Biography
I am an associate professor in Manufacturing Engineering at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico di Milano. My research interests address the design and management of manufacturing systems, AI technologies in manufacturing, modelling and monitoring of human operators, robust production planning and scheduling based on risk measures, digital twin approaches for the design and management of manufacturing systems, virtual and augmented reality technologies in manufacturing, innovative learning approaches in industrial engineering. I am a member of the following organizations and associations: CIRP (associate), MANUFUTURE ( High Level Group and Implementation Support Group), AITeM - Associazione Italiana Tecnologie Manifatturiere, EURO Working Group Project Management and Scheduling.
Interests
- Manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human Modelling and Monitoring
- Stochastic Scheduling
Education
PhD in Manufacturing Engineering, 2008
Politecnico di Milano
Master in Mechanical Engineering, 2003
Politecnico di Milano
Publications
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(2024).
Digital Twin for Factories: Challenges and Industrial Applications.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.
(2023).
A branch-and-bound approach to minimise the value-at-risk of the makespan in a stochastic two-machine flow shop.
International Journal of Production Research.
(2023).
Robust scheduling of remanufacturing processes for the repair of turbine blades.
CIRP Annals.
(2022).
A learning workflow based on an integrated digital toolkit to support education in manufacturing system engineering.
Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
(2022).
A mathematical foundation to support bidirectional mappings between digital models: an application of multi-scale modelling in manufacturing.
Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.
(2022).
A predictive–reactive approach for the sequencing of assembly operations in an automated assembly line.
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
(2022).
A Robust Scheduling Framework for Re-Manufacturing Activities of Turbine Blades.
Applied Sciences (Switzerland).
(2022).
Design of serious games in engineering education: An application to the configuration and analysis of manufacturing systems.
CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology.
(2022).
Scheduling Remanufacturing Activities for the Repair of Turbine Blades: An Approximate Branch and Bound Approach to Minimize a Risk Measure.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.
(2021).
A kronecker algebra formulation for markov activity networks with phase-type distributions.
Mathematics.
(2021).
Advancement in production engineering education through Virtual Learning Factory Toolkit concept [Tootmisinseneride hariduse edendamine virtuaalse õppetehase tööriistakomplekti kontseptsiooni kaudu].
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
(2021).
An Approximate Approach for the Verification of Process Plans with an Application to Reconfigurable Pallets.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.
(2021).
Multi-scale modelling of manufacturing systems using ontologies and delta-lenses.
CIRP Annals.
(2020).
Formal modelling of release control policies as a plug-in for performance evaluation of manufacturing systems.
CIRP Annals.
(2020).
Sustainable engineering master module - Insights from three cohorts of European engineering team.
International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing.
(2019).
A branch-and-bound approach for the single machine maximum lateness stochastic scheduling problem to minimize the value-at-risk.
Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal.
(2019).
A branch-and-bound approach to schedule a no-wait flow shop to minimize the CVaR of the residual work content.
Computers and Industrial Engineering.
(2019).
A digital factory platform for the design of roll shop plants.
CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology.
(2019).
A human modelling and monitoring approach to support the execution of manufacturing operations.
CIRP Annals.
(2019).
A scheduling approach for chemical vapour deposition processes in the production of semiconductors.
IFAC-PapersOnLine.
(2019).
An approach for the robust design of a reconfigurable assembly cell with 7-axis robot.
International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
(2019).
Exploiting modular pallet flexibility for product and process co-evolution through zero-point clamping systems.
Factories of the Future: The Italian Flagship Initiative.
(2019).
Robust assignment of customer orders with uncertain configurations in a production network for aircraft manufacturing.
International Journal of Production Research.
(2018).
A risk based approach to support the supplying of components in a MTO assembly process.
Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
(2018).
An integrated framework for design, management and operation of reconfigurable assembly systems.
Omega (United Kingdom).
(2018).
Order allocation and sequencing with variable degree of uncertainty in aircraft manufacturing.
CIRP Annals.
(2018).
Sustainable Innovation in a Multi-University Master Course.
Procedia Manufacturing.
(2017).
A guideline for planning and implementing an action-based and transnational course in higher engineering education: A Case for Sustainable Value Creation.
Proceedings of the 45th SEFI Annual Conference 2017 - Education Excellence for Sustainability, SEFI 2017.
(2017).
A path planning algorithm for industrial processes under velocity constraints with an application to additive manufacturing.
Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
(2017).
Answer set programming for modeling and reasoning on modular and reconfigurable transportation systems.
Proceedings of the 2017 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS 2017.
(2017).
Development of a project-oriented and transnational master course for training the engineering competencies.
Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research.
(2016).
A Concept for a Pallet Configuration Approach Using Zero-point Clamping Systems.
Procedia CIRP.
(2016).
An onto-based interoperability framework for the connection of PLM and production capability tools.
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology.
(2016).
Co-Definition of Product Structure and Production Network for Frugal Innovation Perspectives: Towards a Modular-based Approach.
Procedia CIRP.
(2016).
Design and management of reconfigurable assembly lines in the automotive industry.
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology.
(2016).
Equipment selection and evaluation approach for an adaptable assembly line.
IFAC-PapersOnLine.
(2016).
The RobustPlaNet Project: Towards Shock-Robust Design Of Plants And Their Supply Chain Networks.
IFAC-PapersOnLine.
(2016).
Zero-point fixture systems as a reconfiguration enabler in flexible manufacturing systems.
Computer-Aided Design and Applications.
(2015).
A virtual factory approach for in situ simulation to support production and maintenance planning.
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology.
(2015).
A Virtual factory data model as a support tool for the simulation of manufacturing systems.
Procedia CIRP.
(2015).
An integrated framework for combined designing dematerialised machine tools and production systems enabling flexibility-oriented business models.
International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
(2015).
Critical components evaluation in manufacturing-to-order processes.
Procedia CIRP.
(2015).
Innovative flexibility-oriented business models and system configuration approaches: An industrial application.
CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology.
(2015).
Makespan estimation of a production process affected by uncertainty: Application on MTO production of NC machine tools.
Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
(2015).
Project scheduling for aggregate production scheduling in make-to-order environments.
Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol. 2.
(2014).
A Robust scheduling approach for a single machine to optimize a risk measure.
Procedia CIRP.
(2014).
Ontology-based modeling of production systems for design and performance evaluation.
Proceedings - 2014 12th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, INDIN 2014.
(2014).
Stochastic scheduling with general distributed activity durations using markov activity networks and phase-type distributions.
Sequencing and Scheduling with Inaccurate Data.
(2013).
A risk management-based evaluation of inventory allocations for make-to-order production.
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology.
(2013).
Design of flexible transfer lines: A case-based reconfiguration cost assessment.
Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
(2013).
Integrated virtual platform for manufacturing systems design.
Procedia CIRP.
(2013).
Virtual factory: An integrated framework for manufacturing systems design and analysis.
Procedia CIRP.
(2012).
A project scheduling approach to production and material requirement planning in Manufacturing-to-Order environments.
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.
(2012).
A two-stage stochastic programming project scheduling approach to production planning.
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
(2012).
Holistic approach for jointly designing dematerialized machine tools and production systems enabling flexibility-oriented business models.
Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering.
(2012).
New business models and configuration approaches for focused-flexibility manufacturing systems.
Procedia CIRP.
(2012).
Virtual factory data model to support performance evaluation of production systems.
CEUR Workshop Proceedings.
(2011).
A project scheduling approach to production planning with feeding precedence relations.
International Journal of Production Research.
(2011).
Robust production control against propagation of disruptions.
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology.
(2009).
Design of sustainable product life cycles.
Design of Sustainable Product Life Cycles.
(2009).
Production and material requirements planning in manufacturing-to-order environments: An application to machining centers production.
2008 Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis.
(2009).
Project scheduling with feeding precedence relations: An application to production planning.
2008 Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis.
(2007).
A Rolling Horizon Approach to Plan Outsourcing in Manufacturing-to-Order Environments Affected by Uncertainty.
CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology.
Teaching
Integrated Manufacturing Systems (Sistemi Integrati di Produzione)
Smart Manufacturing Laboratory
Production for Made in Italy Laboratory
Politecnico di Milano - Master Degree in Management Engineering
Manufacturing Technologies (Tecnologia Meccanica)
Politecnico di Milano - Bachelor Degree in Energy Engineering
Research Management
Politecnico di Milano - PhD School
Projects
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The project DIGIMAN 4.0 - Digital Manufacturing Technologies for Zero-defect Industry 4.0 Production is a MSCA-ITN project funding 15 Early Stage Researchers in the field of digital manufacturing technologies for Industry 4.0. The supervised ESR is focused on the robust scheduling of the remanufacturing of turbine blades in collaboration with Ansaldo Energia.
Roles and Memberships
Member of the working group on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
Associate Member
Associate Editor
Member
Contacts
- marcello.urgo@polimi.it
- Via La Masa, 1, Milano, 20156