From 4 to 7 August 2025, the international conference organised by the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) took place in San Diego, CA. TEMSCON Global 2025 is a global reference point for research and practice in technology management, leadership, and innovation.

In this renowned setting, Francesco Alessandro Cuzzola, researcher at the POLIMI School of Management, received the Best Paper Award for his study “Mitigating Demand Fluctuations in Long Supply Chains Through Dataspaces”, which he wrote with his co-authors Marco Taisch and Walter Quadrini.

The research, conducted as part of the MAASive project, aimed to develop models and technological solutions to support businesses and value chains in adopting Manufacturing as a Service approaches to strengthen their resilience. The research analysed the problem of demand fluctuations in complex supply chains, known as the bullwhip effect.

Using a simplified linear simulator, the study compares two scenarios:

• one with limited transparency, in which supply chain partners have partial information;
• one with total transparency, made possible by adopting dataspace technologies that enable real-time data sharing.

The results show that the transparency enabled by dataspaces significantly reduces both demand amplification and inventory fluctuations throughout the supply chain.

This recognition confirms the POLIMI School of Management’s leading role in international research on innovation management and technologies for future businesses once again.