The classification of research issues corresponds to the definition
of research activity for the SSD ING-IND/17, as proposed by the
MURST -
Decreto Settori Scientifico Disciplinari Allegato B
(D.M. 4 ottobre 2000):
- Analysis, planning, design and optimization of industrial
plants and production systems (both manufacturing and service
sectors)
- Analysis, planning, design and optimization of technical
service plants for industrial activities
- Analysis, planning, design and optimization of production
processes and technologies
- Ergonomics and safety in production systems
- Management of production systems
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Automation in production systems
A special research international project is on food supply chain -
FSC (http://foodsupplychain.diem.unibo.it), sustainability and life
cycle assessment in logistics and FSC.
A brief description of main publications and studies conducted by
Riccardo Manzini in accordance with the classifications of research
issues:
1. Analysis, planning, design and optimization of industrial plants
and production systems (both manufacturing and service sectors)
- warehousing systems
- order picking systems OPS
- correlated storage assignment
- plant layout
- assembly line
- assembly line balancing
- Monte Carlo simulation
- visual interactive simulation - VIS
2. Analysis, planning, design and optimization of technical service
plants for industrial activities
- reliability, maintainability, safety and quality
- maintenance planning
- multi-phase transportation
3. Analysis, planning, design and optimization of production
processes and technologies
- Innovative technologies for tiles production
- Innovative technologies for pizza-cheese production
4. Ergonomics and safety in production systems
- safety engineering in manufacturing and service sectors
5. Management of production systems
- production planning
- just in time JIT, lean production, Six Sigma, etc.
- Maintenance, quality and safety planning
- logistics outsourcing
- energy management
6. Logistics
- Design, management, control and optimization of logistic
networks
- Facility location, location allocation problem, inventory
distribution problem, etc.
- Advanced planning systems - APS
- Fulfillment polices
- Material requirement planning
- Assembly to Order ATO systems
- Manufacturing to Order MTO systems
- Spare parts management
- Storage allocation policies
- Vehicle routing and transportation
- Transportation modes
- Treaceability
- Reverse logistics
7. Automation in production systems
- Flexibility in manufacturing systems
- Flexible production systems - FMS
- Flexible assembly systems - FAS
- Automated storage & retrieval systems - AS/RS
- Material handling automation and planning
