Melacini Marco
Full Professor
Melacini Marco
Full Professor
Marco Melacini is Full Professor of Logistics Management at Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches the courses Logistics Management and International Distribution at the Master of Science in Management Engineering.
He is Director of the Observatory on Contract Logistics and Member of the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of IJPDLM. He is part of the Board of the Ph.D in Management Engineering.
He is author of more than 100 papers at national and international level. He was involved in more than 30 research/techno
Research
His primary research fields are:
- development of Logistics 4.0 solutions;
- Factory logistics: analysis and development of new approaches towards high-responsive production systems;
- innovation in the Contract Logistics industry;
- exploration of innovative collaborative solutions in FMCG supply chain;
- food waste reduction;
- design of International Supply Chains.
Selected Publications
Moretti E.| Tappia E.| Limère V.| Melacini M. (2021), "Exploring the application of machine learning to the assembly line feeding problem", Operations Management Research, 14, 403-419
Modica T.| Perotti S.| Melacini M. (2021), "Green warehousing: Exploration of organisational variables fostering the adoption of energy-efficient material handling equipment", Sustainability (Switzerland), 13
Rasini M.| Tappia E.| Melacini M. (2021), "E-fulfilment in grocery retailing: Design insights for a store-based distribution system", International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 39, 470-490
Prataviera L.B.| Perotti S.| Melacini M.| Moretti E. (2020), "Postponement Strategies for Global Downstream Supply Chains: A Conceptual Framework", Journal of Business Logistics, 41, 94-110
Tappia E.| Moretti E.| Melacini M. (2020), "A Simulation Analysis of Part Feeding to Assembly Stations with Vertical Robotic Storage and Retrieval Systems", IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 591, 45-53
Community service
- Director - Percorso Executive in Supply Chain Management-Logistics
- Member of the PhD Board - PhD in Management Engineering
- He is Member of Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of IJPDLM