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Tappia Elena

Associate Professor

Tappia Elena

Associate Professor

Elena Tappia, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, currently teaching course of Operation Management Laboratory at Politecnico di Milano and Logistics Management within Master programs at POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

She is also the Director of the Contract Logistics Observatory.

Her research focusses on the design of Automated Warehouses and Logistics systems, Contract Logistics and eCommerce Logistics.

Her work has been published in various leading international journals.

Career

PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Research

Her primary research interests focus on Logistics and Warehousing, specifically the design and management of:

  • automated warehousing systems;
  • logistics service provider business models;
  • global distribution logistics strategies;
  • and multi- and omni-channel logistics systems.

The research is conducted by paying particular attention to both the economic and environmental perspectives, and by using various research approaches, both quantitative and qualitative.

Selected Publications

Prataviera L.B.| Tappia E.| Perotti S.| Perego A. (2021), "Estimating the national logistics outsourcing market size: a multi-method approach and an application to the Italian context", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 51, 764-784

Moretti E.| Tappia E.| Limère V.| Melacini M. (2021), "Exploring the application of machine learning to the assembly line feeding problem", Operations Management Research, 14, 403-419

Rasini M.| Tappia E.| Melacini M. (2021), "E-fulfilment in grocery retailing: Design insights for a store-based distribution system", International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 39, 470-490

Rasini M.| Agatz N.| Tappia E. (2020), "Anticipatory shipment for pickup point supply", Omega (United Kingdom), 93

Tappia E.| Moretti E.| Melacini M. (2020), "A Simulation Analysis of Part Feeding to Assembly Stations with Vertical Robotic Storage and Retrieval Systems", IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 591, 45-53