Franceschetto Simone

PHD

I have more than 15 years of professional experience in product and project management, industrial/service operations, marketing and innovation in the consumer goods industry (Whirlpool, Haier, Stiga, Jacuzzi, Atos).

I received the MBA degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the POLIMI Graduate School of Management, in 2014, where I am currently working toward the Executive PhD degree in the field of Operations Supply Chain Management.

I am a business consultant/development and an adjunct lecturer/researcher at the PLA.NET (PLAnning supply NETworks) research group of the POLIMI School of Management.

I am a Management Engineer (MSc & BSc) and also an industrial consultant/auditor in the field of Industry 4.0, R&D, Innovation, and digital transformation for SMEs (small-medium enterprises).

I spent almost one year studying and living abroad with the Erasmus programme with the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland).

I am member of the Milan Order of Engineers (Industrial sector)

Career

Freelence/Consultant/Engineer (2019-now)

Haier Europe (2017-2019)

Stiga (2017)

Jacuzzi Europe (2016)

Whirlpool EMEA (2008-2016)

Atos Spa (2007-2008)


Executive PhD (2021-now)

MBA part time (2012-2014)

MSc Management Engineering (2005-2007)

Erasmus international program (2006-2007)

BSc Management Engineering (2001-2005)

Research

Research interests: Supply Chain Management

Research projects: Enhancing Supply Chain Management Optimization - Balancing Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Customer Value

Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Cigolini

Selected Publications

  1. How Lean Marketing can improve the integration with the Supply Chain (2025)
  2. Assessing the sustainability of fresh stuffed pasta supply chain through Life Cycle Assessment (2024)
  3. How information technologies can support the integration between supply chain and marketing (2024)
  4. Improving Supply Chain in the Automotive Industry With the Right Bill of Material Configuration (2023)
  5. Improving the Supply Chain - Marketing interface, translating the Voice of the Customer into processes (2023)
  6. Shop floor control in the VLSI circuit manufacturing: a simulation approach and a case study (2022)
  7. Supply chain resilience in the European football industry: the impact of Covid-19 (2022)
  8. The ‘new normal’ in the automotive supply chain after Covid (2022)
  9. Using blockchain to mitigate supply chain risks in the construction industry (2022)
  10. Mitigating the bullwhip effect in the electric power industry: a simulation model and a case study (2021)
  11. Case studies in supply chain management (2021)

Grants, awards and Honours

Community service