Research Projects

MES4RES – Measurement Model to assess Resilience of Manufacturing companies is a research project funded under PRIN 2022 by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. It is conducted collaboratively by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, the University of Florence, and the University of Brescia.

The main goal of MES4RES is to develop ...

The today global economy relies on a linear modal, in which resources are extracted from raw materials, transformed into finite products and then discarded as waste after their utilization. With a global population expected to grow to 9 billion in 2050, this model is deemed to be not sustainable anymore.

Circular Economy contrasts this linear model by extending the lifespan of the products, components and materials, following several closed-loop cycles of reuse, redistribution, disassembly and recycle.

The aim of the research is to assess, in a rigorous and systemic way, the ...

Drug logistics is composed of a long list of activities (from the reordering of medications in stock to their administration to patients) usually poorly formalized and supported by 2.0 technologies. Warehouse areas obtained from makeshift spaces, excessively simple information systems without intelligence, traditional solutions for the storage of medications without any automation are the major causes of an inefficient logistics process.

The adoption of 4.0 digital solutions and technologies, together with the redesign of processes and the reorganization of activities, generate significant ...

Daniela Bonetti

The research "KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" is an inter-university research initiative aimed at investigating the role of artificial intelligence in supporting knowledge management processes within the manufacturing enterprise.

Particular attention will also be paid to the theme of manufacturing resilience in the light of the dynamics induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO IT IS ADDRESSED TO:

The questionnaire is aimed at manufacturing companies of all sizes and sectors.

The most suitable figures to fill out the questionnaire ...

The VOLT project aims to support the sustainable and digital transition of manufacturing supply chains, with a specific focus on the Italian ceramic industry. In a context marked by increasing environmental, geopolitical, and energy-related risks, VOLT seeks to enhance supply chain resilience, transparency, and environmental performance.

Within the project, the RISE Laboratory of the University of Brescia contributes ...

The Pay-per-x project aims to explore and develop servitized business models to enable the transition to circular economy paradigms in the machinery sector. In today’s competitive landscape, traditional product-centric models are evolving toward service-oriented and pay-per-use offerings that can increase resource efficiency, extend product life cycles, and improve sustainability outcomes. The project investigates how these models can ...

The RESTART project is part of the Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable (MICS) initiative funded under the PNRR. Its goal is to support the transition of the textile and leather supply chains toward greater resilience, sustainability, and circularity. This includes analyzing industry dynamics in key Italian districts, understanding environmental and economic sustainability factors, and developing ...

AMELIE – New approaches to recovery criticAl MEtals from spent LIthium-ions battEries is an Italian research project funded by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) under the extended partnership MICS – Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable. The project is led by the University of Brescia and involves several academic and industrial partners, including ...

Farming Data Implementation: definition of smart solutions for the effective implementation of Agriculture 4.0 in winery production is a research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN 2022), led by the University of Milan with participation from multiple Italian universities, including the University of Brescia.

The project focuses on the adoption ...

The report analyses how during this pandemic period companies experienced the difficulties and operational risks imposed by international supply and demand imbalances, shortages of many materials (e.g. semiconductors) and rising prices of energy, transport and many raw materials. In the face of these major disruptions, most companies have behaved reactively, but in such circumstances a proactive attitude should be adopted, providing the ability to anticipate major supply chain disruptions and to mitigate them through prevention (reducing the likelihood of occurrence of damaging events) and protection ...

Anna Bergamini

Beatrice Berruti 

Marco Perona 

Final report of the 2021 edition of the Smart Agrifood research observatory

Andrea Bacchetti, Chiara Corbo, Maria Pavesi, Federico Maffezzoli, Lucrezia Collu

This Report summarizes the empirical evidence obtained from a sample of 35 Italian public and private healthcare firms and hospitals. The research, conducted by the RISE Laboratory, paid particular attention to investment in digitalization and computerization, the availability of logistic competences and the deployment of state-of-the art inventory and materials management policies as key levers in the efficiency and effectiveness creation. The adoption of these levers is examined in relation with a ...

Berruti Beatrice

Perona Marco

Zanardini Massimo 

The need to move towards circular and more sustainable economic models has been even more stressed by the Covid pandemic and by data certifying the climate change effects. European public institutions show an increasing emphasis on promoting a Circular Economy transition, notably through the “Next Generation Europe” program and the funding that will be available, such as the Italian PNRR. At the single company level, however, how to undertake this transition and its impacts are often still to be understood and planned. Advanced services, digitalization ...

Federico Adrodegari

Nicola Saccani

Laura Scalvini