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Prof. Enrico Cagno
Dept. Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Lambruschini 4/b, 20156 Milano, Italy

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Review
Published: 12 August 2021 in Sustainability
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The circular economy is a central and increasingly important topic within managerial and academic discourse. Although the circular economy could bring benefits to their performance, manufacturing firms still struggle with its adoption. As an effective adoption should pass for adequate performance measurement, the present study performs a systematic literature review to deepen the knowledge of circular economy performance-measurement systems for manufacturing firms, both from a general perspective and to provide specific insights for small–medium enterprises and new adopters. The results show the lack of an integrated, holistic, and scalable framework for measuring circular economy performance, and only a few and dispersed specific indications for small–medium enterprises and new adopters. Shortcomings of the extant literature are identified in terms of integration of the circular economy’s level, theoretical development and empirical application, characteristics of the indicators proposed, considerations of sustainability, holistic perspectives on industrial systems, and scalability to adapt to firms’ different characteristics. The study paves the way for further research while offering theoretical and practical implications.

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Marta Negri; Alessandra Neri; Enrico Cagno; Gabriele Monfardini. Circular Economy Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review with Insights for Small and Medium Enterprises and New Adopters. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9049 .

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Marta Negri, Alessandra Neri, Enrico Cagno, Gabriele Monfardini. Circular Economy Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review with Insights for Small and Medium Enterprises and New Adopters. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9049.

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Marta Negri; Alessandra Neri; Enrico Cagno; Gabriele Monfardini. 2021. "Circular Economy Performance Measurement in Manufacturing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review with Insights for Small and Medium Enterprises and New Adopters." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9049.

Journal article
Published: 06 July 2021 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Energy efficiency measures in electric motor systems are scarcely implemented and previous literature has largely overlooked the characterizing factors responsible for their adoption in industrial operations. The present study, after a comprehensive literature review, aims at supporting research by offering a framework for the identification of the factors that should be assessed when considering the adoption of electric motor systems' energy efficiency measures. The proposed factors are clustered in ten categories, namely: contextual factors, compatibility, economy, energy savings, production-related factors, operations-related factors, synergies, complexity, personnel and additional technical factors. After a preliminary empirical validation, the proposed framework has been applied in a selected sample of manufacturing firms. Findings show that factors more closely related to the firm's production and operations result most critical for the adoption of energy efficiency measures. However, the adoption process is also deeply influenced by their complexity or compatibility to the specific context application, therefore calling for an exhaustive assessment. The adoption of the framework would have reversed some firm's decisions over the initial uptake of energy efficiency measures that proved to have critical issues for their implementation. Therefore, the proposed framework provides additional support and further value to decision-makers especially for non-energy intensive firms, where the impact on non-energy production resources becomes more important, and small-medium enterprises usually present greater difficulties for a holistic assessment of energy efficiency measures. The study concludes with main implications for research and policy-making from the present study as well as suggestions for future research.

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D. Accordini; E. Cagno; A. Trianni. Identification and characterization of decision-making factors over industrial energy efficiency measures in electric motor systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021, 149, 111354 .

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D. Accordini, E. Cagno, A. Trianni. Identification and characterization of decision-making factors over industrial energy efficiency measures in electric motor systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2021; 149 ():111354.

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D. Accordini; E. Cagno; A. Trianni. 2021. "Identification and characterization of decision-making factors over industrial energy efficiency measures in electric motor systems." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 149, no. : 111354.

Research article
Published: 10 April 2021 in Business Strategy and the Environment
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Sustainability has emerged as an important industrial strategic outlook expanding beyond organizational boundaries to include the supply chain. Simultaneously, the industry has also been faced with supply chain resilience concerns. Research on the intersection of supply chain sustainability and resilience is nascent and is a consequence of their observed mutual influences. However, confusion about concepts, implementation methods, and measurements of sustainable and resilient supply chains remains. This study completes a systematic literature review that critically examines several major observations and directions. We find the concept of sustainable supply chains is more established, and general agreement on its theoretical foundations exists. Supply chain resilience is relatively less mature. The nexus and relationships between the two topics are often incoherent: there is confusion on sustainable and resilient supply chains establishment; there is no clarity on what practices could jointly advance both areas. A major conflict exists since sustainability generally focuses on efficiency, while resilience seeks effectiveness. We recommend studies to analyze implementation relationships and impact. We also observe that performance measurement systems should be developed to assess supply chain sustainability and resilience performance taking with explicit consideration time horizons considered in these measures.

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Marta Negri; Enrico Cagno; Claudia Colicchia; Joseph Sarkis. Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment 2021, 1 .

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Marta Negri, Enrico Cagno, Claudia Colicchia, Joseph Sarkis. Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2021; ():1.

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Marta Negri; Enrico Cagno; Claudia Colicchia; Joseph Sarkis. 2021. "Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda." Business Strategy and the Environment , no. : 1.

Review
Published: 07 April 2021 in Applied Sciences
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The enabling role of Digital Technologies towards the Circular Economy transition has been recognized. Nonetheless, to support the transition, the operationalization of the discourse is still needed. The present study performs a systematic literature review, deepening the knowledge on the role of Digital Technologies in operationalizing the Circular Economy transition. The analysis is shaped according to the ReSOLVE framework, as it has been recognized as able to operationally guide industrial firms towards the Circular Economy transition. Despite the broad focus on the topic by the extant literature, the results of the analysis show limited Circular Economy aspects addressed and specific technologies considered, making it difficult to have a complete overview on the implementation of Digital Technologies in the Circular Economy transition, operatively addressing it. Shortcomings are identified regarding the lack of an integrated and holistic analysis of the relationships, the need for investigating the decision-making process and specific Circular Economy practices, all from an empirical perspective. The paper eventually suggests streams for further research while offering theoretical and practical implications.

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Enrico Cagno; Alessandra Neri; Marta Negri; Carlo Bassani; Tommaso Lampertico. The Role of Digital Technologies in Operationalizing the Circular Economy Transition: A Systematic Literature Review. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 3328 .

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Enrico Cagno, Alessandra Neri, Marta Negri, Carlo Bassani, Tommaso Lampertico. The Role of Digital Technologies in Operationalizing the Circular Economy Transition: A Systematic Literature Review. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (8):3328.

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Enrico Cagno; Alessandra Neri; Marta Negri; Carlo Bassani; Tommaso Lampertico. 2021. "The Role of Digital Technologies in Operationalizing the Circular Economy Transition: A Systematic Literature Review." Applied Sciences 11, no. 8: 3328.

Journal article
Published: 14 February 2021 in Journal of Environmental Management
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Industrial wastewater treatment is gaining significance in literature due to stricter environmental policies and increased environmental awareness. The selection of the wastewater configuration encompasses both the treatment as well as several decisions around wastewater collection and disposal pertaining industrial decision-making sphere. However, so far in the wastewater literature, research has mostly discussed either technical features of wastewater technologies, or wastewater policy issues at broader level, without focusing on the industrial decision-making issues and driving factors leading to the selection of a specific configuration. Starting from a literature review, the present study provides an innovative framework of the possible options for wastewater system configuration, as well as major adoption factors by industrial decision-makers. The factors have been classified according to 7 categories, namely: influent-related, technological, economic/financial, internal socio-cultural, external socio-cultural, regulation, site characteristics. The framework, validated with acknowledgeable experts, policy makers and firms, has been preliminarily applied to Italian and Australian food firms. Our investigation reveals that the framework was able to include all relevant problems faced by industries in the selection of a treatment system configuration; besides, the relative importance of factors has been assessed: legal requirements emerge as the most critical factors, followed by volume and discharge fee, the latter particularly interesting for policy makers purposes, since it may guide the decision-making process. Further, the wastewater volume seems to play a key role in our exploratory investigation, with smaller firms preferring a complete off-site treatment to reduce the complexity, whilst larger firms preferring instead more partial or complete on-site treatment configurations for compliance costs reduction. In conclusion, we have provided policy and managerial implications stemming from the study as well as sketched interesting future research avenues.

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Andrea Trianni; Marta Negri; Enrico Cagno. What factors affect the selection of industrial wastewater treatment configuration? Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 285, 112099 .

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Andrea Trianni, Marta Negri, Enrico Cagno. What factors affect the selection of industrial wastewater treatment configuration? Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 285 ():112099.

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Andrea Trianni; Marta Negri; Enrico Cagno. 2021. "What factors affect the selection of industrial wastewater treatment configuration?" Journal of Environmental Management 285, no. : 112099.

Research article
Published: 11 December 2020 in Production Planning & Control
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Suppliers in the Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) projects environment are often qualified based on their annual turnover, and as a result a relatively large number of small suppliers get excluded at a preliminary stage from the approved vendors’ list of EPC contractors. To facilitate an inclusive evaluation of a wide range of capabilities of the suppliers, this research examines the application of a broader perspective for supplier selection in the projects environment. Supply chain configuration is put forward as a capability, the development of which contributes to the improvement of the supply network, and so should be reflected in the supplier selection criteria in projects’ environment. This research offers guidelines for EPC contractors which wish to adopt an all-encompassing approach in supplier selection, and guides suppliers and supply chain researchers to consider the supply chain (re-)configuration as a proactive plan for the survival of suppliers which operate in global high-uncertainty environments.

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Yasmine Sabri; Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno. Supplier selection and supply chain configuration in the projects environment. Production Planning & Control 2020, 1 -19.

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Yasmine Sabri, Guido J. L. Micheli, Enrico Cagno. Supplier selection and supply chain configuration in the projects environment. Production Planning & Control. 2020; ():1-19.

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Yasmine Sabri; Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno. 2020. "Supplier selection and supply chain configuration in the projects environment." Production Planning & Control , no. : 1-19.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2020 in Energies
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Understanding the factors driving the implementation of energy efficiency measures in compressed air systems is crucial to improve industrial energy efficiency, given their low implementation rate. Starting from a thorough review of the literature, it is thus clear the need to support companies in the decision-making process by offering an innovative framework encompassing the most relevant factors to be considered when adopting energy efficiency measures in compressed air systems, inclusive of the impacts on the production resources and the operations of a company. The framework, designed following the perspective of the industrial decision-makers, has been validated, both theoretically and empirically, and preliminarily applied to a heterogeneous cluster of manufacturing industries. Results show that, beside operational, energetic, and economic factors, in particular contextual factors such as complexity, compatibility, and observability may highlight critical features of energy efficiency measures whose absence may change the outcome of a decision-making process. Further, greater awareness and knowledge over the important factors given by the implementation of the framework could play an important role in fostering the implementation of energy efficiency measures in compressed air systems. The paper concludes with further research avenues to further promote energy efficiency and sustainability oriented practices in the industrial sector.

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Andrea Trianni; Davide Accordini; Enrico Cagno. Identification and Categorization of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures within Compressed Air Systems. Energies 2020, 13, 5116 .

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Andrea Trianni, Davide Accordini, Enrico Cagno. Identification and Categorization of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures within Compressed Air Systems. Energies. 2020; 13 (19):5116.

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Andrea Trianni; Davide Accordini; Enrico Cagno. 2020. "Identification and Categorization of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures within Compressed Air Systems." Energies 13, no. 19: 5116.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2019 in Applied Energy
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Electric motor systems (EMS) cover a remarkable share of industrial power consumption. Despite the wide set of apparently cost-effective opportunities to improve energy efficiency in this cross-cutting technology, often decision-makers do not take them, as the detail for a specific decision can be too high, resulting in an implementation rate quite low. In particular, little knowledge of the features that should be considered when deciding to undertake an action in this area represents a serious hurdle. In many cases, information regarding the characteristics of such energy efficiency measures (EEMs) is quite vague. For this reason, in the present study, we present a thorough overview of EEMs for EMS, basing on an extensive review of scientific and industrial literature. By highlighting their characteristics and productivity benefits, most of which impacting on the adoption decision-making process, we re-categorise EEMs for EMS, offering specific detail over single EEMs and thus support to industrial decision-makers. EEMs are presented according to four main groups, as follows: hardware, motor system drives, management of motors in the plant, and power quality. The novel classification is helpful to support research for the development of a new framework to represent the main factors that affect the adoption of EEMs for EMS. Further, it may help the identification and quantification of productivity benefits for those EEMs. Finally, it could result in a valuable tool offering different perspectives in the decision-making of industrial managers and technology suppliers, as well as industrial policy-makers.

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Andrea Trianni; Enrico Cagno; Davide Accordini. Energy efficiency measures in electric motors systems: A novel classification highlighting specific implications in their adoption. Applied Energy 2019, 252, 113481 .

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Andrea Trianni, Enrico Cagno, Davide Accordini. Energy efficiency measures in electric motors systems: A novel classification highlighting specific implications in their adoption. Applied Energy. 2019; 252 ():113481.

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Andrea Trianni; Enrico Cagno; Davide Accordini. 2019. "Energy efficiency measures in electric motors systems: A novel classification highlighting specific implications in their adoption." Applied Energy 252, no. : 113481.

Journal article
Published: 16 February 2019 in Applied Energy
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There is growing interest worldwide in more effective policies to promote industrial energy efficiency and mitigate climate change. The White Certificates Scheme is a market-based mechanism aimed at stimulating the adoption of Energy Efficiency Measures. The Italian White Certificates scheme - one of the most long-standing and articulated - is a successful example of industrial energy efficiency policies, considered an interesting and remarkable case by other countries, especially due to its robustness in terms of the volume of certificates traded. Despite the considerable interest in White Certificates, an in-depth analysis of the economic efficiency of the mechanism from the perspective of different stakeholders is still lacking. To address this gap, this study develops a cost-benefit evaluation framework and a multi-stakeholder economic efficiency analysis of the Italian White Certificates scheme focusing on the Italian State, utilities, players in the energy efficiency value chain, and energy users. Our findings (also corroborated with sensitivity analyses) show that the White Certificates Scheme has led to several positive impacts for almost all stakeholders involved, with the exception of energy utilities that have suffered a major economic loss mainly due to a reduction of energy sold to end users. Such loss is likely to promote a deep change in the role of utilities in the energy market in terms of the services they offer and their business models. Our findings, in addition to providing useful directions for future research, offer interesting insights and implications for policymakers who may take inspiration from the pros and cons of the Italian White Certificates scheme when promoting energy efficiency through incentive mechanisms.

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Simone Franzò; Federico Frattini; Enrico Cagno; Andrea Trianni. A multi-stakeholder analysis of the economic efficiency of industrial energy efficiency policies: Empirical evidence from ten years of the Italian White Certificate Scheme. Applied Energy 2019, 240, 424 -435.

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Simone Franzò, Federico Frattini, Enrico Cagno, Andrea Trianni. A multi-stakeholder analysis of the economic efficiency of industrial energy efficiency policies: Empirical evidence from ten years of the Italian White Certificate Scheme. Applied Energy. 2019; 240 ():424-435.

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Simone Franzò; Federico Frattini; Enrico Cagno; Andrea Trianni. 2019. "A multi-stakeholder analysis of the economic efficiency of industrial energy efficiency policies: Empirical evidence from ten years of the Italian White Certificate Scheme." Applied Energy 240, no. : 424-435.

Journal article
Published: 05 February 2019 in Safety Science
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A multitude of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) interventions have proven to be effective under controlled conditions, but their implementation in practice is often difficult and interventions may therefore not work as expected, especially when referring to Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). In order to solve this challenge, this paper proposes a model for the systematic design of OSH interventions that takes into account the underlying mechanisms and the contextual factors that can enable or disable the behavioural changes needed for an effective implementation of OSH interventions. The performance of the model has been evaluated through fifty interviews. The interviewees highlighted how the model fosters innovative and more effective solutions, a more effective focus on the aspects that should be considered, a more organic and systematic way of structuring the data, and a holistic and comprehensive view of the factors. The model also highlights specific aspects of contextual factors and mechanisms and it organizes the data in a more systematic and structured fashion. The evaluation of the model suggests the value of following a structured framework towards implementation of OSH interventions based on the analysis of mechanisms and contextual factors.

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Donato Masi; Enrico Cagno; Stefano Farne'; Peter Hasle. Design of OSH interventions: A model to improve their actual implementation. Safety Science 2019, 115, 51 -65.

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Donato Masi, Enrico Cagno, Stefano Farne', Peter Hasle. Design of OSH interventions: A model to improve their actual implementation. Safety Science. 2019; 115 ():51-65.

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Donato Masi; Enrico Cagno; Stefano Farne'; Peter Hasle. 2019. "Design of OSH interventions: A model to improve their actual implementation." Safety Science 115, no. : 51-65.

Journal article
Published: 07 December 2018 in Applied Energy
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Industrial energy efficiency is crucial for energy cost saving and sustainable competitiveness, but its potential is not exploited due to several barriers. Previous literature has pointed out that, among the most effective means, energy management in industrial companies could bring a valuable contribution. Therefore, it is crucial to assess and evaluate the energy management status in an organisation so to undertake the most appropriate improvement actions. So far, literature has neither described the fundamental characteristics of energy management practices, nor specifically developed an assessment model to support industrial decision-makers. Stemming from those research gaps, the present work presents and discusses an innovative energy management assessment model based on a novel characterization of energy management practices. We validated and applied the model through case studies among large Italian and Swedish manufacturing companies, both proving the model to be able to thoroughly describe the energy management status and benchmarking the adoption level of energy management practices with respect to specific baselines. The model highlights both strengths and critical areas in an industrial company’s energy management, thus offering a valuable support to drive further improvement activities. The work concludes with interesting suggestions for industrial decision-makers and policy-makers, sketching also some further research avenues.

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Andrea Trianni; Enrico Cagno; Matteo Bertolotti; Patrik Thollander; Elias Andersson. Energy management: A practice-based assessment model. Applied Energy 2018, 235, 1614 -1636.

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Andrea Trianni, Enrico Cagno, Matteo Bertolotti, Patrik Thollander, Elias Andersson. Energy management: A practice-based assessment model. Applied Energy. 2018; 235 ():1614-1636.

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Andrea Trianni; Enrico Cagno; Matteo Bertolotti; Patrik Thollander; Elias Andersson. 2018. "Energy management: A practice-based assessment model." Applied Energy 235, no. : 1614-1636.

Journal article
Published: 16 October 2018 in Energies
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With regard to increased sustainability, managers not only need to know WHAT is needed for their company to improve, but also HOW to do so in detail is equally important. Energy management (EnM) is a pillar to the transformation of industrial energy systems towards enhanced energy efficiency and increased sustainability. One way to develop more and improve EnM both practically and theoretically is to shed light on how the combination of techniques and operation can contribute to successful EnM. This paper, therefore, through investigation of 10 Swedish foundries aims to present the structure of the energy strategy and associated practices at first; second, to assess industry’s EnM program and maturity level; and third, to identify and understand the nature of energy efficiency promoting factors within studied cases.

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini; Patrik Thollander; Enrico Cagno; Majid Rafiee. Assessing Swedish Foundries Energy Management Program. Energies 2018, 11, 2780 .

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini, Patrik Thollander, Enrico Cagno, Majid Rafiee. Assessing Swedish Foundries Energy Management Program. Energies. 2018; 11 (10):2780.

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini; Patrik Thollander; Enrico Cagno; Majid Rafiee. 2018. "Assessing Swedish Foundries Energy Management Program." Energies 11, no. 10: 2780.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Alessandra Neri; Enrico Cagno; Giulio Di Sebastiano; Andrea Trianni. Industrial sustainability: Modelling drivers and mechanisms with barriers. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 194, 452 -472.

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Alessandra Neri, Enrico Cagno, Giulio Di Sebastiano, Andrea Trianni. Industrial sustainability: Modelling drivers and mechanisms with barriers. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 194 ():452-472.

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Alessandra Neri; Enrico Cagno; Giulio Di Sebastiano; Andrea Trianni. 2018. "Industrial sustainability: Modelling drivers and mechanisms with barriers." Journal of Cleaner Production 194, no. : 452-472.

Comparative study
Published: 31 July 2018 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Many Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) interventions have proven to be effective only under controlled conditions; during the implementation in practice, the interventions may not work as expected, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are affected by different contextual factors than larger enterprises and these factors can influence the outcome of the OSH programs. Three different phases of an OSH intervention (design, implementation, and control) have been considered. The aim of this research is to understand what are the mechanisms by which an OSH intervention works or does not work as expected, together with barriers and drivers, and the related contextual factors. The research was designed following multiple case study research, which enables an in depth understanding of the intervention process and the identification of the most relevant factors for OSH. Data were collected through interviews with owner-managers or OSH managers of SMEs. Finally, the data were analysed through an analytical research framework that enabled the identification of the main mechanisms and contextual factors for the interventions that had an expected outcome and for those which had an unexpected outcome.

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Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno; Antonio Calabrese. The Transition from Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Interventions to OSH Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis of Mechanisms and Contextual Factors within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1621 .

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Guido J. L. Micheli, Enrico Cagno, Antonio Calabrese. The Transition from Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Interventions to OSH Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis of Mechanisms and Contextual Factors within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15 (8):1621.

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Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno; Antonio Calabrese. 2018. "The Transition from Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Interventions to OSH Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis of Mechanisms and Contextual Factors within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 8: 1621.

Research article
Published: 04 April 2018 in International Journal of Energy Sector Management
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze a set of smart meters implementation projects and provide insights and recommendations to facilitate smart metering deployment strategies. Design/methodology/approach Several significant projects are analyzed on different fronts: scale, technology, economics and regulation, using a common methodology to unfold patterns that constitute key components of successful smart meters diffusion. Findings Key elements and controllable enabling patterns from Europe-wide SM implementation projects are identified together with drivers and barriers for patterns replication. Research limitations/implications The authors provide a framework considering different stakeholders that will help distribution system operators to accelerate and extend smart meters’ penetration. Originality/value Based on the Meter-ON project (supported by the 7th Framework Program of the European Commission), we provide valuable information aimed at facilitating the large-scale deployment of smart meters.

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Enrico Cagno; Guido J.L. Micheli; Giacomo Di Foggia. Smart metering projects: an interpretive framework for successful implementation. International Journal of Energy Sector Management 2018, 12, 244 -264.

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Enrico Cagno, Guido J.L. Micheli, Giacomo Di Foggia. Smart metering projects: an interpretive framework for successful implementation. International Journal of Energy Sector Management. 2018; 12 (2):244-264.

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Enrico Cagno; Guido J.L. Micheli; Giacomo Di Foggia. 2018. "Smart metering projects: an interpretive framework for successful implementation." International Journal of Energy Sector Management 12, no. 2: 244-264.

Original article
Published: 03 February 2018 in Energy Efficiency
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The industry should take further efforts towards increased energy efficiency, that is a major contributor to improve industrial sustainability performance, by implementing energy efficiency measures (EEMs). However, the rate of adoption of these measures is still quite low. Hitherto, EEMs and barriers to their adoption have been evaluated almost exclusively from the viewpoint of energy efficiency decision-makers, not accounting for the broader sustainability perspective. This work aims at understanding whether an industrial sustainability perspective can better address issues related to EEMs adoption, analyzing the question through different viewpoints and insights offered by industrial decision-makers of different industrial sustainability areas within a firm. By doing this, we aim at offering a contribution in the understanding of the low rate of adoption of EEMs. As case studies, we investigated 12 firms from Northern Italy. In comparison to previous literature, results show that an industrial sustainability perspective can better explain the real decision-making process of adopting an EEM. Indeed, people knowledgeable about different industrial sustainability areas may perceive different barriers about the same EEM. EEMs may be negatively affected by reasons related to other areas of industrial sustainability, while positive reciprocal impacts may exist among areas of industrial sustainability; thus, EEMs may have effects on areas other than energy efficiency, and these effects may be perceived only by such areas. The study concludes with some remarks for policy and industrial decision-makers and advice for further research.

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Enrico Cagno; Alessandra Neri; Andrea Trianni. Broadening to sustainability the perspective of industrial decision-makers on the energy efficiency measures adoption: some empirical evidence. Energy Efficiency 2018, 11, 1193 -1210.

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Enrico Cagno, Alessandra Neri, Andrea Trianni. Broadening to sustainability the perspective of industrial decision-makers on the energy efficiency measures adoption: some empirical evidence. Energy Efficiency. 2018; 11 (5):1193-1210.

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Enrico Cagno; Alessandra Neri; Andrea Trianni. 2018. "Broadening to sustainability the perspective of industrial decision-makers on the energy efficiency measures adoption: some empirical evidence." Energy Efficiency 11, no. 5: 1193-1210.

Journal article
Published: 11 January 2018 in Sustainability
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To pursue eco-efficiency, one of the most important principles is the sustainable use of resources. The challenge in resource use improvement lies in a clear assessment of resource utilization. However, this evaluation is currently performed within the scope of a company and such an approach is not sustainable anymore in a world with increasingly complex production systems. This paper provides a decision support system (DSS) to disclose where wastes absorb resource capacity of a whole production system beyond the boundaries of a firm. In this way, an intervention priority plan can be established to effectively improve the eco-efficiency of production systems by considering interactions among players of a multiplant or supply chain context. An implementation of the DSS is proposed for the ceramic industry to test it and explore the potential benefits. Results confirm that the DSS can effectively enable different actors to understand how significant inter-firm saving opportunities can be identified.

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Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno; Elena Tappia. Improving Eco-Efficiency through Waste Reduction beyond the Boundaries of a Firm: Evidence from a Multiplant Case in the Ceramic Industry. Sustainability 2018, 10, 167 .

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Guido J. L. Micheli, Enrico Cagno, Elena Tappia. Improving Eco-Efficiency through Waste Reduction beyond the Boundaries of a Firm: Evidence from a Multiplant Case in the Ceramic Industry. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (2):167.

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Guido J. L. Micheli; Enrico Cagno; Elena Tappia. 2018. "Improving Eco-Efficiency through Waste Reduction beyond the Boundaries of a Firm: Evidence from a Multiplant Case in the Ceramic Industry." Sustainability 10, no. 2: 167.

Research article
Published: 06 November 2017 in Business Process Management Journal
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence that adopting open innovation (OI) has on the innovativeness and performance of specialized small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper also examines the adoption of OI within a firm’s practices and models, and within the three dimensions of firm sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Survey data from 48 specialized SMEs manufacturing supercars were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. SmartPLS software was used to conduct a path analysis and test the proposed framework. Findings The findings suggest that high adoption of OI models tends to increase firm innovativeness. Similarly, the adoption of OI practices has a positive effect on innovativeness but to a lesser extent than OI models. The moderation results of innovativeness further show that OI models and practices can benefit the performance of SMEs. Specifically, two dimensions of performance – environmental and social performance – were found to be greatly influenced by OI. Research limitations/implications Due to parsimony in the investigated model, this study only focuses on OI adoption as practices and models without considering its drivers or other contingency factors. Practical implications This paper could help practitioners in SMEs better understand the benefits of adopting OI to be more innovative but also more sustainable. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on the role of OI practices and models regarding the dimensions of firm sustainability performance by being the first paper to investigate this relationship in the context of small and medium manufacturers of supercars.

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Andres Ramirez-Portilla; Enrico Cagno; Terrence E. Brown. Open innovation in specialized SMEs: the case of supercars. Business Process Management Journal 2017, 23, 1167 -1195.

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Andres Ramirez-Portilla, Enrico Cagno, Terrence E. Brown. Open innovation in specialized SMEs: the case of supercars. Business Process Management Journal. 2017; 23 (6):1167-1195.

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Andres Ramirez-Portilla; Enrico Cagno; Terrence E. Brown. 2017. "Open innovation in specialized SMEs: the case of supercars." Business Process Management Journal 23, no. 6: 1167-1195.

Book chapter
Published: 08 September 2017 in Strategic Sustainability
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Enrico Cagno; Lorenzo Tardini; Paolo Trucco. EPIDesign. Strategic Sustainability 2017, 20 -42.

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Enrico Cagno, Lorenzo Tardini, Paolo Trucco. EPIDesign. Strategic Sustainability. 2017; ():20-42.

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Enrico Cagno; Lorenzo Tardini; Paolo Trucco. 2017. "EPIDesign." Strategic Sustainability , no. : 20-42.

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Published: 01 July 2017 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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The concept of energy management (EnM) became a topical issue in industrial settings as a result of the energy crises that affected the global community in the 1970s. However, EnM was not implemented within industry with all its potential to improve energy security, raise the maturity level of EnM and increase sustainability. According to the results of previous empirical investigations, the expected interest in energy programs is not found and there is no clear understanding about program adoption criteria within an industry. Keeping in mind the adoption of energy investment through conformation with financial analysis and choosing the investments through contextual factors in the organization (e.g. organizational energy culture, power relationships, EnM system, expertise availability, managers’ mindset) together with characteristics of EnM program as two macro perspectives in energy efficiency literature, this paper aims to understand the main driving factors which lead organizations to either adopt or not adopt a particular program (always with respect to energy management). Moreover, it aims to express the impact of those driving forces of implementing a successful EnM program which could contribute to better understanding of suitable EnM configuration. The investigation has been conducted as a multiple case study involving 15 manufacturing companies of varying size and in different sectors located in Sweden. After analyzing the minimum required steps to establish EnM, assessing the adoption of practices according to their energy strategy, and through assessing EnM maturity level, we found a low level of risk (which arises from lack of certainty and awareness) and the program's alignment with the core business as prominent driving factors for all sizes which foster positive investment decision making through top management. On the contrary, complexity of industry (for large manufacturing companies) and access to capital (for small and medium-sized companies) are the main barriers to adopting those programs

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini; Patrik Thollander; Enrico Cagno. Assessing the driving factors for energy management program adoption. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017, 74, 538 -547.

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini, Patrik Thollander, Enrico Cagno. Assessing the driving factors for energy management program adoption. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017; 74 ():538-547.

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Aida Salimnezhadgharehziaeddini; Patrik Thollander; Enrico Cagno. 2017. "Assessing the driving factors for energy management program adoption." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 74, no. : 538-547.