Marco Melacini

Core Faculty | Full Professor

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Delegate for Alumni Relations

Marco Melacini is Full Professor of Logistics Management at Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches the courses Logistics Management and International Distribution at the Master of Science in Management Engineering. He is Director of the Observatory on Contract Logistics and Member of the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of IJPDLM. He is part of the Board of the Ph.D in Management Engineering. He is author of more than 100 papers at national and international level. He was involved in more than 30 research/technology transfer projects

Education

Email: marco.melacini@polimi.it

Office phone: 02.2399.4059

webpage: www4.ceda.polimi.it

Marco Melacini

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

Academic course held at SOM

Project Work + Prova Finale

Project Work + Prova Finale

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Tirocinio (lp ing. gestionale)

Logistics Management

International Distribution

International Distribution

Logistics Management

International Distribution

Logistics Management

International Distribution

Logistics Management

International distribution

Logistics management

International distribution

Logistics management

International distribution

Logistics management

International distribution

Logistics management

International distribution

Logistics management

Logistica

Teaching Areas: SUPPLY CHAIN & PURCHASING MANAGEMENT (SCPM)

Executive Education

Specializing masters

Research

His primary research fields are: Development of Logistics 4.0 solutions; Factory logistics: analysis and development of new approaches towards high-responsive production systems; Innovation in the Contract Logistics industry; Exploration of innovative collaborative solutions in FMCG supply chain; food waste reduction; Design of International Supply Chains

Relevant Publications

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

Modica T.| Perotti S.| Melacini M. (2021), "Green warehousing: Exploration of organisational variables fostering the adoption of energy-efficient material handling equipment", Sustainability (Switzerland), 13

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

Prataviera L.B.| Perotti S.| Melacini M.| Moretti E. (2020), "Postponement Strategies for Global Downstream Supply Chains: A Conceptual Framework", Journal of Business Logistics, 41, 94-110

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

Prataviera L.B.| Norrman A.| Melacini M. (2020), "Global distribution network design: exploration of facility location driven by tax considerations and related cross-country implications", International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

Tappia E.| Roy D.| Melacini M.| De Koster R., "Integrated storage-order picking systems: Technology, performance models, and design insights", European Journal of Operational Research, 274, 947-965

Scazzoli D.| Bartezzaghi G.| Uysal D.| Magarini M.| Melacini M.| Marcon M., "Usage of Hough Transform for Expiry Date Extraction via Optical Character Recognition", 2019 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 2019

Scazzoli D.| Bartezzaghi G.| Silvestro A.| Magarini M.| Melacini M.| Verticale G., "Siveq: An integrated system for the valorization of surplus food", Proceedings - 2019 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing and Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation, SmartWorld/UIC/ATC/SCALCOM/IOP/SCI 2019, 1901-1907

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

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, 391-414

Marchet G.| Melacini M.| Perotti S.| Rasini M.| Tappia E., "Business logistics models in omni-channel: a classification framework and empirical analysis", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

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

Melacini Marco;Creazza Alessandro;Colicchia Claudia;Dallari Fabrizio, "Eco-efficient supply chain networks: development of a design framework and application to a real case study", PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, 27, 157-168

Garrone Paola;Melacini Marco;Perego Alessandro;Sert Sedef, "Reducing food waste in food manufacturing companies", JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 137, 1076-1085

Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Perotti Sara, "Investigating Order Picking System adoption: A case-study based approach", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS, 18, 82-98

Tappia Elena;Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Perotti Sara, "Incorporating the environmental dimension in the assessment of automated warehouses", PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, 26, 824-838

Arena Marika;Melacini Marco;Conte Antonio, "Linking environmental accounting to reward systems: the case of the Environmental Profit and Loss Account", JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 108, 625-636

Garrone Paola;Melacini Marco;Perego Alessandro, "Opening the black box of food waste reduction", FOOD POLICY, 46, 129-139

Garrone Paola;Melacini Marco;Perego Alessandro, "Surplus food recovery and donation in Italy: the upstream process", BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL, 116, 1460-1477

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

Colicchia Claudia;Marchet Gino;Melacini Marco;Perotti Sara, "Building environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from Logistics Service Providers", JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 59, 197-209

Grants, Awards and Honours

  • School of Management Research Impact Prize, Winner for the Category Impact on Policies, for research on “Surplus food management and food waste reduction”, Politecnico di Milano, April 22, 2016

Service to the community

  • Director - Percorso Executive in Supply Chain Management-Logistics
  • Member of the PhD Board - PhD in Management Engineering
  • He is Member of Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of IJPDLM

Accreditations, Rankings & Memberships

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