Elena Tappia

Core Faculty | Associate Professor

Short Profile outline

Elena Tappia, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, currently teaching course of Operation Management Laboratory at Politecnico di Milano and Logistics Management within Master programs at Polimi Graduate School of Management. She is also the Director of the Contract Logistics Observatory. Her research focusses on the design of Automated Warehouses and Logistics systems, Contract Logistics and eCommerce Logistics. Her work has been published in various leading international journals.

Education

PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Email: elena.tappia@polimi.it

Office phone: 02.2399.4098

webpage: www4.ceda.polimi.it

Elena Tappia

Academic courses held at SOM Research Relevant Publications Grants, Awards and Honours Service to the Community

Academic course held at SOM

Laboratorio di Analisi e Modellizzazione dei Processi + Prova Finale

Laboratorio di Analisi e Modellizzazione dei Processi + Prova Finale

Laboratorio di Analisi e Modellizzazione Dei Processi + Prova Finale

Laboratorio di impianti industriali

Laboratorio di impianti industriali

Laboratorio di impianti industriali

Laboratorio di impianti industriali

Advanced Modeling For Operations

Advanced Modeling for Operations

Teaching Areas: SUPPLY CHAIN & PURCHASING MANAGEMENT (SCPM)

Executive Education

Specializing masters

Research

Her primary research interests focusses on Logistics and Warehousing, specifically the design and management of: automated warehousing systems, logistics service provider business models, global distribution logistics strategies, and multi- and omni-channel logistics systems. The research is conducting by paying particular attention to both the economic and environmental perspectives, and by using various research approaches, both quantitative and qualitative.

Relevant Publications

Prataviera L.B.| Tappia E.| Perotti S.| Perego A. (2021), "Estimating the national logistics outsourcing market size: a multi-method approach and an application to the Italian context", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 51, 764-784

Moretti E.| Tappia E.| Limère V.| Melacini M. (2021), "Exploring the application of machine learning to the assembly line feeding problem", Operations Management Research, 14, 403-419

Rasini M.| Tappia E.| Melacini M. (2021), "E-fulfilment in grocery retailing: Design insights for a store-based distribution system", International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 39, 470-490

Rasini M.| Agatz N.| Tappia E. (2020), "Anticipatory shipment for pickup point supply", Omega (United Kingdom), 93

Tappia E.| Moretti E.| Melacini M. (2020), "A Simulation Analysis of Part Feeding to Assembly Stations with Vertical Robotic Storage and Retrieval Systems", IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 591, 45-53

Colicchia C.| Melacini M.| Modica T.| Perotti S.| Tappia E. (2020), "Exploring the relationship between the adoption of lithiumion battery forklifts and warehouse organisational patterns", Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco

Tappia Elena;Roy Debjit;Melacini Marco;De Koster René, "Integrated storage-order picking systems: Technology, performance models, and design insights", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 274, 947-965

Melacini M.| Moretti E.| Perotti S.| Prataviera L.B.| Tappia E., "Evolution of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the logistics 4.0 landscape: A classification framework and empirical insights", Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, 1, 374-381

Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Perotti Sara;Rasini Monica;Tappia Elena, "Business logistics models in omni-channel: a classification framework and empirical analysis", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, 48, 439-464

Melacini M.| Perotti S.| Rasini M.| Tappia E., "E-fulfilment and distribution in omni-channel retailing: a systematic literature review", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, 48, 439-464

Melacini M.| Tappia E., "A critical comparison of alternative distribution configurations in omni-channel retailing in terms of cost and greenhouse gas emissions", Sustainability (Switzerland), 10

Prataviera L.B.| Perotti S.| Tappia E.| Fumero F., "Integrating fiscal issues in global distribution network design", Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco, 2018, 277-283

Micheli G.J.L.| Cagno E.| Tappia E., "Improving eco-efficiency through waste reduction beyond the boundaries of a firm: Evidence from a multiplant case in the ceramic industry", Sustainability (Switzerland), 10

Tappia Elena;Roy Debjit;De Koster René;Melacini Marco, "Modeling, Analysis, and Design Insights for Shuttle-based Compact Storage Systems", TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE, 51, 269-295

Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Sassi Chiara;Tappia Elena, "Assessing efficiency and innovation in the 3PL industry: an empirical analysis", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS, 20, 53-72

Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Perotti Sara;Tappia Elena, "Development of a framework for the design of Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval Systems", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 51, 4365-4387

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