Research

A support-design framework for Cooperative Robots systems in labor-intensive manufacturing processes, 2021

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Elsevier int.Journal, website Authors: Michele Ronzoni (a), Riccardo Accorsi (a) (c) , Lucia Botti (b), Riccardo Manzini (a) (a) Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy(b) Interdepartmental Research Center on Security and Safety (CRIS), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy  ...
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Managing uncertain inventories, washing, and transportation of reusable containers in food retailer supply chains, 2022

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Elsevier intern. Journal, website Authors: Riccardo Accorsi (a),(c), Susan Cholette (b), Riccardo Manzini (a), Lorenzo Mucci (a) (a) Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy(b) Department of Decision Sciences, Lam Family College of Business- San Francisco State University, 16...
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A closed-loop packaging network design model to foster infinitely reusable and recyclable containers in food industry, 2020

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A closed-loop packaging network design model to foster infinitely reusable and recyclable containers in food industry International Journal - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2020 Elsevier. Impact Factor 3.660 Free ACCESS to the paper till September 2020 Abstract The current public and private policies pursuing environmental sustainability targets mand...
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A hierarchical data architecture for sustainable food supply chain management and planning

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Journal of Cleaner Production, dec.2018 Abstract The agro-food industry is one of the largest parts of the European Union's economy and faces economic and environmental stresses. While food traceability systems (FTSs) inform supply chain actors of product and logistical attributes, large scale implementations are scarce and are do not support active&nb...
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Sustainable Agro-Food Supply Chain Compensating Carbon and Energy

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Project Food Sustainability: Sustainable Agro-Food Supply Chain Compensating Carbon and Energy Global food demand will double by 2050 and strain agro-food supply chains. The increasing relevance of non-agrarian activities within the food supply chain mandates a systemic perspective for addressing sustainability. We consider the food supply chain as an ecosystem and define more...
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