Researcher at the University of Brescia (Italy); in 2011 he obtained a doctoral degree in Design and Management of Production and Logistic Systems at the same university. His research involves supply chain management, demand forecasting, inventory management and, recently, digital manufacturing. He is member of the Research and Innovation for Smart Enterprises Laboratory (www.rise.it) and he is a senior partner at IQ Consulting (www.iqconsulting.it), a subsidiary of University of Brescia. He is the author of more than 40 scientific publications in international conferences and journals.