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Elio Padoano, PhD, is an associate professor of Operations Management at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Trieste. He received Ph.D. in 1996. His research interests include logistics, operations planning, cleaner production and decision aiding in manufacturing and services. He has collaborated with companies and public organisations in several sectors such as manufacturing, transport, research, ICT, health-care and regional planning. He has been a member of research units in several EU funded projects. He has been and advisor and member of the Working Group on Transport of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean. His papers appeared in several international journals. Since 2015 he has been a member of the scientific committee of the International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process. He has served as referee and reviewer for several journals. He presently teaches Operations Management for the Double Master's Degree in Production Engineering and Management, Economic Evaluation of Projects for the Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Evaluation Methodologies for the Master's Degree in Clinical Engineering.
Thermal-hydraulic separators (or hydraulic dispatchers) are flow collectors of relatively small size, connecting two or more hydraulic networks; they are mainly used to reduce the hydraulic interference of primary (e.g. heat supply) and secondary (e.g. heat consumer) circuits, thereby simplifying the system analysis, saving energy and operating complex hydraulic networks more safely. Hydraulic dispatchers are key components of modern district heating networks and of building water systems: nonetheless, little is known about their internal flow and temperature distribution and about their off-design performance. The transfer of thermal energy from the primary to the secondary circuit is governed by the secondary-to-primary flow rate ratio and affected by the turbulent mixing within the device. A simple thermal model is commonly used for design purposes: it disregards the actual flow and temperature pattern within the device and relates the inflow and outflow temperature by neglecting the mixing of supply and return streams. This simple approach is potentially inaccurate under certain operating conditions (e.g. relatively high flow rates) and deserves a validation study. Numerical simulations of flow and heat transfer are carried out, for a family of geometrically similar thermal-hydraulic separators under different operating condition. The reported numerical tests show that the aforementioned model is a reliable design tool under most operation conditions. Furthermore, it is verified that the device introduces a relatively modest pressure loss on the connected circuits, in particular when the flow rate ratio is close to one.
Luca Toneatti; Marzio Piller; Dario Pozzetto; Elio Padoano; Marco Boscolo. Hydraulic and thermal characterization of a family of thermo-hydraulic separators. Applied Thermal Engineering 2020, 179, 115701 .
AMA StyleLuca Toneatti, Marzio Piller, Dario Pozzetto, Elio Padoano, Marco Boscolo. Hydraulic and thermal characterization of a family of thermo-hydraulic separators. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2020; 179 ():115701.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Toneatti; Marzio Piller; Dario Pozzetto; Elio Padoano; Marco Boscolo. 2020. "Hydraulic and thermal characterization of a family of thermo-hydraulic separators." Applied Thermal Engineering 179, no. : 115701.
The most critical decisions usually involve several decision makers with different roles and opportunities to commit key resources. Several group decision-making (GDM) approaches can support the identification of a joint or compromise decision in less conflicting settings, where there is a group of subjects (e.g’, partners) who pursue a common overall objective. However, considering the uncertainty in future events and complexity of modern-day systems, decision processes do not always produce beneficial results or give the participants a positive perception of their role in the process. Group decision-making should then take into consideration some aspects that might insure future resilience and sustainability, particularly the achievement of the objectives in view of future risks and the transparency and participation that are needed to limit problems in the implementation phase of the decision. The literature survey presented in this study identified a research gap regarding GDM. Differently from traditional GDM, which was first discussed in the early 1980s and whose body of knowledge is pretty defined, resilient and sustainable GDM (R&S GDM) is fairly new. The main objective of this study is then identifying the main attributes for supporting sustainable and resilient group decisions. To this aim, a preliminary focused systematic review was conducted to study the existing group decision-making methods in the literature and how the concepts of sustainability and resilience have been employed. After defining the search keywords and exclusion criteria for the individuation of the articles, the first screening process was carried out and the most relevant articles were selected. The last steps of the systematic review were the classification of the articles and the full paper examination to extract the main factors of R&S GDM. Seven attributes were listed as the key factors of R&S GDM. In light of those factors, a group decision process concerning an injection moulding line in Tajikistan was investigated. The case study highlighted that over self-confidence, information flow and transparency were the main reasons for faulty decisions, thus suggesting that information system and information fluidity play an important role in R&S GDM. Finally, the most important managerial implications of R&S GDM are reported.
Ali Aghazadeh Ardebili; Elio Padoano. A Literature Review of the Concepts of Resilience and Sustainability in Group Decision-Making. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2602 .
AMA StyleAli Aghazadeh Ardebili, Elio Padoano. A Literature Review of the Concepts of Resilience and Sustainability in Group Decision-Making. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2602.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Aghazadeh Ardebili; Elio Padoano. 2020. "A Literature Review of the Concepts of Resilience and Sustainability in Group Decision-Making." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2602.
Analyzing and designing how service is provided to the customer is crucial for sustainable supply chains in services. In this respect, there can be barriers to applying sustainable improvements due to regulations, practices and customer culture. This study is focused on finding the waste produced by the service of one of the biggest payment service provider (PSP) companies in Iran and how to meet the essential needs of the sustainable supply chain. It has been observed that using thermal papers as a biohazardous material causes environmental problems and even it is hazardous to mix them with normal paper waste in the recycling process. Moreover, preventive maintenance of the thermal printers itself causes a huge number of unnecessary shuttles between the customers and service suppliers, which represents a source of CO2 emission, traffic—especially in the capital—and high maintenance costs for the company. Three main alternatives to the thermal paper receipt were analyzed and ranked by means of a TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) model, which employed the sustainability pillars and the technical point of view as evaluation criteria. The priorities against the set of criteria were obtained by means of surveys, which targeted a sample of customers and a pool of experts. The results highlighted that customers’ habits and legislation are the most important barriers to the transition to a more sustainable service.
Ali Aghazadeh Ardebili; Elio Padoano; Najmeh Rahmani. Waste Reduction for Green Service Supply Chain—the Case Study of a Payment Service Provider in Iran. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1833 .
AMA StyleAli Aghazadeh Ardebili, Elio Padoano, Najmeh Rahmani. Waste Reduction for Green Service Supply Chain—the Case Study of a Payment Service Provider in Iran. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):1833.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli Aghazadeh Ardebili; Elio Padoano; Najmeh Rahmani. 2020. "Waste Reduction for Green Service Supply Chain—the Case Study of a Payment Service Provider in Iran." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 1833.
Biogas is a versatile carrier of renewable energy produced by means of the digestion of crops, residues, or other wastes, and storage of the gas in dedicated plants. Safety regulations impose operational and technical restrictions to areas interested by the presence of the biogas in order to limit the explosion risk. Conversely, other areas of the plant are not subject to strict safety requirements. Nevertheless, explosions can be triggered in these areas as well, as the present investigation confirms. In the specific case, the production of biogas by anaerobic digestion in a storm‐water tank and its infiltration and accumulation into a technical building through a pipe connection caused the explosion of the building itself. The authors describe the procedures adopted for the enquiry and suggest possible improvements to the safety regulations for biogas plants.
Marco Boscolo; Luigi Bregant; Stefano Miani; Elio Padoano; Marzio Piller. An enquiry into the causes of an explosion accident occurred in a biogas plant. Process Safety Progress 2019, 39, 1 .
AMA StyleMarco Boscolo, Luigi Bregant, Stefano Miani, Elio Padoano, Marzio Piller. An enquiry into the causes of an explosion accident occurred in a biogas plant. Process Safety Progress. 2019; 39 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Boscolo; Luigi Bregant; Stefano Miani; Elio Padoano; Marzio Piller. 2019. "An enquiry into the causes of an explosion accident occurred in a biogas plant." Process Safety Progress 39, no. 1: 1.
The article presents a study on the measures adopted in an existing coke plant in order to reduce levels of benzo(a)pyrene dispersed in the environment surrounding the facility. The area has been affected by significant levels of pollution from polycyclic aromatic compounds due to the fugitive emissions from the coke oven, which did not comply with the most recent regulation. A monitoring programme was therefore launched in order to support a framework for intervention. Several problems with the battery made it necessary to implement a novel system to collect and abate fugitive emissions during the operations. The monitoring of the fugitive emissions from the coke oven, before, during and after the implementation of the system, has shown a drop of the visible emission time at charging below 30 s, matched by the return of pollution from benzo(a)pyrene in the area below the legal limits (1 ng/Nm3). When compared to the installation costs, these results suggest that the proposed solution can be replicated in other existing by-product coke plants.
Marco Boscolo; Elio Padoano; Luigi Bregant; Vincenzo Dimastromatteo; Marzio Piller; Marco Bellini. A novel system for the abatement of fugitive emissions during charging in a by-product coke oven. Metallurgical Research & Technology 2019, 116, 406 .
AMA StyleMarco Boscolo, Elio Padoano, Luigi Bregant, Vincenzo Dimastromatteo, Marzio Piller, Marco Bellini. A novel system for the abatement of fugitive emissions during charging in a by-product coke oven. Metallurgical Research & Technology. 2019; 116 (4):406.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Boscolo; Elio Padoano; Luigi Bregant; Vincenzo Dimastromatteo; Marzio Piller; Marco Bellini. 2019. "A novel system for the abatement of fugitive emissions during charging in a by-product coke oven." Metallurgical Research & Technology 116, no. 4: 406.
Non-clinical hospital services to support clinical activities, such as the sterilization service and clinical engineering, are an important technology asset in healthcare, and require constant improvement aimed to reduce economic burden and increase quality. The selection of the most effective healthcare service to adopt in a healthcare facility is a multi-criteria decision problem that classical Health Technology Assessment, being mostly focused on medicines, vaccines and medical devices, cannot easily address. Here we present a methodology based on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis allowing a full assessment of non-clinical hospital services and supporting the selection of the most suitable solution in a certain environment. The methodology involves two different panels of experts: the first one includes international professionals and is aimed at selecting the assessment criteria that are relevant to the target service; the second one is a local panel whose members know the needs and peculiarities of the specific healthcare facility. This approach allows the final decision makers to take into account changes and constraints of their environment, but examining criteria that are internationally recognized as of interest. The proposed methodology, tested in a real context of an Italian Local Health Authority, is versatile and can be applied in any context, even out of the healthcare domain, especially if data in the literature are not sufficient to allow comparisons with similar services in different settings.
Irene Lasorsa; Elio Padoano; Sara Marceglia; Agostino Accardo. Multi-criteria decision analysis for the assessment of non-clinical hospital services: Methodology and case study. Operations Research for Health Care 2018, 23, 100171 .
AMA StyleIrene Lasorsa, Elio Padoano, Sara Marceglia, Agostino Accardo. Multi-criteria decision analysis for the assessment of non-clinical hospital services: Methodology and case study. Operations Research for Health Care. 2018; 23 ():100171.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrene Lasorsa; Elio Padoano; Sara Marceglia; Agostino Accardo. 2018. "Multi-criteria decision analysis for the assessment of non-clinical hospital services: Methodology and case study." Operations Research for Health Care 23, no. : 100171.
The adoption of electric vehicles in an organization's fleet can provide an emission-free urban transport, but such decision must be assessed from different perspectives (e.g. economic, environmental, social, etc.), particularly when there are multiple goals and stakeholders. The article presents a multiple criteria evaluation method which can be applied to support the decision on the adoption of electric cars by a public administration. The method has two main phases: analysis by indicators and multi-criteria analysis. The first phase can provide analytic results for each category of indicators, but the values are treated only in a disaggregate way and not summarized in a global indicator. Thus the multi-criteria methodology can provide an overall assessment of the alternatives based on the aggregation of the values obtained for all criteria (i.e. indicators). In summary, the goal of the method is to employ several indicators to measure the expected effects and synthesize them in an overall judgement, taking into consideration the different stakeholders points of view. The case study presented in the paper is an application of the structured evaluation method to the university fleet. The fleet consists of 24 cars with an average of only 5700 kilometres travelled. The indicators have been classified according to different impact areas: Economy, Energy, Environment, Society.
Cristian Giacomini; Giovanni Longo; Elio Padoano; Michela Zornada. An AHP-based method to assess the introduction of electric cars in a public administration. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2017, 1 -6.
AMA StyleCristian Giacomini, Giovanni Longo, Elio Padoano, Michela Zornada. An AHP-based method to assess the introduction of electric cars in a public administration. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2017; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristian Giacomini; Giovanni Longo; Elio Padoano; Michela Zornada. 2017. "An AHP-based method to assess the introduction of electric cars in a public administration." 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-6.
AHP‐Aided Evaluation of Logistic and Transport Solutions in a Seaport | InTechOpen, Published on: 2016-08-31. Authors: Cristian Giacomini, Giovanni Longo, Alice Lunardi, et
Cristian Giacomini; Giovanni Longo; Alice Lunardi; Elio Padoano. AHP‐Aided Evaluation of Logistic and Transport Solutions in a Seaport. Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleCristian Giacomini, Giovanni Longo, Alice Lunardi, Elio Padoano. AHP‐Aided Evaluation of Logistic and Transport Solutions in a Seaport. Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions. 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristian Giacomini; Giovanni Longo; Alice Lunardi; Elio Padoano. 2016. "AHP‐Aided Evaluation of Logistic and Transport Solutions in a Seaport." Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions , no. : 1.
The study investigates the opportunity to outsource, partially or totally, the sterilisation service of a hospital. It proposes a framework, based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), to support the choice of the most effective configuration of the service when multiple criteria are considered. First, the sterilisation process was subdivided into stages that could be managed by the hospital (insourced) or outsourced. The feasible configurations obtained by combining insourced and outsourced stages were then evaluated by means of an AHP model that was validated by the participants to the decision process. The framework can be used in different settings, but the criteria must be validated in the each specific case. Further applications to real cases are needed to test it in different contexts, especially if characterised by different organisation structures.
Emanuele Merola; Elio Padoano; Vittorio Zuliani. An analytic hierarchy process-based framework to support outsourcing decisions on hospital sterilisation. International Journal of Business and Systems Research 2016, 10, 142 .
AMA StyleEmanuele Merola, Elio Padoano, Vittorio Zuliani. An analytic hierarchy process-based framework to support outsourcing decisions on hospital sterilisation. International Journal of Business and Systems Research. 2016; 10 (2/3/4):142.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmanuele Merola; Elio Padoano; Vittorio Zuliani. 2016. "An analytic hierarchy process-based framework to support outsourcing decisions on hospital sterilisation." International Journal of Business and Systems Research 10, no. 2/3/4: 142.
The mobility referred to the University is a significant part of the urban mobility in Trieste. Therefore a specific project was performed to analyze the main problems, to understand the preference structure of the users and to define some possible solutions to improve the accessibility of the University and to reduce urban congestion, mainly through sustainable transport modes. The survey pointed out features and preferences of different user groups, which were explicitly considered in the AHP assessment framework, and allowed to define criteria and to fix the weights. Also the presence of more than one decision maker was explicitly included in the hierarchy, to model the different impact of different user groups on the decision makers. As a result, the ranking of the alternatives has been defined, which has been taken into account by the decision makers for their planning choices. From a methodological point of view, the specific structure of the AHP hierarchy allowed to model the decisional problem even if a more complex ANP approach would be perhaps more suitable to consider interactions between nodes in this group decision problem
Giovanni Longo; Giorgio Medeossi; Elio Padoano. Multi-criteria Analysis to Support Mobility Management at a University Campus. Transportation Research Procedia 2015, 5, 175 -185.
AMA StyleGiovanni Longo, Giorgio Medeossi, Elio Padoano. Multi-criteria Analysis to Support Mobility Management at a University Campus. Transportation Research Procedia. 2015; 5 ():175-185.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Longo; Giorgio Medeossi; Elio Padoano. 2015. "Multi-criteria Analysis to Support Mobility Management at a University Campus." Transportation Research Procedia 5, no. : 175-185.
The study presented in the article concerns the introduction of an advanced planning system (APS) in a medium-sized manufacturing company, a decision which has significant effects on production planning and control activities and on order management. In order to assure the technical validity of the new system and the feasibility of the required changes to routine operations, a specific process of analysis and evaluation was established that involved representatives of the affected departments. The case study is investigated with particular reference to the evaluation stage of the possible APS solutions. The pivotal role of such participatory process and its effectual contribution to the final decision are highlighted and discussed.
Elio Padoano. Evaluation of alternative advanced planning systems as a participatory process: investigation into a case study. International Journal of Management and Decision Making 2013, 12, 393 .
AMA StyleElio Padoano. Evaluation of alternative advanced planning systems as a participatory process: investigation into a case study. International Journal of Management and Decision Making. 2013; 12 (4):393.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElio Padoano. 2013. "Evaluation of alternative advanced planning systems as a participatory process: investigation into a case study." International Journal of Management and Decision Making 12, no. 4: 393.
Elio Padoano; Fabio Lamanna; Giovanni Longo; Giorgio Medeossi; Stefano Strami. THE AHP APPROACH FOR RAILWAY PROJECT APPRAISAL: PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM STRUCTURE. 2011, 1 .
AMA StyleElio Padoano, Fabio Lamanna, Giovanni Longo, Giorgio Medeossi, Stefano Strami. THE AHP APPROACH FOR RAILWAY PROJECT APPRAISAL: PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM STRUCTURE. . 2011; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElio Padoano; Fabio Lamanna; Giovanni Longo; Giorgio Medeossi; Stefano Strami. 2011. "THE AHP APPROACH FOR RAILWAY PROJECT APPRAISAL: PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM STRUCTURE." , no. : 1.
Marco Boscolo; Elio Padoano. Monitoring of Particulate Emissions to Assess the Outcomes of Retrofitting Measures at an Ironmaking Plant. ISIJ International 2011, 51, 1553 -1560.
AMA StyleMarco Boscolo, Elio Padoano. Monitoring of Particulate Emissions to Assess the Outcomes of Retrofitting Measures at an Ironmaking Plant. ISIJ International. 2011; 51 (9):1553-1560.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarco Boscolo; Elio Padoano. 2011. "Monitoring of Particulate Emissions to Assess the Outcomes of Retrofitting Measures at an Ironmaking Plant." ISIJ International 51, no. 9: 1553-1560.
M. Boscolo; Elio Padoano. Investigations into dioxin emissions at Italian iron ore sintering plant. Ironmaking & Steelmaking 2008, 35, 338 -342.
AMA StyleM. Boscolo, Elio Padoano. Investigations into dioxin emissions at Italian iron ore sintering plant. Ironmaking & Steelmaking. 2008; 35 (5):338-342.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Boscolo; Elio Padoano. 2008. "Investigations into dioxin emissions at Italian iron ore sintering plant." Ironmaking & Steelmaking 35, no. 5: 338-342.
The paper presents the possibility of introducing, in the event of substitution of an old plant, the recovery of heat produced during the roasting process of coffee. During the analysis, thermo and fluid dynamic operating parameters of the present plant were defined also with the support of an experimental measuring campaign. Energy recovery possibilities were, then, evaluated and a possible plant solution was examined taking into consideration its economic feasibility. The case study is also interesting because the methodology used for the analysis can be generally applied to production plants, which have hot air exhaust emissions. Waste heat recovery, actually, is an important topic not only for its economic benefits, but also for its environmental outcomes and resource saving.
Michele De Monte; Elio Padoano; Dario Pozzetto. Waste heat recovery in a coffee roasting plant. Applied Thermal Engineering 2003, 23, 1033 -1044.
AMA StyleMichele De Monte, Elio Padoano, Dario Pozzetto. Waste heat recovery in a coffee roasting plant. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2003; 23 (8):1033-1044.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichele De Monte; Elio Padoano; Dario Pozzetto. 2003. "Waste heat recovery in a coffee roasting plant." Applied Thermal Engineering 23, no. 8: 1033-1044.