Fabio Sgarbossa is Full Professor of Industrial Logistics at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NTNU (Norway) from October 2018. He has received his Master Degree in Management Engineering in 2005 and his PhD in Industrial Engineering in 2010, both at the University of Padova (Italy).

The main activities of his research are as follows:

• design and management of industrial logistics and production systems,
• supply chain management and logistics networks,
• technological innovation and digitalization in logistics,
• materials handling and warehousing,
• material management and inventory control,
• maintenance and reliability,
• human factors in logistics and industrial systems,
• health care logistics and humanitarian logistics.

He is working within the Production Management Group at MTP and he is now responsible of the new Lab Logistics 4.0 at NTNU. He has been and he is involved in several European and National Projects.

He is author and co-author of about 90 publications in relevant international journals and international research conferences (first was published in 2007). The scopus database (December, 2018) has him listed as follows: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=17346547400:

• n° papers: 89
• total n° of citations: 1167
• h-index: 20.

He has been member of Organizing and Scientific Committees and Session Chairman of several International Conferences and Workshops (INCOM, MIM, others). He has been also guest editor of several Special Issues in relevant International Journals, such as Computers and Industrial Engineering and Omega.

LIST OF AWARDS

2018 - Paper of the Month (January 2018) of International Journal of Production Research for the paper BATTINI, D., CALZAVARA, M., OTTO, A., & SGARBOSSA, F. (2018). Preventing ergonomic risks with integrated planning on assembly line balancing and parts feeding. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 1-21.
2017 - Best Reviewer Award for OMEGA journal for his extraordinary job done in editing the Special Issue “Customized Assembly Systems”.
2015 - Top 10 papers (among six hundred) of the conference INCOM 2015 (Ottawa, Canada) for two presented papers, and Best Application Paper for BATTINI D., SGARBOSSA F., DELORME X., DOLGUI A., (2015), “Assembly Line Balancing with Ergonomics Paradigms: Two Alternative Methods” at INCOM 2015 - 15th IFAC/IEEE/IFIP/IFORS Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (Ottawa, Canada).
2014 - One of my PhD Students received the Prof. Lazzarin Award for best PhD thesis at the University of Padova (Italy).
2012 - One of my PhD Students received the award for best proposed research at Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL), at ELA Research Day - 29th International Supply Chain Conference & EUROLOG 2012 (Berlin, Germany).
2008 - Awarded Best Paper for BATTINI D., FACCIO M., PERSONA A., SGARBOSSA F. (2008), “A Single Vendor, Multiple Buyer Inventory Model for Evaluating Consignment Stock Policy” at the Global Business and Innovation Development Conference (BIRC, Emerald, Elsevier, Science Direct Conference), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. ISBN 978-1-60585-005-4

LIST OF PUBLICATION – PROF. FABIO SGARBOSSA (UPDATE 11-10-2018)

2018
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F. (2018). A method to choose between carton from rack picking or carton from pallet picking. Computers and Industrial Engineering. In press.
Zennaro, I., Battini, D., Sgarbossa, F., Persona, A., & De Marchi, R. (2018). Micro downtime: Data collection, analysis and impact on OEE in bottling lines the San Benedetto case study. Interna-tional Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 35(4), 965–995. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-11-2016-0202
Calzavara, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Visentin, V. (2018). A model for rest allowance esti-mation to improve tasks assignment to operators. International Journal of Production Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1497816
Battaïa, O., Otto, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Pesch, E. (2018). Future trends in management and operation of assembly systems: from customized assembly systems to cyber-physical systems. Omega (United Kingdom), 78, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2018.01.010 (Editorial)
Calzavara, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Visentin, V. (2018). A device to monitor fatigue level in order-picking. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 118(4), 714–727. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-05-2017-0182
Calzavara M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2018), Economic and performance analysis of dual-bay Vertical Lift Modules, 15th International Material Handling Research Colloquium (IMHRC 2018) Savannah, USA, 22-26 July 2018 (Invited Contribution)
Sgarbossa F. (2018) Production Logistics in the I4.0 era. 15th International Material Handling Re-search Colloquium (IMHRC 2018) Savannah, USA, 22-26 July 2018 (Invited Speech)
Winkelhaus, S., Sgarbossa, F., Calzavara, M., & Grosse, E. H. (2018). The effects of human fatigue on learning in order picking: an explorative experimental investigation. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 832-837.
Sgarbossa, F., Zennaro, I., Florian, E., & Persona, A. (2018). Impacts of weibull parameters estima-tion on preventive maintenance cost. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 508-513.
Battini, D., Botti, L., Mora, C., & Sgarbossa, F. (2018). Ergonomics and human factors in waste col-lection: analysis and suggestions for the door-to-door method. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 838-843.
Zangaro, F., Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2018). A Model to Optimize the Reference Storage Assignment in a Supermarket to Expedite the Part Feeding Activities. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 1470-1475.
Finco, S., Battini, D., Delorme, X., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2018). Heuristic methods to con-sider rest allowance into assembly balancing problem. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 669-674.
Abdous, M. A., Delorme, X., Battini, D., Sgarbossa, F., & Berger-Douce, S. (2018). Multi-objective optimization of assembly lines with workers fatigue consideration. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 698-703.
Calzavara M., Persona A., & Sgarbossa F., (2018). Modelling of Rail Guided Vehicles serving an automated parts-to-picker system. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 1476-1481.
Zuin, S., Calzavara, M., Sgarbossa, F., & Persona, A. (2018). Ultra Wide Band Indoor Positioning System: analysis and testing of an IPS technology. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 1488-1492.
Visentin, V., Sgarbossa, F., Calzavara, M., & Persona, A. (2018). Fatigue accumulation in the assi-gnment of manual material handling activities to operators. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 826-831.
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., Visentin V., Zennaro, I. (2018). Integrating mocap system and immersive reality for efficient human-centred workstation design. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(11), 188-193.

2017
Battini, D., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Reprint of “Ergo-lot-sizing: An approach to integrate ergonomic and economic objectives in manual materials handling.” International Journal of Production Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.11.003
Sgarbossa, F., & Russo, I. (2017). A proactive model in sustainable food supply chain: Insight from a case study. International Journal of Production Economics, 183, 596–606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.07.022
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Additional effort estimation due to ergonomic conditions in order picking systems. International Journal of Production Research, 55(10), 2764–2774. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1190879
Battini, D., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Ergo-lot-sizing: An approach to integrate ergonomic and economic objectives in manual materials handling. Inter-national Journal of Production Economics, 185, 230–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.01.010
Calzavara, M., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Analysis of eco-nomic and ergonomic performance measures of different rack layouts in an order picking ware-house. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 111, 527–536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2016.07.001
Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Neumann, W. P., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Editorial: Human factors in industrial and logistic system design. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 111, 463–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2017.08.014 (Editorial)
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Otto, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Preventing ergonomic risks with inte-grated planning on assembly line balancing and parts feeding. International Journal of Produc-tion Research, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1363427
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Finco, S., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Design and improvement of big-size products assembly lines: State of the art and characteristics. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco (Vol. 2017–Septe, pp. 279–285).
Calzavara, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Visentin, V. (2017). Recovery time setting for order picking activities. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco (Vol. 2017–Septe, pp. 68–74).
Calzavara, M., Hanson, R., Sgarbossa, F., Medbo, L., & Johansson, M. I. (2017). Picking from pallet and picking from boxes: a time and ergonomic study. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50(1), 6888–6893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1212
Grosse, E. H., Calzavara, M., Glock, C. H., & Sgarbossa, F. (2017). Incorporating human factors in-to decision support models for production and logistics: current state of research. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50(1), 6900–6905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1214
Calzavara, M., Sgarbossa, F., Persona, A., Glock, C., Grosse, E. (2017). Vergleich unterschiedlicher papierloser Kommissioniersysteme. In WAREHOUSING 4.0 - Technische Lösungen und Ma-nagementkonzepte für die Lagerlogistik der Zukunft. ISBN: 978-3-944325-07-1. (Book Chap-ter)
Sgarbossa, F., Calzavara M., Persona, A., Battini, D. (2017). Economic and performance analysis of dual tray Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs). Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR 22), (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPE).
Calzavara, M., Sgarbossa, F., Glock, C., Grosse, E. (2017). Analytical models for a joint posture and fatigue analysis in order picking. in: Bousonville, T., Melo, T., Rezg, N., Vernadat, F. (eds.): Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Manage-ment, IESM 2017, 11. - 13.  Oktober 2017, Saarbrücken. Industry and Logistics 4.0: Trends, Benefits, and Challenges for Industrial Growth, pp. 32-37. (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPR).
Bogataj, D, Battini, D, Persona, A, Sgarbossa, F, Kovačić, D. (2017) Data driven close loop supply chains for sustainable logistics of the meat industry. V: PAWAR, Kulwant S (Ed.), POTTER, Andrew (Ed.), LISEC, Andrej (Ed.). Data driven supply chains : The proceedings of 22nd Inter-national Symposium on Logistics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-12th July 2017. Nottingham: Business School. cop. 2017, pp. 602-609.
Battini, D., Calzavara, M, Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F. (2017). MRP Theory Supporting Trade-Off between Investments in Collaborative Robots and Production in Foreign Countries for a Water Pumps Supply Chains. SOR 2017 Proceedings pp:229-234.

2016
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Sustainable Packaging Development for Fresh Food Supply Chains. Packaging Technology and Science, 29(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2185
Battini, D., Peretti, U., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Sustainable humanitarian operations: Closed-loop supply chain. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 25(1), 65–79. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2016.078067
Battini, D., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Human energy expen-diture in order picking storage assignment: A bi-objective method. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 94, 147–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2016.01.020
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Gamberi, M., Peretti, U., Persona, A., … Sgarbossa, F. (2016). New RFID pick-To-light system: Operating characteristics and future potential. Inter-national Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications, 7(1), 43–63. https://doi.org/10.3233/RFT-150071
Battini, D., Delorme, X., Dolgui, A., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Ergonomics in assembly line balancing based on energy expenditure: A multi-objective model. International Journal of Production Research, 54(3), 824–845. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2015.1074299
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). A new bi-objective approach for in-cluding ergonomic principles into EOQ model. International Journal of Production Research, 54(9), 2610–2627. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2015.1113324
Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Pham, H. (2016). Systemability: A New Reliability Function for Dif-ferent Environments. In: Quality and reliability management and its applications (pp. 145-193). Springer London. (Book Chapter).
Battini, D., Mazzon, S., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Condition-based maintenance in a bottling line. In Proceedings - 22nd ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design (pp. 60–64).
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Otto, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). The Integrated Assembly Line Balan-cing and Parts Feeding Problem with Ergonomics Considerations. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(12), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.594 (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPR)
Battini, D., Celin, A., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Zennaro, I. (2016). Reliability analysis based on field microdowntime data: A bottle production plant case study. In Proceedings - 22nd ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design (pp. 343–347).
Sgarbossa, F., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Visentin, V. (2016). Including ergonomics aspects into mixed-model assembly line balancing problem. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Vol. 489). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41694-6_94
Calzavara, M., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2016). Models for an er-gonomic evaluation of order picking from different rack layouts. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(12), 1715–1720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.829 (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPR).
Battini D., Calzavara M., Mazzon S, Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2016), Balancing assembly line and part picking at once to achieve economic gains in assembly system management In: 19th Inter-national working seminar on production economics, February 23-26, 2016.
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., Visentin V. (2016), Sustainable purchasing and transportation in a global supply chain scenario under a cap and trade system In: 19th International working seminar on production economics, February 23-26, 2016.
Battini D., Glock C., Grosse E., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2016), An integrated approach to inclu-de ergonomics in lot-sizing decision In: 19th International working seminar on production eco-nomics, February 23-26, 2016 (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPE).
Battini D., Calzavara M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2016), Dual-tray vertical lift modules for fast order picking, 14th International Material Handling Research Colloquium (IMHRC 2016) Karl-sruhe Institute of Technology Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 12-16 June 2016 (Invited Con-tribution)
Sgarbossa F. (2016), Human factors in industrial and logistic system design, “Logistic Summit - In-dustrial and Academics Meeting”, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, 11-13 May 2016 (Invited speech)

2015
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). A comparative analysis of different paperless picking systems. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 115(3), 483–503. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2014-0314
Sgarbossa, F., Persona, A., & Pham, H. (2015). Using systemability function for periodic replace-ment policy in real environments. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 31(4), 617–633. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.1620
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Haulage sharing approach to achieve sustainability in material purchasing: New method and numerical applications. International Journal of Production Economics, 164, 308–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.12.011
Sgarbossa, F., & De Leeuw, S. D. (2015). Humanitarian Operations Management. International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 21(1), 1–3. (Editorial)
Battini, D., Gamberi, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Part-feeding with supermarket in as-sembly systems: Transportation mode selection model and multi-scenario analysis. Assembly Automation, 35(1), 149–159. https://doi.org/10.1108/AA-06-2014-053
Battini, D., Calzavara, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Order picking system design: The storage assignment and travel distance estimation (SA&TDE) joint method. International Journal of Production Research, 53(4), 1077–1093. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2014.944282
Peretti, U., Tatham, P., Wu, Y., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Reverse logistics in humanitarian opera-tions: challenges and opportunities. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Ma-nagement, 5(2), 253–274. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2014-0026
Sgarbossa, F., Peretti, U., Persona, A., & Tatham, P. (2015). Multi-criteria decision-making in the management of humanitarian operations. International Journal of Services and Operations Ma-nagement, 22(4), 413–441. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2015.072735
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Logistics cycle indexes: Supply Network Analysis takes a step further. In Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Operatio-nal Research, SOR 2015 (pp. 209–214).
Battini, D., Delorme, X., Dolgui, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Assembly line balancing with ergono-mics paradigms: Two alternative methods. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(3), 586–591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.145 (Nominated for the Best Application paper Award and Winner of the Best Application Paper Award)
Battini, D., Glock, C. H., Grosse, E. H., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Ergo-lot-sizing: Con-sidering ergonomics in lot-sizing decisions. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 28(3), 326–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.102 (Nominated for the Best Application paper Award)
Daria, B., Martina, C., Alessandro, P., & Fabio, S. (2015). Linking human availability and ergono-mics parameters in order-picking systems. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 48(3), 345-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.105 (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPR).
Battini D., Calzavara M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2015), Design of compact storage system, 5th International Conference on Production Engineering and Management, Trieste October 2015.
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2015), Ergonomics and part feeding in assembly line design and balancing, Workshop “ALBP 60 years later: State-of-the-Art and Future Developments Roadmap”. November 2015, Toulouse, France (Invited Contribution)
Zanardelli, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2015). Sustainable transportation network design: A literature review and a research agenda. In Proceedings of the Summer School Fran-cesco Turco (pp. 139–148).
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., Zennaro I., De Marchi R. (2015). Downtime Analysis as a tool to improve efficiency in automated production lines: A bottle plant case study. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Napoli, Italia. 16-18 Settembre 2015.
Battini D., Calzavara M., Persona A., Roncari M., Sgarbossa F. (2015). Dual-tray Vertical Lift Mo-dule for order picking: a performance and storage assignment preliminary study. In Procee-dings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Napoli, Italia. 16-18 Settembre 2015.
Calzavara M, Glock C., Grosse E., Sgarbossa F. (2015) The impact of alternative rack layouts on economic and ergonomic performance measures in order picking. 20th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2015), Bologna, Italy 5-8th July 2015

2014
Faccio, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Zanin, G. (2014). Industrial maintenance policy development: A quantitative framework. International Journal of Production Economics, 147(PART A), 85–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.08.018
Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). Innovative real-time system to integrate ergonomic evaluations into warehouse design and management. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 77, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2014.08.018
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). Inventory holding costs measurement: A multi-case study. International Journal of Logistics Management, 25(1), 109–132. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-01-2012-0004
Battini, D., Peretti, U., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). Application of humanitarian last mile distribution model. Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 4(1), 131–148. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-01-2013-0001
Faccio, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Zanin, G. (2014). Sustainable SC through the complete reprocessing of end-of-life products by manufacturers: A traditional versus social responsibility company perspective. European Journal of Operational Research, 233(2), 359–373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.03.027
Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). A sustainable EOQ model: Theoretical formulation and applications. International Journal of Production Economics, 149, 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.06.026
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Grubbström, R. W., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). A century of evolution from Harris’s basic lot size model: Survey and research agenda. International Journal of Production Economics, 155, 16–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.01.013
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). Modelling the growing process of integrated healthcare supply networks. Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (Vol. 1). https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6339-8.ch019
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). Sustainable lot-sizing: An innovative approach to incorporate the 3BL paradigm into inventory management. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco (Vol. 09–12–Sept, pp. 1–6).
Zennaro, I., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2014). TPM Implementation in automated flow line manufacturing systems: Criticalities and key factors to support a faster implementation. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco (Vol. 09–12–Sept, pp. 165–170).
Battini D., Peretti U., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2014). Closed Loop Supply Chain in Humanitarian Operations. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Senigallia, Italia. 09-12 Settembre 2014.
Battini D., Calzavara M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2014). A model for warehouse picking forward area allocation and dimensioning. In Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Senigallia, Italia. 09-12 Settembre 2014.
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F. (2014) Parametric analysis of a sustainable lot-sizing model in a global supply chain scenario. In: 18th International working seminar on production economics, February 24-28, 2014, Innsbruck Austria
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2014), Ergo-Balancing in Assembly Lines based on Energy Expenditure Rate, In: IFORS 2014 - 20th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies. Barcelona, Spain, 13-18 July 2014.
Battini D., Calzavara M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2014), New packaging solutions for sustainable fresh food supply chains and research agenda, in: 21st International annua Euroma conference, Palermo, Italy, June 20-25, 2014.

2013
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2013). Ergonomic lot sizing: A new integrated procedure towards a sustainable inventory management. In 22nd International Conference on Production Research, ICPR 2013.
Andriolo, A., Battini, D., Gamberi, M., Sgarbossa, F., & Persona, A. (2013). 1913-2013: The EOQ theory and next steps towards sustainability. In IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) (Vol. 46, pp. 1708–1713). https://doi.org/10.3182/20130619-3-RU-3018.00371
Azzi, A., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Bonin, M. (2013). Drug inventory management and distribution: outsourcing logistics to thirdparty providers. Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, 6(1), 48–64. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538291311316063
Faccio, M., Gamberi, M., Persona, A., Regattieri, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2013). Design and simulation of assembly line feeding systems in the automotive sector using supermarket, kanbans and tow trains: A general framework. Journal of Management Control, 24(2), 187–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00187-013-0175-1
Battini D., Peretti U., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., Van Wassenhove L., (2013), Vehicle Routing Problem in Humanitarian Operations, In: 20th International annua Euroma conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 7-12, 2013.
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2013), Ergo-picking: multi-objective approach to consider ergonomics aspects in picking systems design and management, In: 26th EURO-INFORMS Conference, Rome, Italy, July 1-4, 2013.
Battini D., Bortolini M., Gamberi M., Pilati F., Sgarbossa F., (2013), Bi-objective warehouse design: travel time versus energy consumption optimization, In: 26th EURO-INFORMS Conference, Rome, Italy, July 1-4, 2013.
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2013), Spare parts management: a comparison between (s,s) policy with delayed ordering and policy based on binomial distribution and total cost. In: 19th ISSAT conference on reliability and quality in design. Hawaii, U.S.A, August 5-7, 2013.
Battini D., Peretti U., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2013), LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) in Disaster Waste Management: Emilia-Romagna Earthquake, an Italian case study – In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Senigallia, Italia. 11-13 Settembre 2013. ISBN 978-88-908649-0-2 - ISSN (online) 2283-8996
Andriolo A., Battini D., Calzavara M., Gamberi M., Peretti U., Persona A., Pilati F., Sgarbossa F. (2013) New pick-to-light system configuration: a feasibility study - In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Senigallia, Italia. 11-13 Settembre 2013. ISBN 978-88-908649-0-2 - ISSN (online) 2283-8996

2012
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2012). Design of an integrated quality assurance strategy in production systems. International Journal of Production Research, 50(6), 1682–1701. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.555428
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2012). Packaging design: General framework and research agenda. Packaging Technology and Science, 25(8), 435–456. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.993
Azzi, A., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2012). Lot splitting scheduling procedure for makespan reduction and machine capacity increase in a hybrid flow shop with batch production. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 59(5–8), 775–786. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-011-3525-x
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2012), Manual order picking optimization: an innovative approach, In: 4th World conference on Production & Operations Management (POMs), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1-5 July 2012
Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2012), A Sustainable EOQ Model: theoretical formulation and applications, In: 17th International working seminar on production economics, February 20-24, 2012, Innsbruck, Austria (Selected for the Special Issue on IJPE).
Bortolini M., Gamberi M., Graziani A., Manzini R., Pilati F., Sgarbossa F., (2012), Feasibility analysis of photovoltaic systems in the main EU countries, In: ICERD-5 International conference on energy research & development 2012, 9-12 April 2012, Kuwaiit
Battini D., Peretti U., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2012), Development of a general multi-objective framework for OM in Humanitarian Logistics – In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Venice, Italia. 12-14 Settembre 2012. ISBN 9788890631917
Andriolo A., Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2012), 1913-2013: The EOQ theory and a future research agenda - In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Venice, Italia. 12-14 Settembre 2012. ISBN 9788890631917

2011
Ortolani, C., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2011). External cost effects and freight modal choice: Research and application. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 14(3), 199–220. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2011.609536
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2011). New methodological framework to improve productivity and ergonomics in assembly system design. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41(1), 30–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2010.12.001
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2011). Innovative travel time model for dual-shuttle automated storage/retrieval systems. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 61(3), 600–607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2011.04.015
Faccio, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Zanin, G. (2011). Multi-stage supply network design in case of reverse flows: A closed-loop approach. International Journal of Operational Research, 12(2), 157–191. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOR.2011.042504
Faccio, M., Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Zanin, G. (2011). Quantitative framework for industrial maintenance policy development. In 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovation in Product and Production, ICPR 2011 - Conference Proceedings.
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2011). Packaging design for logistics: A new integrated approach. In 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovation in Product and Production, ICPR 2011 - Conference Proceedings.
Azzi A., Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2011), Logistics outsourcing assessment in centralized healthcare supply network. In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Abano Terme, Italia. 14-16 Settembre 2011. ISBN 9788890631924
Akkerman R., Azzi A., Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2011), Manufacturing Execution Systems in the Food Industry: Implementation and Performance. In: Proceeding workshop on food supply chain (wfsc), Bertinoro, Italy j une 26 – July 1 , 2011 ISBN 9788890650000.

2010
Gamberini, R., Lolli, F., Rimini, B., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Forecasting of sporadic demand patterns with seasonality and trend components: An empirical comparison between holt-winters and (s)ARIMA methods. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/579010
Battini, D., Gunasekaran, A., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Consignment stock inventory model in an integrated supply chain. International Journal of Production Research, 48(2), 477–500. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540903174981
Persona, A., Pham, H., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Age replacement policy in a random environment using systemability. International Journal of Systems Science, 41(11), 1383–1397. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207720903353617
Sgarbossa, F., & Pham, H. (2010). A cost analysis of systems subject to random field environments and reliability. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews, 40(4), 429–437. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMCC.2010.2042713
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). “supermarket warehouses”: Stocking policies optimization in an assembly-to-order environment. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 50(5–8), 775–788. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-010-2555-0
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Framework to optimise the inventory centralisation/decentralisation degree and feeding policy in assembly systems. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 6(2), 184–205. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2010.030635
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Evaluation of the mixed-model assembly line balancing problem with variable operation times and product mix. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 6(2), 126–148. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2010.030632
Battini, D., Grassi, A., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Consignment stock inventory policy: Methodological framework and model. International Journal of Production Research, 48(7), 2055–2079. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540802570669
Azzi, A., Battini, D., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Decreasing network complexity with logistics outsourcing: An entropic approach. International Journal of Procurement Management, 3(4), 339–360. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2010.035466
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2010). Inspection allocation cost model for serial assembly systems. In Proceedings - 16th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design (pp. 115–119).
Azzi A., Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2010), Sustainable Healthcare Supply Chain: insights from Veneto region. In: Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Monopoli, Italia. 14-18 Settembre 2010. ISBN 978-88-904625-1-1
Azzi A., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2010) Scheduling in a Job Shop Production System with Different Parallel Machines and Multiple Products: an Heuristic Approach, 24th European Conference on Operational Research, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-14 July 2010.

2009
Persona, A., Sgarbossa, F., & Pham, H. (2009). Systemability function to optimisation reliability in random environment. International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 1(3), 397–417. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMOR.2009.024292
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2009). Logistic GameTM: Learning by doing and knowledge-sharing. Production Planning and Control, 20(8), 724–736. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537280903119056
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2009). Design of the optimal feeding policy in an assembly system. International Journal of Production Economics, 121(1), 233–254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.05.016
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2009). A new methodological framework to implement an RFID project and its application. International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications, 1(1), 77–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/17545730802320174
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2009). Balancing-sequencing procedure for a mixed model assembly system in case of finite buffer capacity. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 44(3–4), 345–359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1823-8
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2009), Healthcare Supply Chain modelling: a conceptual framework, Production & Operations Management society conferences, Orlando, Florida USA. 1-4 May 2009.
Ortolani C., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2009), Modelling external transport costs in distribution networks, Production & Operations Management society conferences, Orlando, Florida USA. 1-4 May 2009.
Azzi A., Battini D., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2009), An entropic model for evaluating impacts of Third-party logistics, In: Proceeding 20th International Conference On Production Research, ICPR. Shanghai, China. 2-6 August 2009. ISRC CN-E16-09-0006-0/A – H
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2009), Components Management Policies in Assembly To Order Environments, In: Proceeding 20th International Conference On Production Research, ICPR. Shanghai, China. 2-6 August 2009. ISRC CN-E16-09-0006-0/A – H

Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2009), Sustainable Spare Parts Logistics. Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, Monopoli, Italia. 15-19 Settembre 2009. ISBN 978-88-904625-0-4

2008
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2008). Reliability of motorcycle components using systemability approach. In Proceedings - 14th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design (pp. 265–269).
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2008), Optimal Centralization/Decentralization Degree of Components Inventory and Optimal Feeding System in an Assembly System, Global Business and Innovation Development Conference (BIRC, Emerald, Elsevier, Science Direct Conference), Rio De Janeiro, 16-19 January 2008. ISBN 978-1-60585-005-4.
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2008), The Multi/Mixed Models Assembly Line Balancing Problem: Evaluation of the balancing methodologies in presence of variability of task time and demand. Global Business and Innovation Development Conference (BIRC, Emerald, Elsevier, Science Direct Conference), Rio De Janeiro, 16-19 January 2008. ISBN 978-1-60585-005-4.
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2008), A single vendor multiple buyer inventory model for evaluating Consignment Stock Policy, Global Business and Innovation Development Conference (BIRC, Emerald, Elsevier, Science Direct Conference), Rio De Janeiro, 16-19 January 2008. ISBN 978-1-60585-005-4. (Winner of the BEST PAPER AWARD).

2007
Battini, D., Faccio, M., Ferrari, E., Persona, A., & Sgarbossa, F. (2007). Design configuration for a mixed-model assembly system in case of low product demand. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 34(1–2), 188–200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-006-0576-5
Sgarbossa, F., Battini, D., Faccio, M., & Persona, A. (2007). Reliability in random environment: Systemability and its application. In Proceedings - 13th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design (pp. 107–111).
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F. (2007), The Logistic Game. In: Proceeding. of 25th International conference of the system dynamics society. Boston. July 29 - August 2 2007. ISBN 978-0-9745329-7-4.
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2007), Linking Ergonomics Evaluation And Assembly System Design Problem In A New Integrated Procedure. In: Proceeding 19th international conference on production research, ICPR. Valparaiso, Chile. July 29 - August 3 2007 ISBN: 978-956-310-751-7.
Battini D., Faccio M., Persona A., Sgarbossa F., (2007), Study Of Innovative Applications Of Rfid Technology: Methodological Framework. In: Proceeding 19th international conference on production research, ICPR. Valparaiso, Chile. July 29 - August 3 2007 ISBN: 978-956-310-751-7.