International Journals

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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Simulating product-packaging conditions under environmental stresses in a food supply chain cyber-physical twin, 2022

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Elsevier Journal, journal homepage Authors: Riccardo Accorsi (a, b), Marco Bortolini (a), Mauro Gamberi (a), Beatrice Guidani (a), Riccardo Manzini (a), Michele Ronzoni (a) a: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum, Viale Risorgimento, 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy b: CIRI – AGRO, Inte...
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A traceability-support system to control safety and sustainability indicators in food distribution – 2021

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Food Control 2021 Elsevier - journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/foodcont A. Gallo, R. Accorsi, A. Goh , H. Hsiao , R. Manzini  ABSTRACT Whilst policymakers encourage companies to control food distribution and ensure products’ safety and compliance with regulations, the fragmentation of food supply chains, made of multiple stage...
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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 new book on “Sustainable Food Supply Chain”

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Sustainable Food Supply Chains 1st Edition, Edited by Riccardo Accorsi and Riccardo Manzini Planning, Design, and Control through Interdisciplinary Methodologies Description Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Planning, Design, and Control through Interdisciplinary Methodologies provides integrated and practicable solutions that aid planners and entreprene...
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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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Plant design and control in food service industry. A multi-disciplinary decision-support system

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Authors: Alessandro Tufano, Riccardo Accorsi, Federica Garbellini, Riccardo Manzini  Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166361518303968 Abstract Every day, thousands of pupils, students, employees, and hospital patients eat food outside their homes that is cooked far from the place of consumption. The food service industry is responsible for supply...
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Warehouse management system customization and information availability in 3pl companies: A decision-support tool, 2018

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Warehouse management system customization and information availability in 3pl companies: A decision-support tool Author(s): Giulia Baruffaldi, (Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy) (Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy) Riccardo Accorsi, (Depar...
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A bi-objective storage assignment policy for temperature-sensitive products, 2018

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Abstract The increasing attention of consumers to product quality and safety raises new challenges for logistics. Enhancing the operation efficiency and mutually ensuring the safety and quality of the handled products are key levers for logistics providers and other operators in temperature-sensitive supply chain. Handling the temperature conditions experienced by th...
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On the design of cooperative vendors’ networks in retail food supply chains: a logistics-driven approach, 2018

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READ THE PAPER HERE ABSTRACT This paper explores the impact of the adoption of a cooperative approach on retail food supply chains, whose performances are strongly affected by the daily planning of deliveries from vendors. This approach requires a horizontal communication among vendors, and might result in minimising the overall transport costs. Nevertheless, the ...
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Picking efficiency and stock safety: A bi-objective storage assignment policy for temperature-sensitive products, 2017

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Read the paper (free access at this link) Highlights • Given the increasing attention of consumers to product quality and safetythis paper illustrates. • An original adaptive storage assignment policy for temperature-sensitive products. • An original bi-objective integer programming model addressing storage efficiency and safety. • A policy for warehouses t...
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A climate driven decision-support model for the distribution of perishable products, 2017

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see the paper (free-access) till sept.2017   Highlights • This paper addresses an open field of research in the supply chain of perishable products. • This paper provides a MILP model for the planning of processing and distribution operations in cold chains. • This paper incorporates the interactions of distribution constraints and climate conditions. ...
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On Reconciling Sustainable Plants and Networks Design for By-Products Management in the Meat Industry, 2017

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The following study on Meat Supply Chain has been recently presented during the last conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing by Riccardo Accorsi. Accorsi R., Manzini R., Baruffaldi G., Bortolini M. (2017) On Reconciling Sustainable Plants and Networks Design for By-Products Management in the Meat Industry. In: Campana G., Howlett R., Setchi R., Cimat...
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Accelerated life testing for packaging decisions in the edible oils distribution, 2017

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free download till June 17, 2017 (use this link) more info at the following link Highlights • In long-ray shipments thermal stress can compromise the performance of packaging. • Reliability of a packaging is the ability to respond to stresses throughout the logistic process. • Three applications of ALT analysis to food packaging for edible oils are illustrate...
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Call for papers on “Food Supply Chain & Food Industry”, Special Issue on SUSTAINABILITY – int.Journal ISI-SCOPUS

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Sustainability in Food Supply Chain and Food Industry Sustainability in Food Supply Chain and Food Industry (link to the flyer), sustainability Journal (Impact Factor, 1.343 - 2015) Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2017 This is a call for papers for contributions on food supply chain and food industry in a very important international journal: ...
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SIMULATING INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS OF VEGETABLE OILS, 2017

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FULL paper download Simulating international shipments of vegetable oils: focus on quality changes Z. Ayyad, E. Valli, A. Bendini, R. Accorsi, R. Manzini, M. Bortolini, M. Gamberi, T. Gallina Toschi Abstract This investigation evaluated the quality changes of commercial vegetable oils after different simulated shipments. In particular, the oils were placed in co...
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2016, Food Supply Chain, Dairy products

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A Closed-Loop Traceability System to Improve Logistics Decisions in Food Supply Chains: A Case Study on Dairy Products R. Accorsi, E. Ferrari, M. Gamberi, R. Manzini and A. Regattieri in Advances in Food Traceability Techniques and Technologies 1st Edition Improving Quality Throughout the Food Chain Editors: Montserrat Espiñeira Francisco Santaclara ...
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2016, The land-network problem: ecosystem carbon balance in planning sustainable agro-food supply chains

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The land-network problem: ecosystem carbon balance in planning sustainable agro-food supply chains   R Accorsi, S Cholette, R Manzini, C Pini, S Penazzi Journal of Cleaner Production 112, 158-171 Highlights • An inclusive definition of the agro-food ecosystem is given with respect to the goal of achieving climate stability. • An original framework...
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Life Cycle Picking, 2016

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Riccardo Manzini, Riccardo Accorsi, Mauro Gamberi, Stefano Penazzi, 2015, Modeling class-based storage assignment over life cycle picking patterns. International Journal of Production Economics. Volume 170, Part C, December 2015, Pages 790-800. doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.06.026   Highlights • A new approach for the design and management of a class-based storage...
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