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  1. Life Cycle Assessment of Closed‐Loop Opaque Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Bottles for UHT Milk

    Article • Packaging Technology and Science, February 2026, Wiley

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  2. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and Carbon Footprint of Biochar-Added Concrete

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  3. An Analytic Model for Quantitatively Assessing the Resilience Level of an Agri-Food Supply Chain: Development and Validation

    Article • Sustainability, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  4. An analytic model for quantitatively assessing the resilience level of an agri-food supply chain: Development and validation

    Article • November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  5. Implementation of Behavior-Based Safety in the Workplace: A Review of Conceptual and Empirical Literature

    Article • Sustainability, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  6. Plastic Versus Bioplastic as Packaging for Sanitary Products: The Environmental Impacts Comparison

    Article • Packaging Technology and Science, May 2024, Wiley

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  7. Ballasted or ballastless for a railway infrastructure? A comparative environmental impact assessment of two solutions

    Article • Cleaner Environmental Systems, March 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  8. Digital twin-enabled process control in the food industry: proposal of a framework based on two case studies

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  9. The influence of Industry 4.0 enabling technologies on social, economic and environmental sustainability of the food sector

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  10. Comparative life cycle assessment of ohmic and conventional heating for fruit and vegetable products: The role of the mix of energy sources

    Article • Journal of Food Engineering, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  11. Technologies to Optimize the Water Consumption in Agriculture: A Systematic Review

    Article • Sustainability, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  12. Integration of Digital Twin, Machine-Learning and Industry 4.0 Tools for Anomaly Detection: An Application to a Food Plant

    Article • Sensors, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  13. Life cycle assessment of packaged organic dairy product: A comparison of different methods for the environmental assessment of alternative scenarios

    Article • Journal of Food Engineering, April 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  14. Non-conventional Stabilization for Fruit and Vegetable Juices: Overview, Technological Constraints, and Energy Cost Comparison

    Article • Food and Bioprocess Technology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  15. Simulation and statistical modelling of a heat exchanger for fluid foods

    Article • Food and Bioproducts Processing, January 2022, Elsevier

    Natalya Lysova, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  16. Digital Twin Application for the Temperature and Steam Flow Monitoring of a Food Pasteurization Pilot Plant

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  17. Digital Twin in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: A Literature Review

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  18. Sustainability of food waste biorefinery: A review on valorisation pathways, techno-economic constraints, and environmental assessment

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  19. Plastic or glass: a new environmental assessment with a marine litter indicator for the comparison of pasteurized milk bottles

    Article • The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  20. A digital twin model of a pasteurization system for food beverages: tools and architecture

    Article • June 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  21. Shelf life analysis of a ricotta packaged using Modified Atmosphere Packaging or High Pressure Processing

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, April 2020, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  22. Evaluation of the economic and environmental sustainability of high pressure processing of foods

    Article • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, March 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  23. Digital Twin Reference Model Development to Prevent Operators’ Risk in Process Plants

    Article • Sustainability, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali, Prof. Andrea Monteriù

  24. Analysis and testing of an online solution to monitor and solve safety issues for industrial systems

    Article • Procedia Manufacturing, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  25. Reduction of workers’ hand-arm vibration exposure through optimal machine design: AHP methodology applied to a case study

    Article • Safety Science, December 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  26. Economic and environmental assessment of different reverse logistics scenarios for food waste recovery

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  27. Development of a 4.0 industry application for increasing occupational safety: guidelines for a correct approach

    Article • June 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  28. Performance evaluation and cost analysis of a 2D laser scanner to enhance the operator’s safety

    Article • June 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  29. Augmented reality technology in the manufacturing industry: a review of the last decade

    Article • IISE Transactions, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Eleonora Bottani, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  30. A Conceptual Framework for the Selection of an “Industry 4.0” Application to Enhance the Operators' Safety: The Case of an Aseptic Bottling Line

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  31. An adapted ant colony optimization algorithm for the minimization of the travel distance of pickers in manual warehouses

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  32. A routing and location model for food waste recovery in the retail and distribution phase

    Article • International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Eleonora Bottani, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  33. Environmental impact of a new industrial process for the recovery and valorisation of packaging materials derived from packaged food waste

    Article • Sustainable Production and Consumption, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  34. Special Issue “Selected Papers from the First International Food Operations & Processing Simulation Workshop – FoodOPS2016 (September 26–28, 2016, Larnaca, Cyprus)”

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, February 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Eleonora Bottani, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  35. Design and Testing of an Augmented Reality Solution to Enhance Operator Safety in the Food Industry

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, December 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  36. Modeling and Simulation of Nitrogen Injection in Olive Oil

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, November 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  37. Environmental assessment of domestic boilers: A comparison of condensing and traditional technology using life cycle assessment methodology

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  38. Life Cycle Assessment of Food Packaging

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  39. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Packaging Systems for Extended Shelf Life Milk

    Article • Packaging Technology and Science, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  40. Modelling and Multi-objective Optimisation of the VHP Pouch Packaging Sterilisation Process

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  41. Life Cycle Assessment of a New Feed Production Obtained by Wasted Flour Food Collected from the Distribution and Retail Phases

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  42. CFD Analysis of Coffee Packaging in Capsules using Gas Flushing Modified Atmosphere Packaging

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  43. Special Issue “Selected Papers from the First International Food Operations & Processing Simulation Workshop – FoodOPS 2015 (September 21–23, 2015, Bergeggi, Italy)”

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Eleonora Bottani, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  44. Life-Cycle Assessment of Food-Packaging Systems

    Article • November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  45. Modeling and multi-objective optimization of closed loop supply chains: A case study

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  46. A New Method for the Validation of Ultraviolet Reactors by Means of Photochromic Materials

    Article • Food and Bioprocess Technology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  47. The impact of RFID technologies on inventory accuracy in the apparel retailing: Evidence from the field

    Article • International Journal of RF Technologies, June 2015, IOS Press

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  48. Environmental assessment of antimicrobial coatings for packaged fresh milk

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  49. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of hot filling and aseptic packaging systems used for beverages

    Article • Journal of Food Engineering, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  50. Three-Dimensional CFD Simulation of a “Steam Water Spray” Retort Process for Food Vegetable Products

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  51. Special Section “Selected papers from the workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Food Processing and Operations of the MAS 2014 conference (Bordeaux, September 10–12, 2014)”

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Eleonora Bottani, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  52. An integrated approach for demand forecasting and inventory management optimisation of spare parts

    Article • International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, January 2015, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  53. Benchmarking of RFID devices for apparel applications: An experimental approach

    Article • International Journal of RF Technologies, January 2015, IOS Press

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  54. Intelligent Algorithms for Warehouse Management

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  55. Special section “Selected Papers from the Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Food Processing and Operations of the MAS 2013 Conference (Athens, September 25–27, 2013)”

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, December 2014, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  56. Improving logistics efficiency of industrial districts: a framework and case study in the food sector

    Article • International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  57. Life cycle assessment of a packaged tomato puree: a comparison of environmental impacts produced by different life cycle phases

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  58. An empirical study on the relationships between maintenance policies and approaches among Italian companies

    Article • Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, May 2014, Emerald

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  59. Life cycle assessment of RFID implementation in the fresh food supply chain

    Article • International Journal of RF Technologies, January 2014, IOS Press

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  60. Special Issue “Selected Papers from the Workshop on Modelling and Simulation of Food Processing and Operations of the MAS 2012 Conference (Wien, September 19–21, 2012)”

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, September 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  61. Analysis and Evaluation of Cooking Parameters for Sweet Bakery Products

    Article • Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology, July 2013, Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp.

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  62. Modeling and Thermo-Fluid Dynamic Simulation of a Fresh Pasta Pasteurization Process

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  63. Advanced Design of Industrial Mixers for Fluid Foods Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  64. Advanced design of the pasta drying process with simulation tools

    Article • International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  65. Reducing out of stock, shrinkage and overstock through RFID in the fresh food supply chain: Evidence from an Italian retail pilot

    Article • International Journal of RF Technologies, January 2013, IOS Press

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  66. Experimental Analysis of a Beverage Carbonation System Equipped with a Venturi Nozzle

    Article • Journal of Food Process Engineering, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  67. Extraction of Golden Delicious apple puree: Experimental comparison of three different methods

    Article • Journal of Food Engineering, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  68. Optimisation of storage allocation in order picking operations through a genetic algorithm

    Article • International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  69. Analysis and evaluation of energy efficiency of a shrinkwrap-packer

    Article • Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, April 2012, AEDERMACP (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies and Power Quality)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  70. A quantitative evaluation of the impact of the RFID technology on shelf availability

    Article • International Journal of RF Technologies, January 2012, IOS Press

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  71. The impact of (S,s) policy on supply network performance: a simulation study

    Article • International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, January 2012, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  72. Successful new product development in the food packaging industry: evidence from a case study

    Article • International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, March 2011, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  73. A Survey on Packaging Materials and Technologies for Commercial Food Products

    Article • International Journal of Food Engineering, January 2011, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  74. Process parameter optimisation in the design of a pasteuriser for fresh-filled pasta

    Article • Food Manufacturing Efficiency, February 2010, IFIS Publishing

    Mr. Giovanni Romagnoli, Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  75. A two-dimensional axial symmetric simulation model for continuous ohmic heating of hazelnut cream and carrot puree

    Article • Food Manufacturing Efficiency, December 2009, IFIS Publishing

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  76. Safety management systems: Performance differences between adopters and non-adopters

    Article • Safety Science, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  77. An analytical method for halon alternative selection in fire suppression systems design

    Article • International Journal of Decision Sciences Risk and Management, January 2009, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  78. Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Air Flows in Aseptic Clean Rooms

    Article • June 2008, IntechOpen

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali

  79. Simulation and Analysis of Fluid Dynamic Behaviour of Foods during Filling Processes

    Article • Chemical Product and Process Modeling, January 2007, De Gruyter

    Professor Giuseppe Vignali