This research activity includes the study of technical, economic and organizational aspects related to the design and feasibility study of production and service systems. The main research items related to this topic are: feasibility study and business plan; location choices of production systems; layout study; choice of the integration and outsourcing level of the production system; study and assessment of environmental impact (EIA) of industrial plants; risk analysis and plants safety; energy assessment and optimization for industrial plants; forecasting and optimization of technical-economic performance using analytical, computer-based and experimental methods; project management and risk management; plant sizing techniques. Development of innovative and automated operational models and tools for the optimisation of complex systems, such as industrial warehouses with prevailing picking activities and configuration of distribution logistics networks.
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