About the Authors

Maritza Mera-Gaona

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

maritzag@unicauca.edu.co

Affiliation University of Cauca, Colombia, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

Ursula Neumann

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Data Science and Optimization, Fraunhofer Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services SCS, Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany

Rubiel Vargas-Canas

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Cauca, Colombia, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

Diego M. López

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Cauca, Colombia, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

Competing Interests

The academic and commercial affiliations of the authors, Colciencias, Fraunhofer Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services SCS and University of Cauca, do not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.