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2016, A special Issue on Warehousing

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Riccardo Manzini, Yavuz Bozer , Sunderesh Heragu , 2015, Decision models for the design, optimization and management of warehousing and material handling systems. International Journal of Production Economics. Volume 170, Part C, December 2015, Pages 711-716 Introduction For many companies, warehousing and materials handling (MH) are essentially non-value added activities...

Environmental and economic assessment of fresh fruit supply chain through value chain analysis, 2015

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MATTEO M. SAVINO, RICCARDO MANZINI, ANTONIO MAZZA, 2015, Environmental and economic assessment of fresh fruit supply chain through value chain analysis. A case study in chestnuts industry. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, vol 26(1), 1-18. ISSN: 0953-7287. doi: 10.1080/09537287.2013.839066 Abstract In recent years, both researches and practitioners have devoted attention...

Life Cycle Assessment of Extra-Virgin Olive oil, 2015

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OPEN ACCESS TO THE PAPER ACCORSI R., VERSARI L., MANZINI R., 2015, Glass vs. Plastic: Life Cycle Assessment of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Bottles across Global Supply Chains. Sustainability 2015, 7(3), 2818-2840; WOS: 000351843400028. Scopus: 2-s2.0-84926325756. doi:10.3390/su7032818. Abstract The environmental impacts of global food supply chains are growing with...

Closed-loop network for product life cycle, 2015

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Accorsi, Riccardo; Manzini, Riccardo; Pini, Chiara; Penazzi, Stefano, 2015. On the design of closed-loop networks for product life cycle management: Economic, environmental and geography considerations. DOI:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.09.005. pp.121-134. In JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY - ISSN:0966-6923 vol. 48. Highlights • A MILP model for the strategic design ...

A comparison of shipping containers from technical, economic and environmental perspectives, 2014

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RICCARDO ACCORSI, RICCARDO MANZINI, EMILIO FERRARI, 2014, A comparison of shipping containers from technical, economic and environmental perspectives. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH. PART D, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT, 26, 52-59 Highlights • An integrated approach is used to evaluate alternative containers in maritime transportation. • Four case studies of international sh...

A decision-support system for the design and management of warehousing systems, 2014

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RICCARDO ACCORSI, RICCARDO MANZINI, FAUSTO MARANESI, 2014, A decision-support system for the design and management of warehousing systems. COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY. Vol.65, pp.175-186. ISSN: 0166-3615 Highlights • This paper presents an original decision-support system (DSS) for storage system design and operations control. • Analytical methods, models and algorith...

Economic and environmental assessment of reusable plastic containers: a food catering supply chain case study, 2014

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RICCARDO ACCORSI, ALESSANDRO CASCINI, SUSAN CHOLETTE, RICCARDO MANZINI, CRISTINA MORA, 2014, Economic and environmental assessment of reusable plastic containers: a food catering supply chain case study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS. Vol.152, 88–101 Highlights • Original framework for the integrated design of a food packaging system and distribution n...

2014, Special issue on Food Supply Chain

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International Journal of Production Economics Volume 152, June 2014, Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management LI, D.,WANG, X., CHAN, H.K., MANZINI R., 2014, Sustainable food supply chain management. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS. Vol.152, 1-8 Sustainable production and distribution is a pertinent and timely issue in production economics. This is particularl...

Operational planning models for distribution networks, 2014

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MANZINI R., ACCORSI R., BORTOLINI M., 2014, Operational planning models for distribution networks, International Journal of Production Research, Vol.52(1), 89-116. ISSN: 0020-7543, DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.828168 Abstract The design and optimisation of a logistic network deals with a wide set of decisions, e.g. the determination of the best location and capacity o...

Sustainability and quality in the food supply chain. A case study of shipment of edible oils, 2014

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Manzini, R., Accorsi, R., Ayyad, Z., Bendini, A., Bortolini, M., Gamberi, M., Valli, E., Gallina Toschi, T. (2014), Sustainability and quality in the food supply chain. A case study of shipment of edible oils. BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL. Vol.16(12), pp. 2069-2090. ISSN: 0007-070X. Purpose – Modern supply chains collect and deliver products worldwide and link vendors a...

The new conceptual framework for food supply chain assessment, 2013

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MANZINI R., ACCORSI R. (2013). The new conceptual framework for food supply chain assessment. JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING. Vol. 115, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages 251–263. Abstract Food industry is the first in European Community for revenues, with more than 8 millions of employee. Logistics and supply chain management play a crucial role in food industry. Thi...

Quality at destination: simulating shipment of three bottled edible oils from Italy to Taiwan, 2013

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ENRICO VALLI, RICCARDO MANZINI, RICCARDO ACCORSI, MARCO BORTOLINI, MAURO GAMBERI, ALESSANDRA BENDINI, GIOVANNI LERCKER AND TULLIA GALLINA TOSCHI, (2013). Quality at destination: simulating shipment of three bottled edible oils from Italy to Taiwan. La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse. Vol. 90, Issue 3, pp.163-169. Abstract The effects on quality and safety of foodst...

A top-down approach and a decision support system for the design and management of logistic networks, 2012

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MANZINI R. (2012). A top-down approach and a decision support system for the design and management of logistic networks. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, vol. Volume 48, Issue 6, p. 1185-1204, ISSN: 1366-5545. Abstract This paper presents an original top-down approach, made of original models and solving methods, and a decision suppo...

2007, Traceability of food products: general framework and experimental evidence

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REGATTIERI A., GAMBERI M., MANZINI R. (2007). Traceability of food products: general framework and experimental evidence. JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING. vol. 81, pp. 347 - 356. ISSN: 0260-8774, Abstract Traceability is becoming a method of providing safer food supplies and of connecting producers and consumers. Recent diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) ...

2003, Redesign of the Mozzarella cheese production process through development of a micro-forming and stretching extruder system

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FERRARI E., GAMBERI M., MANZINI R., PARESCHI A., PERSONA A., REGATTIERI A. (2003) Redesign of the Mozzarella cheese production process through development of a micro-forming and stretching extruder system, JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING, vol. 59, n°1, pp.13-23. ISSN: 0260-8774. Abstract The aim of this paper is the analysis and examination of the industrial processes for M...