Based on the 2018 International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJCIEOM) conference that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, this proceedings volume is the first of two focusing on mathematical applications in digital transformation. The different contributions in this volume explore topics such as health care, social technologies, mathematical programming applications, public transport services, new product development, industry 4.0, occupational safety, quality control, e-services, risk management, and supply chain management. Written by renowned scientists from around the world, this multidisciplinary volume serves as a reference on industrial engineering and operations management and as a source on current findings for researchers and students who focus in business models, digital literacy and technology in education, logistics, production and information systems, and operations management.

Based on the 2018 International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJCIEOM) conference that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, this proceedings volume is the first of two focusing on mathematical applications in digital transformation. The different contributions in this volume explore topics such as modelling, simulation, logistics, innovation, sustainability, health care, supply chain, lean manufacturing, operations management, quality and digital. Written by renowned scientists from around the world, this multidisciplinary volume serves as a reference on industrial engineering and operations management and as a source on current findings for researchers and students aiming to work on industrial-related problems.

Nowadays, the concept of new materials are changed in a daily basis. The knowledge of such kind of materials, especially composite materials, has become mandatory since our energy matrix is changing. Polymer concrete appear in this section as a new material with excellent mechanical and electrical properties. Polymer concrete is a concrete like material but instead of concrete a polymer resin is used as matrix. In comparison to ordinary concrete, polymer concrete exhibit excellent compressive, flexural and fracture properties. Also, polymer concrete, as a composite material, can be reinforced with synthetic fibers like glass and carbon, as well as natural fibers, such as coir, sugar cane bagasse, piassava, sisal, banana and curaua. These reinforcements can improve polymer concrete to values even higher than unreinforced.