Ciccullo Federica
Associate Professor
Ciccullo Federica
Associate Professor
Federica Ciccullo is an Associate Professor at the Politecnico di Milano. She teaches Agri-food Supply Chain Perspectives in the Master of Science programme in Food Engineering and Quality Management in the Master of Science programme in Management Engineering. She is a researcher for the Pla.Net (PLAnning NETworks) research group and for the Food Sustainability Lab.
She is part of the core faculty of the POLIMI Graduate School of Management in the area of Sustainability Management and Operations and Supply Chain Management.
She is the author of numerous publications in international scientific journals and conference proceedings.
Career
PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Research
Her research interests include sustainable supply chain management, technological and supply chain innovations for sustainability, and measuring sustainability impacts along the supply chain, with a specific focus on the agri-food sector.
Selected Publications
Fani, V., Ciccullo, F., Bandinelli, R., & Pero, M. (2025). Cultivating trust: An empirical exploration of blockchain’s adoption within the Italian wine supply chain. Electronic Markets, 35(1), 1-21.
Ciccullo, F., Pero, M., & Patrucco, A. S. (2023). Designing circular supply chains in start-up companies: evidence from Italian fashion and construction start-ups. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 34(3), 553-581.
León-Bravo, V., Ciccullo, F., & Caniato, F. (2022). Traceability for sustainability: seeking legitimacy in the coffee supply chain. British Food Journal, 124(8), 2566-2590.
Ciccullo, F., Cagliano, R., Bartezzaghi, G., & Perego, A. (2021). Implementing the circular economy paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: The role of food waste prevention technologies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 164, 105114.
Ciccullo, F., Pero, M., Caridi, M., Gosling, J., & Purvis, L. (2018). Integrating the environmental and social sustainability pillars into the lean and agile supply chain management paradigms: A literature review and future research directions.Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 170, pp. 2336-2350.
Grants, awards and Honours
Best paper award 2021 on the International Journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling for the article “Implementing the CE paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: the role of food waste prevention technology”(Authors: Ciccullo F., Cagliano R., Bartezzaghi G., Perego A.).
Community service
Deputy programme Director for the Master of Science in Food Engineering
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