148–175. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-01-2025-0056
Carneiro, F., Nóvoa, H., Carvalho, A. M., & Lamilla, F. (2024). Optimising ESG-enhanced performance: a literature review of lean, six sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 36(1–2), 146–178. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2024.2442392
