Main areas of work: Dairy science and technology; sensory analysis; functional foods; quality management; food innovation and development.

Education: Agroindustrial Engineer, M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology; Ph.D. in Engineering: Industry and Organizations.

Research interests: 

• Design and Development of functional foods.  
• Integral quality of food. 

Research groups: 

• Research and Development in Management, Productivity and Competitiveness BioManagement.
• Food quality assurance and new product development. 

Recent projects: 

• Quality management practices determinant for agroindustrial productivity.
• Case study: Colombian dairy industry (2018-2019). 
• Quality management systems as a tool for strengthening productivity in the Colombian agroindustrial sector (2017-2018). 
• Monitoring of yogurt aroma production during lactic acid fermentation using electronic nose and sensory evaluation (2011-2012).

Outstanding publications:

• Ruales Guzmán, B.V. and Castellanos Domínguez, O.F. (2022). "Benefits on productivity indicators after quality management implementation: evidence in the dairy industry". International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. Cuartil Q2 Scimago.
• Ruales Guzmán, B. V., Castellanos Domínguez, O. F., and Brun, A. (2021). “Instruments to Identify Relevant Quality Management Practices to Productivity”. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 33(1), 84-126. Cuartil Q2 Scimago. 
• Ruales Guzmán, B. V., Rodriguez Lozano, G. I., and Castellanos Domínguez, O. F. (2021). “Measuring productivity of dairy industry companies: an approach with data envelopment analysis”. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 11(2), 160–177. Cuartil Q2 Scimago. 
• Cavallo, A., Ghezzi, A., and Ruales Guzmán, B. V. (2020). “Driving internationalization through Busi-ness Model Innovation: evidences from an AgTech company”. Multinational Business Review, 28(2), 201–220. Cuartil Q1 Scimago. 
• Ruales Guzmán, B. V., Brun, A., and Castellanos Domínguez, O. F. (2019). “Quality management as a determinant factor of productivity: A systematic literature review”. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 68(4), 675–698. Cuartil Q1 Scimago

Social Networks

LinkedIn         Instagram