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Mr. Andrea Barni
SUPSI

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0 LCA
0 Industry 4.0
0 circular economy
0 Digitalisation

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Master in Biomedical Engineering in 2008 at POLIMI and with an additional Master in Industrial Engineering at SUPSI, I am senior researcher in SUPSI working here since 2009. MY main research topic is related to the study of methods and tools supporting the sustainable transformation of production systems by means of integrating digital and Industry 4.0 technologies. The topic is therefore declined on: industrial technology platforms, sustainability driven production systems optimization, smart & agile production systems. Recently he is focusing his research on integrating digital twins within LCA tools, and on innovation management and technology transfer in local ecosystems.

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Published: 21 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Even if the economy nowadays is still locked into a linear model of production, tighter environmental standards, resource scarcity and changing consumer expectations are forcing organizations to find alternatives to lighten their impacts. The concept of Circular Economy (CE) is to an increasing extent treated as a solution to this series of challenges. That said, the multitude of approaches and definitions around CE and Life Cycle Extension Strategies (LCES) makes it difficult to provide (Small and Medium Enterprise) SMEs with a consistent understanding of the topic. This paper aims at bridging this gap by providing a systematic literature review of the most prominent papers related to the CE and lifetime extension, with a particular focus on the equipment and machinery sector. A taxonomy was used to define and cluster a subset of selected papers to build a homogeneous approach for understanding the multiple strategies used in the industry, and the standards in maintenance and remanufacturing strategies. As a final research step, we also propose a Strategy Characterization Framework (SCF) to build the ground for the selection of the best strategy to be applied for production equipment life cycle extension on several industrial use cases.

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Alessandro Fontana; Andrea Barni; Deborah Leone; Maurizio Spirito; Agata Tringale; Matteo Ferraris; Joao Reis; Gil Goncalves. Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension: A Systematic Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1117 .

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Alessandro Fontana, Andrea Barni, Deborah Leone, Maurizio Spirito, Agata Tringale, Matteo Ferraris, Joao Reis, Gil Goncalves. Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension: A Systematic Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1117.

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Alessandro Fontana; Andrea Barni; Deborah Leone; Maurizio Spirito; Agata Tringale; Matteo Ferraris; Joao Reis; Gil Goncalves. 2021. "Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension: A Systematic Review." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1117.

Journal article
Published: 17 November 2020 in Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
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Lean production principles have greatly contributed to the efficient and customer-oriented mass production of goods and services. A core element of lean production is the focus on cycle times and designing production controls and buffers around any bottlenecks in the system. Hence, a production line organized by lean principles will operate in a static or at least quasi-static way. While the individualization of products is an interesting business approach, it can influence cycle times and in-time production. This work demonstrates how performance losses induced by highly variable cycle times can be recovered using a digital twin. The unit under analysis is an industrial joiner’s workshop. Due to the high variance in cycle time, the joinery fails its production target, even if all machines are below 80% usage. Using a discrete event simulation of the production line, different production strategies can be evaluated efficiently and systematically. It is successfully shown that the performance losses due to the highly variable cycle times can be compensated using a digital twin in combination with optimization strategies. This is achieved by operating the system in a non-static mode, exploiting the flexibilities within the systems.

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Andrea Barni; Dario Pietraroia; Simon Züst; Shaun West; Oliver Stoll. Digital Twin Based Optimization of a Manufacturing Execution System to Handle High Degrees of Customer Specifications. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 2020, 4, 109 .

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Andrea Barni, Dario Pietraroia, Simon Züst, Shaun West, Oliver Stoll. Digital Twin Based Optimization of a Manufacturing Execution System to Handle High Degrees of Customer Specifications. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 2020; 4 (4):109.

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Andrea Barni; Dario Pietraroia; Simon Züst; Shaun West; Oliver Stoll. 2020. "Digital Twin Based Optimization of a Manufacturing Execution System to Handle High Degrees of Customer Specifications." Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 4, no. 4: 109.

Conference paper
Published: 25 August 2020 in Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World
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Technological progress is directing the whole world towards a new way of interacting with information and creating value. From this, the industry (both of products and services) needs to keep up with the times and renew itself. There is talk of Industry 4.0, where the digitalization of information through innovative technologies is the key factor for the revolution. In this context, a methodology supporting SMEs in the design and assessment of their I4.0 project portfolio is defined. The methodology adopts a decision making tool exploiting the AHP technique that supports the sorting of the identified projects and the identification of a customized I4.0 roadmap.

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Deborah Leone; Andrea Barni. Industry 4.0 on Demand: A Value Driven Methodology to Implement Industry 4.0. Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World 2020, 99 -106.

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Deborah Leone, Andrea Barni. Industry 4.0 on Demand: A Value Driven Methodology to Implement Industry 4.0. Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World. 2020; ():99-106.

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Deborah Leone; Andrea Barni. 2020. "Industry 4.0 on Demand: A Value Driven Methodology to Implement Industry 4.0." Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World , no. : 99-106.

Conference paper
Published: 25 August 2020 in Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World
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This paper is meant to presents a concrete methodology to integrate the vendor rating into a Request for Quotation process carried out in a sharing economy context where MaaS digital platforms are exploited. After an analysis of the current state of the art of sustainable decision making into vendors’ selection and simplified LCA techniques, the different steps of the methodology are in depth illustrated: the Resource instantiation, the Sustainability Suppliers Ranking and the Quotation-specific impacts calculation. The methodology deployment in the manufacturing context is then described, focusing on the resource instantiation phase that allows a rapid, but rigorous environmental characterization of suppliers offer. The described path, developed and tested in the MANUSQUARE EU project, could be easily adapted to other digital platforms and further extended to different industrial sectors.

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Alessandro Fontana; Silvia Menato; Andrea Barni. A Methodology to Integrate Sustainability Evaluations into Vendor Rating. Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World 2020, 554 -562.

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Alessandro Fontana, Silvia Menato, Andrea Barni. A Methodology to Integrate Sustainability Evaluations into Vendor Rating. Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World. 2020; ():554-562.

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Alessandro Fontana; Silvia Menato; Andrea Barni. 2020. "A Methodology to Integrate Sustainability Evaluations into Vendor Rating." Collaboration in a Hyperconnected World , no. : 554-562.

Conference paper
Published: 01 July 2019 in 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
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Daedalus is conceived to enable the full exploitation of the CPS’ virtualized intelligence concept, through the adoption of a completely distributed automation platform based on IEC-61499 standard, fostering the creation of a Digital Ecosystem that could go beyond the current limits of manufacturing control systems and propose an ever-growing market of innovative solutions for the design, engineering, production and maintenance of plants’ automation.

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Andrea Barni; Alessandro Brusaferri; Franco A. Cavadini; Giuseppe Landolfi; Sandeep Patil; Dario Piga; Stefano Spinelli; Valeriy Vyatkin. Fostering the creation of a Digital Ecosystem by a distributed IEC-61499 based automation platform. 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) 2019, 1, 635 -640.

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Andrea Barni, Alessandro Brusaferri, Franco A. Cavadini, Giuseppe Landolfi, Sandeep Patil, Dario Piga, Stefano Spinelli, Valeriy Vyatkin. Fostering the creation of a Digital Ecosystem by a distributed IEC-61499 based automation platform. 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN). 2019; 1 ():635-640.

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Andrea Barni; Alessandro Brusaferri; Franco A. Cavadini; Giuseppe Landolfi; Sandeep Patil; Dario Piga; Stefano Spinelli; Valeriy Vyatkin. 2019. "Fostering the creation of a Digital Ecosystem by a distributed IEC-61499 based automation platform." 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) 1, no. : 635-640.

Conference paper
Published: 01 May 2019 in Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2020)
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Personalization and sustainability are becoming driving forces to achieve a leading role in a fast-changing market. Therefore, manufacturers need to become more agile and flexible, introduce personalized products and customer-oriented services, measure and capitalize environmental intangibles. To answer to those requirements, this paper addresses the key elements characterizing the urban manufacturing concept, thought as an innovative production scenario leveraging closeness to customer, customization and sustainability. Such a framework is based on innovative technologies enabling collaborative short value chains and responsive production in constrained environments, for customer-oriented products and services. The main aspects, discussed in this paper, defining the proposed production paradigm are: (1) Product customization and digitalization; (2) Sustainability; (3) Flexible and short supply chain; (4) Responsive production systems; (5) Design to manufacturing in one step; (6) Industrial symbiosis; (7) open innovation. Two application cases in the furniture and footwear sectors are discussed, highlighting experienced benefits, open challenges and future research directions.

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Andrea Barni; Emanuele Carpanzano; Giuseppe Landolfi; Paolo Pedrazzoli. Urban Manufacturing of Sustainable Customer-Oriented Products. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2020) 2019, 128 -141.

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Andrea Barni, Emanuele Carpanzano, Giuseppe Landolfi, Paolo Pedrazzoli. Urban Manufacturing of Sustainable Customer-Oriented Products. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2020). 2019; ():128-141.

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Andrea Barni; Emanuele Carpanzano; Giuseppe Landolfi; Paolo Pedrazzoli. 2019. "Urban Manufacturing of Sustainable Customer-Oriented Products." Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS2020) , no. : 128-141.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Procedia Manufacturing
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As manufacturing industry is moving its steps towards a more digital, smart and flexible scenario, the changes required to achieve the expectations of the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) framework are numerous and extensive. Though, a general lack of understanding of how new technologies could be integrated and shall be implemented is present, limiting the rate of adoption of such changes and the related beneficial impacts. This paper describes the implementation of a smart-factory at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) aiming at filling the gap in I4.0 related skills development thorough a learning by doing approach, and providing a research platform that could foster collaboration of practitioners and academia on the development and testing of new technologies. The developed factory integrates different production technologies such as additive manufacturing, laser processing and milling, in order to produce a highly customizable item consisting in a TANGRAM game-set, packaged into personalized boxes. The entire factory is coupled with its digital twin, which is fed by an exhaustive monitoring infrastructure composed by vision systems and high precision measurement instruments, allowing to track in real time plant processes. The design has been carried out in order to make the smart factory serving as a mean to face both educational and research challenges at many different levels. As an educational mean, students and professionals have the chance to dive into manufacturing history experiencing both classical automation topics (PLC, MES and SCADA programming, precision axes control and pneumatics), as well as more advanced technologies, typical of the most advanced smart-factories (IoT, vision systems, simulation and digital twin, advanced measuring methods and smart production management systems). From a research point of view, the factory functions as a pilot plant for internal research and applied industrial projects, on the top of which applications, manufacturing methods and technologies are developed, tested and integrated.

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Andrea Ferrario; Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Gabriele Izzo; Giuseppe Landolfi; Paolo Pedrazzoli. A Multipurpose Small-Scale Smart Factory For Educational And Research Activities. Procedia Manufacturing 2019, 38, 663 -670.

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Andrea Ferrario, Matteo Confalonieri, Andrea Barni, Gabriele Izzo, Giuseppe Landolfi, Paolo Pedrazzoli. A Multipurpose Small-Scale Smart Factory For Educational And Research Activities. Procedia Manufacturing. 2019; 38 ():663-670.

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Andrea Ferrario; Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Gabriele Izzo; Giuseppe Landolfi; Paolo Pedrazzoli. 2019. "A Multipurpose Small-Scale Smart Factory For Educational And Research Activities." Procedia Manufacturing 38, no. : 663-670.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Procedia Manufacturing
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The digitalization of industrial processes together with the broad integration of IoT infrastructures across production systems, are drastically impacting manufacturing value chains and the business models built on the top of them. Starting from the idea of dematerializing production resources and of embracing servitization, this paper describes the architecture behind a platform in the Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) domain, creating an ecosystem that acts as a virtual marketplace bringing un-exploited production capacity, as well as other virtual and physical assets, closer to the production demand, to obtain their optimal matching. The platform creates a direct connection among manufacturing services providers, the technologies they integrate, and the products/resources customers are looking for. As the measurement of the sustainability performances of products and companies is a relevant element in the service/product selection process, the platform supports the automated acquisition of manufacturing data, their elaboration through an LCA based engine and the aggregation into indicators. Such indicators are used to sort suppliers into the sustainability perspective and/or provide means of communication of impacts generated by manufacturing. As a data rich platform, it integrates the INTERNATIONAL DATA SPACES (IDS) connector to link different entities through secure exchange and trusted sharing of data, thus supporting data sovereignty. The integration of the IDS reference architecture forms the basis for data privacy and security offering trust between platform participants and guaranteeing for data creators, respect to who is using their data, for how long, for which application, how many times and according to which terms & conditions.

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Giuseppe Landolfi; Andrea Barni; Gabriele Izzo; Alessandro Fontana; Andrea Bettoni. A MaaS platform architecture supporting data sovereignty in sustainability assessment of manufacturing systems. Procedia Manufacturing 2019, 38, 548 -555.

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Giuseppe Landolfi, Andrea Barni, Gabriele Izzo, Alessandro Fontana, Andrea Bettoni. A MaaS platform architecture supporting data sovereignty in sustainability assessment of manufacturing systems. Procedia Manufacturing. 2019; 38 ():548-555.

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Giuseppe Landolfi; Andrea Barni; Gabriele Izzo; Alessandro Fontana; Andrea Bettoni. 2019. "A MaaS platform architecture supporting data sovereignty in sustainability assessment of manufacturing systems." Procedia Manufacturing 38, no. : 548-555.

Conference paper
Published: 29 September 2018 in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
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In recent years, bigger and bigger attention is addressed towards the sustainability concept at all levels of the fashion supply chain. One of the main triggers of this trend is the increased awareness of the final consumers whose needs and wishes are translated in new requirements for the supply chain actors, from downstream to upstream, in a life cycle perspective. At the same time, there is a flourishing of certifications and labels related to different sustainability aspects and, often, it could be difficult to perceive the peculiarities of each instrument. In order to adopt them as a strategic lever in the sustainability management, it would be useful to have some support to make informed decisions about which instruments meet at the best the needs of customers, whilst reflecting the actual performance of a company. This paper develops a set of guidelines that could support companies belonging to the fashion supply chain in identifying which tool, certification or label, is the most appropriate considering the specific context. Available tools have been first identified and, then, classified mapping and assessing them against a set of criteria that resulted to be relevant in the fashion environment. Though the research takes advantage of the authors’ experience in the field, the paper is mainly of a conceptual nature. Empirical validation of the guidelines is the necessary next step to refine and complete the proposed guidelines.

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Alessandro Fontana; Donatella Corti; Andrea Barni; Fabio Moltoni. Sustainability Certifications and Labels for the Fashion Industry: Selection Guidelines. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 2018, 167 -177.

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Alessandro Fontana, Donatella Corti, Andrea Barni, Fabio Moltoni. Sustainability Certifications and Labels for the Fashion Industry: Selection Guidelines. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. 2018; ():167-177.

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Alessandro Fontana; Donatella Corti; Andrea Barni; Fabio Moltoni. 2018. "Sustainability Certifications and Labels for the Fashion Industry: Selection Guidelines." Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering , no. : 167-177.

Conference paper
Published: 01 September 2018 in 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS)
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Digitalization has shown the potential to disrupt industrial value chains by supporting real-time, risk-free and inexpensive inputs to decision making towards enhanced companies' productivity and value networks flexibility. Developing a reliable and robust digital replica of the physical systems of the value chain is one of the most advanced (and challenging) approaches to digitalization, condensed in the concept of Digital Twin (DT). DT plays a fundamental role in creating a data-rich environment where simulation and optimization procedures can be run. With DT expected to become a commodity in the coming years, simulation and optimization become therefore a more accessible instrument for the improvement of manufacturing and business processes also in small enterprises with limited investment capacity. While scientific literature has analysed the adoption of DT in the optimization of products lifecycle, no contributions have yet focused on the exploitation of DT to improve the sustainability performances of whole value chains. In this paper we propose a reference framework where DTs built upon process and system data gathered from the field, allow to quickly assess the sustainability performances of both existing and planned production mixes and to compare achievable impacts with changing processes and technologies, thus enabling advisory features for sustainability-aware decision making in structured, multi-entity value networks. Internal validation will be deployed referring to real case studies.

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Andrea Barni; Alessandro Fontana; Silvia Menato; Marzio Sorlini; Luca Canetta. Exploiting the Digital Twin in the Assessment and Optimization of Sustainability Performances. 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS) 2018, 706 -713.

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Andrea Barni, Alessandro Fontana, Silvia Menato, Marzio Sorlini, Luca Canetta. Exploiting the Digital Twin in the Assessment and Optimization of Sustainability Performances. 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS). 2018; ():706-713.

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Andrea Barni; Alessandro Fontana; Silvia Menato; Marzio Sorlini; Luca Canetta. 2018. "Exploiting the Digital Twin in the Assessment and Optimization of Sustainability Performances." 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS) , no. : 706-713.

Conference paper
Published: 21 June 2018 in Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology
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Thanks to the implementation of advanced technologies within simple-to-use responsive design interfaces, everyone can now purchase perfect-fit products from home. This is possible in several sectors, thanks to the great developments in information and communications technology (ICT) and the wide use of cloud computing. The furniture sector is yet scarcely influenced by this trend, still lacking of systems able to translate parametric design libraries in optimally scheduled, ready to be manufactured projects, correlated by list of operations and specifications for on time customers’ order fulfilment. This paper aims at describing an application model of the mass customization paradigm within the furniture sector, focusing on field-level solutions implemented to create a fully operative “design to manufacturing in one step” process. The integration of several software tools, market ready or specifically developed for the need, paved the way for the design of a seamlessly integrated production system able to manage the complexity of a mass customization environment. The proposed IT infrastructure is intended to run distributed design and production facilities fulfilling the requirements of a highly variable customer demand both in terms of product requirements and buying experience. The developed system has been tested within the context of a shopping mall where the design area and the manufacturing site have been installed for several days.

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Andrea Barni; Donatella Corti; Paolo Pedrazzoli; Diego Rovere. A Digital Fabrication Infrastructure Enabling Distributed Design and Production of Custom Furniture. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology 2018, 173 -190.

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Andrea Barni, Donatella Corti, Paolo Pedrazzoli, Diego Rovere. A Digital Fabrication Infrastructure Enabling Distributed Design and Production of Custom Furniture. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology. 2018; ():173-190.

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Andrea Barni; Donatella Corti; Paolo Pedrazzoli; Diego Rovere. 2018. "A Digital Fabrication Infrastructure Enabling Distributed Design and Production of Custom Furniture." Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology , no. : 173-190.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
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The sharing economy emerged in recent years as a model disrupting the approach to traditional B2B and B2C value chains by giving access to underutilized resources at a fraction of the cost to whom cannot or do not want to buy new products. In this context, multi-sided platforms (MSPs) play the pivotal role of providing the environments and the technological infrastructures able to match make the needs of manifold user insisting on them. The manufacturing sector didn't remain untouched by this trend, but still struggle to set up the value drivers supporting companies in the change. How can companies move towards new business models based on MSPs? How can they be supported in the value creation by the platforms? Aim of the proposed study is to present a MSP platform and related ecosystem for the automation sector, designing its business model and analyzing the tackled limitations and potential improvements. The selected case study brought to the definition of a methodological approach to MSP business model design based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the dynamics ruling the platform ecosystem, combing a static conceptualization of the MSP business model canvas with an agent-based simulation model, for capturing and emulating the behavior of the MSP stakeholders with the purpose to validate the sustainability of the platform ecosystem.

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Andrea Barni; Elias Montini; Silvia Menato; Marzio Sorlini; Victor Anaya; Raul Poler. Integrating Agent Based Simulation in the Design of Multi-Sided Platform Business Model: A Methodological Approach. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) 2018, 1 -9.

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Andrea Barni, Elias Montini, Silvia Menato, Marzio Sorlini, Victor Anaya, Raul Poler. Integrating Agent Based Simulation in the Design of Multi-Sided Platform Business Model: A Methodological Approach. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). 2018; ():1-9.

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Andrea Barni; Elias Montini; Silvia Menato; Marzio Sorlini; Victor Anaya; Raul Poler. 2018. "Integrating Agent Based Simulation in the Design of Multi-Sided Platform Business Model: A Methodological Approach." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) , no. : 1-9.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC)
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The come to power of the sharing economy paradigm has incentivized the adoption of service-based business models largely relying on digital platforms providing the infrastructure and the ecosystems to sustain market uptake. The manufacturing domain isn't exempted from this trend, witnessing the growing launch of digital platforms with the aim of shifting value proposition towards a model relying on product servitization and share, instead of ownership. Most of the current examples in this domain are very narrowed-scope systems that just connect business providers or, when giving detailed services, these are dedicated to very specific manufacturing sectors (few machining operations available, few materials, etc.). This conceptual paper presents an application and extension of the Digital Platform Model to manufacturing services across Europe. A digital platform, called MANU-SQUARE and aiming at becoming the reference one-stop shop for European manufacturing is envisioned. Provision of customized services that adapt to different users' needs in cross-sectorial domains and coverage of the whole spectrum of value chain activities are its key features. On top of basic services, MANU-SQUARE creates the ground for a self-reinforcing knowledge, innovation and services ecosystem that, by creating more touch points for involved third parties, is able to remix and re-bundle the components making up the offering over time.

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Andrea Bettoni; Andrea Barni; Marzio Sorlini; Silvia Menato; Paolo Giorgetti; Giuseppe Landolfi. Multi-Sided Digital Manufacturing Platform Supporting Exchange of Unused Company Potential. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) 2018, 1 -9.

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Andrea Bettoni, Andrea Barni, Marzio Sorlini, Silvia Menato, Paolo Giorgetti, Giuseppe Landolfi. Multi-Sided Digital Manufacturing Platform Supporting Exchange of Unused Company Potential. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). 2018; ():1-9.

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Andrea Bettoni; Andrea Barni; Marzio Sorlini; Silvia Menato; Paolo Giorgetti; Giuseppe Landolfi. 2018. "Multi-Sided Digital Manufacturing Platform Supporting Exchange of Unused Company Potential." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) , no. : 1-9.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Procedia Manufacturing
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Andrea Barni; Donatella Corti; Paolo Pedrazzoli; Diego Rovere; Giuseppe Lucisano. Mini-factories for Close-to-customer Manufacturing of Customized Furniture: From Concept to Real Demo. Procedia Manufacturing 2017, 11, 854 -862.

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Andrea Barni, Donatella Corti, Paolo Pedrazzoli, Diego Rovere, Giuseppe Lucisano. Mini-factories for Close-to-customer Manufacturing of Customized Furniture: From Concept to Real Demo. Procedia Manufacturing. 2017; 11 ():854-862.

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Andrea Barni; Donatella Corti; Paolo Pedrazzoli; Diego Rovere; Giuseppe Lucisano. 2017. "Mini-factories for Close-to-customer Manufacturing of Customized Furniture: From Concept to Real Demo." Procedia Manufacturing 11, no. : 854-862.

Conference paper
Published: 19 June 2016 in Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes
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Marco Cinus; Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Anna Valente. An ANN Based Decision Support System Fostering Production Plan Optimization Through Preventive Maintenance Management. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes 2016, 447 -455.

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Marco Cinus, Matteo Confalonieri, Andrea Barni, Anna Valente. An ANN Based Decision Support System Fostering Production Plan Optimization Through Preventive Maintenance Management. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes. 2016; ():447-455.

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Marco Cinus; Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Anna Valente. 2016. "An ANN Based Decision Support System Fostering Production Plan Optimization Through Preventive Maintenance Management." Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes , no. : 447-455.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2015 in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC)
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Besides pursuing the economic goals of low costs and high profits, companies are becoming more and more aware of the environmental and social impact of their actions. Companies striving for the integrated optimization of environmental and economic perspectives within their production processes, need to be supported by tools helping to understand the effects of the decision making process. In this context, this paper describes a Decision Support System (DSS) enabling the early identification of problems occurring on manufacturing lines thus suggesting related recovery actions, together with the potential repercussions of their adoption, at economic and environmental level. The decision making process beneath the DSS starts from the aggregation of production lines sensors data in Key Performance Indicators (KPI). The data are then processed by means of an Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) based knowledge system which enables to suggest preventive maintenance interventions. The proposed maintenance activities, elaborated throughout a scheduling engine, are integrated within the weekly production schedule, according to the selected optimization policy. Preliminary tests have been carried out in manufacturing plants of IKEA industries and Brembo.

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Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Anna Valente; Marco Cinus; Paolo Pedrazzoli. An AI based decision support system for preventive maintenance and production optimization in energy intensive manufacturing plants. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC) 2015, 1 -8.

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Matteo Confalonieri, Andrea Barni, Anna Valente, Marco Cinus, Paolo Pedrazzoli. An AI based decision support system for preventive maintenance and production optimization in energy intensive manufacturing plants. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC). 2015; ():1-8.

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Matteo Confalonieri; Andrea Barni; Anna Valente; Marco Cinus; Paolo Pedrazzoli. 2015. "An AI based decision support system for preventive maintenance and production optimization in energy intensive manufacturing plants." 2015 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/ International Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC) , no. : 1-8.

Conference paper
Published: 01 January 2014 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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To face increasing competitive pressures, European industry must develop methods and enabling technologies towards a personalized, customer oriented and sustainable manufacturing. This statement is well understood by many companies, shared by policy maker at the European Commission (e.g. as per the “Factory of the Future” multi-annual road-map), and empowered by the current funding programmes for industrial research (Horizon2020). Manufacturers are demanded to merge the need to be reactive towards customer needs and wishes (customized products), with the requisite to be proactive towards ecological and social impact (sustainable products). This concept points out two key elements whose impact on manufacturing is complex and interdepended: Customization and Sustainability. Within the CTC 3-year project methods and innovative enabling technologies are developed and integrated to enable a local flexible manufacturing of green personalized furniture close to the customer.

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Paolo Pedrazzoli; Franco Antonio Cavadini; Donatella Corti; Andrea Barni; Tommaso Luvini. An Innovative Production Paradigm to Offer Customized and Sustainable Wood Furniture Solutions Exploiting the Mini-Factory Concept. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2014, 466 -473.

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Paolo Pedrazzoli, Franco Antonio Cavadini, Donatella Corti, Andrea Barni, Tommaso Luvini. An Innovative Production Paradigm to Offer Customized and Sustainable Wood Furniture Solutions Exploiting the Mini-Factory Concept. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2014; ():466-473.

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Paolo Pedrazzoli; Franco Antonio Cavadini; Donatella Corti; Andrea Barni; Tommaso Luvini. 2014. "An Innovative Production Paradigm to Offer Customized and Sustainable Wood Furniture Solutions Exploiting the Mini-Factory Concept." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV , no. : 466-473.