Main research activities
Product and process innovation
Integration of robust statistical design methodologies and knowledge for designers and/or technologists. Applications to ergonomic design and production in the aerospace context.
Reliability in product design and development
Forecast reliability estimates based on a small number of experimental data. Applications to support the designing activity of innovative products and / or pre-series production.
Innovation diffusion processes
Analysis of diffusion and consolidation phenomena of technological and organizational innovation of companies to identify possible improvement interventions
Evolution of supply systems
The evolution of supply systems is studied with a particular emphasis on the effects of the development and diffusion of technological innovation.
Knowledge management in enterprises
Use of innovative methods for the analysis of knowledge management processes (i.e., acquisition, storage, diffusion and creation) in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Evaluation of process performances
Development, implementation and test of decision support systems.
Supply Chain Management
Analysis of Supply Chain Management processes with particular attention to supplier selection process.
Models for the optimization of logistic systems
Development, implementation and test of mathematical models for the optimization of typical problems of complex logistics systems.
Multicriteria decision making
Definition and implmentation of methodologies based on multi-objective and multi-attribute analysis supporting decision-making processes.