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Trucco Paolo

Full Professor

Paolo Trucco is Full Professor of Industrial Risk Management, Director of the Centre for Risk and Resilience Management of Complex Systems, and Scientific Director of the Observatory on Space Economy.

His research and professional activities range from Supply Chain Risk Management and Resilience, Capital Project Risks in the context of Climate Change and Energy Transition, to Resilience Engineering of interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems.

He is advisor of DG Home Affairs (EC) on Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource Supply Chain Resilience, and advisor of the Lombardy Region Government for the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programme.

He is member of ANRA and FERMA (Federation of European Risk Management Associations) and ESRA (the European Safety and Reliability Association). He is author of more than 290 scientific publications, and frequently hosted as commentator on TV and newspapers on industrial strategy and management topics.

Career

PHD: Quality Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Research

Paolo’s primary research fields are:

  • Risk Management and Resilience of complex socio-technical systems with applications in energy, transportation, other Critical Infrastructure systems and Healthcare (mainly focusing on criteria and models for strategic and tactical decisions);
  • Supply Chain Risk Management and Resilience in the context of Climate Change and Circular Economy (with a particular emphasis on modelling and quantitative analysis);
  • Digital-driven innovation in Capital Projects Supply Chains/Networks (mainly EPC and ETO operations);
  • Integration of OHS Performance Management in World Class Manufacturing approaches.

He is author of more than 270 scientific publications.

Selected Publications

Chizaryfard A.| Trucco P.| Nuur C. (2021), "The transformation to a circular economy: framing an evolutionary view", Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 31, 475-504

Borghetti F.| Petrenj B.| Trucco P.| Calabrese V.| Ponti M.| Marchionni G. (2021), "Multi-level approach to assessing the resilience of road network infrastructure", International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 17, 97-132

Brambilla A.| Mangili S.| Macchi M.| Trucco P.| Perego A.| Capolongo S. (2021), "Covid-19 massive vaccination center layouts. A modular and scalable model for Lombardy region, Italy", Acta Biomedica, 92

Birkie S.E.| Trucco P. (2020), "Do not expect others do what you should! Supply chain complexity and mitigation of the ripple effect of disruptions", International Journal of Logistics Management, 31, 123-144

Mousavi S.S.| Khani Jazani R.| Cudney E.A.| Trucco P. 82020), "Quantifying the relationship between lean maturity and occupational health and safety: Antecedents and leading indicators", International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 11, 150-170

Community service

  • Director - PhD Programme in Management Engineering, 01/12/2014
  • Vice Director - PhD Programme in Management Engineering, 01/12/2009 - 30/11/2014
  • Vice Director - EDIM (European Doctorate in Industrial Management, 01/05/2011 - to date
  • Member of the Executive board (Giunta) , 01/01/2013 - to date
  • Member of the PhD Board - School of Doctoral Studies, 01/12/2014 - to date
  • Member of the editorial Team/Board - Direccion Y Organizacion - Revista de Ingenieria de Organizacion, CEPADE. ISSN 1132-175X (Scopus).
  • Reviewer for Reliability Engineering and System Safety. Elsevier (Scopus, WoS). Outstanding Reviewer Status

Research projects