Marco
Bortolini


Marco Bortolini
Italy Associate Professor of Industrial Mechanical Systems Engineering University of Bologna
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Graduated cum laude in Engineering Management in 2008 (Master degree) at Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna and in Industrial Engineering in 2013 (Ph.D. degree) at University of Padova, Marco Bortolini is Senior Researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering of Bologna University, Italy.

His current scientific, teaching, research and technological transfer activities focus on the study and implementation of innovative methods and tools for the design, management, optimization and simulation of production systems, logistic activities and facility service plants from a multi-objective perspective – Industrial Systems Engineering scientific sector.

His key research topics include:
 – Industry 4.0, enabling technologies and their impact on production systems;
 – Design, techno-economic optimization and operative simulation of flexible and reconfigurable production systems;
 – Design and management of manufacturing and collaborative assembly cells;
 – Supply Chain Management and Green Supply Chain Management;
 – Advanced multi-objective models for production planning and inventory management.

COURSES

High flexibility, dynamic demand, increasing customization, high quality standards, small batches and short life cycle are the key factors of the Industry 4.0 era. Innovative flexible manufacturing and assembly systems (FMSs & FASs) need to match these factors joining productivity to versatility, quality to adaptability. In this context, high-speed manufacturing machines, robotic handling devices, automated guided systems (AGVs) and human operators are connected and they have to act synergically.

This course aims at exploring a coordinated panel of (1) design methods, (2) support strategies and (3) quantitative approaches to help the Industry 4.0 practitioners in the tactical and operative management of innovative production systems.

AI and Manufacturing

The digital transformation is determining significant changes in operations and supply chain management (SCM) processes. Technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cyber security, data analytics, block chain and cloud technology are radically transforming production and distribution systems. This course aims to investigate these transformations to understand the firms’ ability of gathering and analysing information about their environment can generate significant value to the SCM processes.

Business Analytics and Data Science

The course focuses on issues related to the management of materials along the supply chain, from suppliers to distribution channels. In this regard, they have a vital role. Managerial and organizational decisions made about the relationships with external companies with which we relate to, are the focal point of the course. In analyzing the vertical relationships between firms, the course seeks to develop: sensitivity to the Strategic Importance of the reports, the technical and managerial knowledge needed to deal with the decisions in the matter and organizational skills needed to manage them.

Business Management – Italian Premium Brands

The course focuses on issues related to the management of materials along the supply chain, from suppliers to distribution channels. In this regard, they have a vital role. Managerial and organizational decisions made about the relationships with external companies with which we relate to, are the focal point of the course. In analyzing the vertical relationships between firms, the course seeks to develop: sensitivity to the Strategic Importance of the reports, the technical and managerial knowledge needed to deal with the decisions in the matter and organizational skills needed to manage them.

Gestione d’Impresa – Made in Italy
Gestione d’Impresa – Food & Wine
Gestione d’Impresa – Retail Management and E-Commerce
Business Management – Global and Emerging Markets
Business Management – Green Management and Sustainable Businesses
Business Management – Tourism, Heritage and Events
Business Management – Life Science and MedTech

High flexibility, dynamic demand, increasing customization, high quality standards, small batches and short life cycle are the key factors of the Industry 4.0 era. Innovative flexible manufacturing and assembly systems (FMSs & FASs) need to match these factors joining productivity to versatility, quality to adaptability. In this context, high-speed manufacturing machines, robotic handling devices, automated guided systems (AGVs) and human operators are connected and they have to act synergically.

This course aims at exploring a coordinated panel of (1) design methods, (2) support strategies and (3) quantitative approaches to help the Industry 4.0 practitioners in the tactical and operative management of innovative production systems.

MBA Hybrid Online English Edition

On the one hand, the module aims to provide Operations’ basics within modern production and service delivery systems. Following this initial framework, it will be possible to deepen the role of automation and digitalization within the modern Supply Chain and in particular the effect of enabling technologies foreseen by Industry 4.0.

Sustainability Transition Management