This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic logistics and supply chain processes five industrial sectors Italy, namely food & beverage, machine manufacturing, metal mechanical industry, transport, textile fashion. A questionnaire survey, with 82 useful responses, was conducted to investigate various effects these businesses, such as volumes handled service performance in immediate-, short- medium-term, countermeasures implemented by companies future...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a business process reengineering (BPR) approach public administration Italy, first assess the efficiency administration, then redesign its internal processes, improve current performance. Design/methodology/approach A detailed mapping AS IS processes was initially carried out, together with collection relevant data. Then, simulation model designed support BPR approach. In particular, exploited performance scenario organization, investigate...

Spare parts inventory management represents a strategic but critical process in many manufacturing companies, which have to handle high amount of different items. This work aims at developing simulation model manage the level spare an ETO (engineering order) company. First, heterogeneous items been analysed and classified into four categories. Later, has developed reproduce policy currently used monitor control them. Finally, new procedure implemented improve current management. Results show...

This study investigates the impact of different reverse logistics (RL) strategies on economic and environmental performance a system within rubber flooring sector. A simulation tool was developed to replicate behavior real production system, focusing transition from linear circular processes. By considering multiple factors influencing performance, this research offers an overview sustainability various RL provides realistic es-timates for scenarios. Three key were identified evaluate each...

Background: Emergency scenarios present unprecedented challenges for supply chains worldwide, particularly in the management and distribution of critical supplies, where timely delivery maintaining integrity are crucial. Methods: This article explores an innovative approach to enhance emergency using blockchain technology simulation-based modelling. The proposed methodology aims tackle issues such as transparency, efficiency, security, which vital managing logistics during crises. A case...

This paper develops a quantitative tool for the assessment of sustainability at company’s level, taking into account its three key perspectives, i.e., economic, environmental and social. The proposed framework is grounded on fuzzy logic in particular monotonic hierarchical inference tool, as an effective means to gather judgements scores against performance indicators (KPIs) each perspective aggregated index. In developing we also solve some typical issues related sustainability, e.g.,...

Additive Manufacturing is a production technology, which completely differs from the traditional subtractive approach. Because its different nature, application could cause strong changes in supply chains and it affect relationship between chain players. This paper proposes quantitative evaluation of effects on performance, considering system configurations. A simulation model has been implemented order to reproduce behavior players compare scenarios. Both additive technologies have modelled...

In the era of smart factories, digital twin may be a key for improving ergonomics analyses related to manual assembly activities. The use technologies can help in bypassing some biases observational methods and speeding up analyses. This paper proposes framework based on development environment carrying out simulations complex working systems which number workers other variables have considered evaluation. Based such framework, case study considering heterogeneous car system has been...

In this paper, we analyse three traditional reorder policies, namely economic order interval (EOI), quantity (EOQ) and (S, s), applied to five food products with different shelf-life characteristics; fresh limited are considered. An ad hoc simulation model, reproducing a real two-echelon supply chain, was developed under Microsoft ExcelTM simulate the product flow along according policies. From simulation, minimum cost setting is first derived for all Then, additional performance parameters...

More than 60 years has passed since the installation of first robot in an industrial context. Since then, robotics seen great advancements and, today, robots can collaborate with humans executing a wide range working activities. Nevertheless, impact on human operators not been deeply investigated. To address this problem, we conducted empirical study to measure errors performed by two groups people performing task through virtual reality (VR) device. A sample 78 engineering students...

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent and control outbreak infectious diseases. The vaccine supply chain differs from traditional chains because perishability products, which need strict transport warehousing conditions guarantee health safety people. In addition, in case pandemics, big amount doses requested for implementation a mass vaccination campaign forces governments design proper logistic network plan rapid efficient distribution vaccines. This paper studies...

The implementation of sustainability principles is becoming fundamental for companies, also creating added value in the production processes. Production managers should not consider only economic-financial aspects their decisions, but environmental and social implications to extend benefits all current future world populations. This vision requires develop apply sustainability-oriented methodologies compare alternative strategies. paper contributes addressing this problem by proposing a...