Luis Alberto Franco

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Luis Alberto Franco

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-8565

  • Peru

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20042024

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Professional profile

Full Professor at Pacífico Business School and Professor of Management Sciences at the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University (England). He has been Visiting Professor at IE Business School (Spain), University of St Gallen (Switzerland), and Radboud University (Netherlands). Ph.D. in Operations Research, London School of Economics and Political Science; M.Sc. in Operations Research, Lancaster University; MBA, Universidad del Pacífico; Civil Engineer, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. A Decision analysis expert with over 20 years' experience as a consultant and researcher for organizations such as Bombardier, Whitbread, Network Rail, the World Health Organization, and the UK Departments of Defense and Environment, and Food and Rural Affairs, where he has directed projects of strategic planning, multi-organizational collaboration and biosafety analysis. His research program examines how human behavior affects, or is affected by, the use of decision tools and processes. His Managing Biosecurity Threats project received the 2017 Loughborough University Enterprise Award in the 'Impact from Research' category, and his research papers appear regularly published in prestigious academic journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, Group Decision and Negotiation, and Risk Analysis.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, The London School of Economics and Political Science

31 Aug 2005

Master of Science in Operational Research, Lancaster University

1 Dec 1997

Magíster en Administración, Universidad del Pacífico

14 Aug 1996

Ingeniero Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

27 Aug 1991

Bachiller en Ciencias con mención en Ingeniería Civil

20 Mar 1990

Concytec Score

  • María Rostworowski I

Researching Topics

  • Use and impact of decision models
  • Decision practices and processes
  • Facilitation and team management

Teaching Topics

  • Leadership for decision making
  • Research on operations
  • Analysis for decision making
  • Quantitive methods for decision making

Occupation type for R&D personnel

  • Researcher or innovator member

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  • How groups manage conflict when using model-driven decision support: An epistemic motivation lens

    Engin, A., Franco, L. A. & Rouwette, E. A. J. A., Dec 2024, In: Omega. 129, 103142.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article in a journal › peer-review

    Open Access
    1 Scopus citations

  • Operational research: Methods and applications

    Petropoulos, F., Laporte, G., Aktas, E., Alumur, S. A., Archetti, C., Ayhan, H., Battarra, M., Bennell, J. A., Bourjolly, J.-M., Boylan, J. E., Breton, M., Canca, D., Charlin, L., Chen, B., Cicek, C. T., Jr, L. A. C., Currie, C. S. M., Demeulemeester, E., Ding, L. & Disney, S. M. & 62 others, Ehrgott, M., Eppler, M. J., Erdoğan, G., Fortz, B., Franco, L. A., Frische, J., Greco, S., Gregory, A. J., Hämäläinen, R. P., Herroelen, W., Hewitt, M., Holmström, J., Hooker, J. N., Işık, T., Johnes, J., Kara, B. Y., Karsu, Ö., Kent, K., Köhler, C., Kunc, M., Kuo, Y.-H., Letchford, A. N., Leung, J., Li, D., Li, H., Lienert, J., Ljubić, I., Lodi, A., Lozano, S., Lurkin, V., Martello, S., McHale, I. G., Midgley, G., Morecroft, J. D. W., Mutha, A., Oğuz, C., Petrovic, S., Pferschy, U., Psaraftis, H. N., Rose, S., Saarinen, L., Salhi, S., Song, J.-S., Sotiros, D., Stecke, K. E., Strauss, A. K., Tarhan, İ., Thielen, C., Toth, P., Woensel, T. V., Berghe, G. V., Vasilakis, C., Vaze, V., Vigo, D., Virtanen, K., Wang, X., Weron, R., White, L., Yearworth, M., Yıldırım, E. A., Zaccour, G. & and, X. Z., 2024, In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 75, 3, p. 423-617 195 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

    Open Access
    26 Scopus citations

  • Problem structuring methods: taking stock and looking ahead

    Franco, L. A. & Rouwette, E. A. J. A., 7 Jul 2022, The Palgrave Handbook of operations research. Salhi, S. & Boylan, J. (eds.). Cham, p. 735-780 46 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

    7 Scopus citations

  • Group decision support practice “as it happens”

    Franco, L. A. & Greiffenhagen, C., 1 Jan 2021, Handbook of group decision and negotiation. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 793-814 22 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

    2 Scopus citations

  • Taking stock of behavioural OR : a review of behavioural studies with an intervention focus

    Franco, L. A., Hämäläinen, R. P., Rouwette, E. A. J. A. & Leppänen, I., 1 Sep 2021, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 293, 2, p. 401-418 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article in a journal › peer-review

    Open Access
    42 Scopus citations
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