Virginia FANI

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Virginia FANI

Biografia

Virginia Fani ha conseguito la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale presso il Politecnico di Milano nel 2014. Nel 2019 ha ottenuto il titolo di Dottore di Ricerca presso l'Università degli Studi Firenze, discutendo una tesi dal titolo "A simulation optimization framework for production planning and control in the fashion industry". Dal 2016 svolge attività didattica in ambito Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management e Business Process Modelling. Dal 2018 è co-fondatrice e CEO della start-up innovativa Balance s.r.l., spin-off dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Virginia FANI

Curriculum

Elenco titoli posseduti

Membro dell’associazione International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group (WG) 5.1 "Global Product development for the whole life-cycle" dal2020.

Titolo di Dottore di ricerca in Ingegneria Industriale e dell’Affidabilità (XXXI ciclo). Dottorato conseguito in data 15/04/2019.

Cultore della materia per i corsi “Gestione dei progetti”, Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale e “Laboratorio processi aziendali”, Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale, AA 2019-2020.

Membro dell’International Programme Committee (IPC) per la conferenza internazionale “European Modelling and Simulation Conference, ECMS” dal2018 (http://www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2020/committee.html).

Vincitrice del “Best paper student award” alla conferenza “European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS” (Budapest, 23-25 Maggio 2017).

Membro del Comitato Scientifico della conferenza IT4Fashion (www.it4fashion.org) dal 2014 al 2018.

Abilitazione alla professione di ingegnere: conseguita nel 2014 presso l'Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale(classe di laurea LM-31) ottenuta con voti 110/110 conseguita il 29/04/2014 presso il Politecnico di Milano.

Formazione e titoli di studio

Dottorato conseguito in data 15/04/2019. Tesi di Dottorato: A simulation optimization framework for production planning and control in the fashion industry. Tutor universitario: ing. Romeo Bandinelli; Coordinatore: Prof. Maurizio De Lucia.

Abilitazione alla professione di ingegnere conseguita nel 2014 presso l'Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale Magistrale conseguita presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria del Politecnico di Milano con voto 110/110 in data 29/04/2014.

Partecipazione a progetti di ricerca, collaborazioni scientifiche e attività di supporto alla ricerca

Università del Salento – (2018 – in essere) – Partecipazione, in qualità di esperto, al progetto Factory Tech 4 Creative Culture (T4CTIC), capofila DHITECH Scarl, partner Università degli studi di Firenze, Politecnico di Milano, Università del Salento, Aforisma School of Management.

Department of Industrial Engineering and Transportation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – (Maggio – Giugno 2015) – Attività di ricerca, svolta presso la facoltà di Porto Alegre, finalizzata alla modellazione della supply chain per le aziende brasiliane nel settore del footwear.

Politecnico di Milano (2012 – 2015) – Osservatorio Sistema Moda – collaborazione per lo svolgimento di una indagine relativa all’utilizzo di pratiche di sostenibilità all’interno del sistema moda tramite interviste a Operations Manager di settore.

Attività didattica

Docente per il corso “Logica e Organizzazione d’Impresa” presso il corso di Design della Moda, indirizzo Fashion Design, presso IED Italia – Istituto Europeo di Design (2016 - oggi)

Docente per il corso “Logica e Organizzazione d’Impresa 2” presso il corso di Design della Moda, indirizzo Fashion Design, presso IED Italia – Istituto Europeo di Design (2016 - oggi)

Docente per il corso “Ricerca e sviluppo integrata” presso SSATI - Scuola di Scienze Aziendali e Tecnologie Industriali (2016)

Docente per il corso “La tecnica dell’organizzazione” presso SSATI - Scuola di Scienze Aziendali e Tecnologie Industriali (2016)

Cultore della materia per B025559 – Laboratorio processi aziendali, Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale, AA 2019-2020

Cultore della materia per B029565 – Gestione dei progetti, Laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Gestionale, AA 2019-2020

Cultore della materia per B019387 – Progetti di impianto, Laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Meccanica, AA 2018-2019

Trasferimento tecnologico

Costituzione con ruolo di CEO della start-up innovativa Balance s.r.l. (P.I. 06854430482) in data 30/07/2018. La società si occupa dello sviluppo e commercializzazione di un software per la pianificazione della produzione.

Riconoscimento della start-up Balance s.r.l. come spin-off dell’Università di Firenze (Settembre 2018).

Virginia FANI

Pubblicazioni

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Tesi di Dottorato

Fani V.; Bucci I.; Bandinelli R.; da Silva E.R. (2025). Sustainable reverse logistics network design using simulation: Insights from the fashion industry. CLEANER LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN, vol. 14, pp. 1-9, ISSN:2772-3909 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bindi B.; Padovan G.; Trombi G.; Bartoloni N.; Fani V.; Moriondo M.; Dibari C.; Bandinelli R. (2024). Blockchain Applications in the Food Industry: A Pilot Project Implementation in the Ancient Grains Industry. In: 20th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2023, can, 2023, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, vol. 702, pp. 130-139, ISBN:9783031625817 DOI

Neto J.R.; Vieira G.B.B.; Vidor G.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Sellitto M.A. (2024). Integrating portfolio decisions into sales and operations planning: a literature review and novel framework for holistic decision-making. REVIEW OF MANAGERIAL SCIENCE, pp. 1-58, ISSN:1863-6683 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bandinelli R.; Fani V. (2024). COMBINED USE OF AI TECHNIQUES AND SIMULATION TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION SCHEDULING: EVIDENCE FROM EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. In: 38th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2024, pol, 2024, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 38, pp. 34-40.

Fani V.; Bucci I.; Rossi M.; Bandinelli R. (2024). Lean and industry 4.0 principles toward industry 5.0: a conceptual framework and empirical insights from fashion industry. JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, vol. 35, pp. 122-141, ISSN:1741-038X DOI

Bandinelli R.; Fani V. (2024). COMBINED USE OF AI TECHNIQUES AND SIMULATION TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION SCHEDULING: EVIDENCE FROM EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. In: 38th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2024, pol, 2024, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 38, pp. 34-40.

Bucci I.; Mariotti T.; Fani V.; Rossi M.; Bandinelli R. (2023). Optimization for mixed model assembly lines: a case study in the fashion industry. In: 28th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2023, ita, 2023, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, pp. 1-7.

Fani V.; Antomarioni S.; Bandinelli R.; Bevilacqua M. (2023). Data-driven decision support tool for production planning: a framework combining association rules and simulation. COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY, vol. 144, pp. 1-12, ISSN:0166-3615 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Mariotti T.; Bandinelli R.; Fani V. (2023). Benchmarking simulation software features: a comparison between two COTS software in a fashion environment. In: 37th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2023, ita, 2023, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 2023, pp. 47-55.

Galli E.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Lacroix S.; Le Duigou J.; Eynard B.; Godart X. (2023). LITERATURE REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF DIGITAL TWIN FRAMEWORKS IN MANUFACTURING. In: 37th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2023, ita, 2023, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 2023, pp. 428-434.

Bindi B.; Bandinelli R.; Fani V.; Pero M.E.P. (2023). Supply chain strategy in the luxury fashion industry: impacts on performance indicators. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, vol. 72, pp. 1338-1367, ISSN:1741-0401 DOI

Fani V.; Bandinelli R. (2023). Sustainability Assessment Through Simulation: The Case of Fashion Renting. In: 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2023, usa, 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 899-909. DOI

Fani V.; Antomarioni S.; Bandinelli R.; Ciarapica F.E. (2023). Data Mining and Augmented Reality: An Application to the Fashion Industry. APPLIED SCIENCES, vol. 13, pp. 1-18, ISSN:2076-3417 DOI

La Bella F.; Fani V.; Le-Duigou J.; Bandinelli R.; Ferrer F.; Eynard B. (2023). PLM Needs for Cosmetic and Fragrance Industries: A Preliminary Assessment. In: 19th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2022, fra, 2022, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, vol. 667, pp. 126-135, ISBN:978-3-031-25181-8 DOI

Bandinelli R.; Scozzafava G.; Bindi B.; Fani V. (2023). Blockchain and consumer behaviour: Results of a Technology Acceptance Model in the ancient wheat sector. CLEANER LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN, vol. 8, pp. 100-117, ISSN:2772-3909 DOI

Bandinelli R.; Nunziatini A.; Fani V.; Bindi B. (2022). A Data-driven approach for process Simulation Optimization: a case study. In: 36th International ECMS Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2022, Alesund - Norway, 2022, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 2022, pp. 36-42.

Nunziatini A.; Fani V.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R.; Tucci M. (2022). Data-Driven Simulation for Production Balancing and Optimization: A Case Study in the Fashion Luxury Industry. In: 2022 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2022, chn, 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., vol. 2022-, pp. 2957-2967, ISBN:978-1-6654-7661-4 DOI

Sullivan B.P.; Rossi M.; Athavale S.; Fani V.; Bindi B.; Ferraris L.; Bandinelli R.; Terzi S. (2022). Managing New Product Development in the Fashion Industry with PLM: Based on Market Classifications. In: 18th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2021, 2021, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, vol. 639, pp. 167-178, ISBN:978-3-030-94334-9 DOI

Fani V.; Pirola F.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R.; Pezzotta G. (2022). Design Product-Service Systems by Using a Hybrid Approach: The Fashion Renting Business Model. SUSTAINABILITY, vol. 14, pp. 5207-5222, ISSN:2071-1050 DOI

Bandinelli R.; Fani V.; Bindi B. (2021). PLM functionalities in the fashion industry. A classification framework. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, vol. 13, pp. 186-204, ISSN:1743-5110 DOI

Fani V.; Pirola F.; Pezzotta G.; Bandinelli R.; Bindi B. (2021). Design Product Service Systems by using hybrid simulation: a case study in the fashion industry. In: 26th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2021, 2021, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, pp. 1-7.

Fani V.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R. (2021). Designing and optimizing production in a high variety / low volume environment through data-driven simulation. In: 35th ECMS International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2021, gbr, 2021, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 35, pp. 10-15.

Fani V.; Falchi C.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R. (2021). Implementation framework for PLM: a case study in the fashion industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, vol. 113, pp. 435-448, ISSN:0268-3768 DOI

Bandinelli R.; Fani V.; Bindi B. (2021). Electroplating and pvd finishing technologies in the fashion industry: Perspectives and scenarios. SUSTAINABILITY, vol. 13, pp. 4453-4453, ISSN:2071-1050 DOI

Bindi B.; Bandinelli R.; Fani V.; Pero M. (2021). Supply Chain Strategy in the Luxury Fashion Industry. In: 26th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2021, 2021, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, pp. 1-6.

Bandinelli R.; Acuti D.; Fani V.; Bindi B.; Aiello G. (2020). Environmental practices in the wine industry: an overview of the Italian market. BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL, vol. 122, pp. 1625-1646, ISSN:0007-070X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fani V.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R. (2020). Balancing assembly line in the footwear industry using simulation: A case study. In: 34th International ECMS Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2020, deu, 2020, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, vol. 34, pp. 56-64.

Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Bindi B. (2020). PLM Functionalities in the Fashion Industry. Preliminary Results of a Classification Framework. In: 17th IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management, PLM 2020, Rapperswil, 2020, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, vol. 594, pp. 527-537, ISBN:978-3-030-62806-2 DOI

Bindi B.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R. (2019). Alignment between Supply Chain Strategies (SCS) and Information Systems (ISs) in the fashion industry: Preliminary results of an empirical research. In: 24th Summer School Francesco Turco, 2019, ita, 2019, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, vol. 1, pp. 102-108.

Bindi B.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Brutti A.; Ciaccio G.; De Sabbata P. (2019). eBusiness standards and IoT technologies adoption in the fashion industry: Preliminary results of an empirical research. In: 7th International Conference in Business Models and ICT Technologies for the Fashion Supply Chain, IT4Fashion 2017 and 8th International Conference in Business Models and ICT Technologies for the Fashion Supply Chain, IT4Fashion 2018, ita, 2017, Springer Verlag, vol. 525, pp. 139-150, ISBN:978-3-319-98037-9 DOI

Virginia Fani (2019). A simulation optimization framework for production planning and control in the fashion industry. (Tutor: Romeo Bandinelli)

Fani V.; Bindi B.; Bandinelli R.; Rinaldi R. (2018). Optimizing production performances with simulation: A case study in the fashion Industry. In: 23rd Summer School "Francesco Turco" - Industrial Systems Engineering 2018, Palermo, 2018, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, vol. 2018-, pp. 200-205.

Bindi B.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Massa G.; Ciaccio G. (2018). EBIZ 4.0 new step to digitize the fashion supply chain: Preliminary results. In: 23rd Summer School "Francesco Turco" - Industrial Systems Engineering 2018, Grand Hotel et des Palmes, ita, 2018, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, vol. 2018-, pp. 334-340.

Resta, Barbara; Dotti, Stefano; Ciarapica, Filippo Emanuele; De Sanctis, Ilaria; Fani, Virginia; Bandinelli, Romeo; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2018). Leveraging environmental sustainability for competitive advantage in the Italian Clothing and Leather sector. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FASHION DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION, vol. 11, pp. 169-186, ISSN:1754-3266 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fani, Virginia; Bandinelli, Romeo; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2018). Optimizing production allocation with simulation in the fashion industry: A multi-company case study. In: 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017, Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, usa, 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 3917-3927, ISBN:9781538634288 DOI

Bindi B.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Massa G.; Ciaccio G.; Brutti A.; De Sabbata P. (2018). Barriers and drivers of eBIZ adoption in the fashion supply chain: Preliminary results. In: 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2018, Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore, sgp, 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 555-559, ISBN:978-1-5386-5747-8 DOI

Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Rinaldi R. (2017). A simulation optimization tool for the metal accessory suppliers in the fashion industry: A case study. In: 31st European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2017, Budapest, 2017, European Council for Modelling and Simulation, pp. 240-246.

Ciarapica, Filippo Emanuele; De Sanctis, Ilaria; Resta, Barbara; Dotti, Stefano; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Bandinelli, Romeo; Fani, Virginia; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2017). Integrating sustainability in the fashion system using association rules. In: Rinaldo Rinaldi, Romeo Bandinelli. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, pp. 239-250 Springer Verlag, ISBN:9783319485102. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Bandinelli, Romeo; Fani, Virginia; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2017). Customer acceptance of NFC technology: An exploratory study in the wine industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RF TECHNOLOGIES: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, vol. 8, pp. 1-16, ISSN:1754-5730 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fani V. (2017). Optimizing production allocation with simulation in the fashion industry: A multi-level hierachical optimization framework proposal. In: 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017, Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, usa, 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 4610-4611, ISBN:978-1-5386-3428-8 DOI

Ciarapica F.E.; Resta B.; Dotti S.; Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Rinaldi R. (2016). Firm's characteristics and sustainability in the TCL industry. In: 21st Summer School Francesco Turco 2016, Conference Center in Via Partenope, ita, 2016, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, vol. 13-15-, pp. 271-275.

Fani V.; Bandinelli R.; Rinaldi R. (2016). Toward a scheduling model for the metal accessories' suppliers for the fashion industry. In: 21st Summer School Francesco Turco 2016, Conference Center in Via Partenope, ita, 2016, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, vol. 13-15-, pp. 166-170.

Fani, Virginia; Cassel, Ricardo A.; Bandinelli, Romeo; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2015). Supply chain structures in the Brazilian footwear industry: Outcomes of a case study research. In: 20th Summer School "Francesco Turco", Monumental Complex of St. Chiara, ita, 2015, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, pp. 37-42. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Fani, Virginia; Bandinelli, Romeo; Faraoni, Monica; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2015). SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT IN THE ITALIAN FASHION INDUSTRY: EVIDENCE OF AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. In: GLOBAL FASHION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, FIRENZE, Seoul Global Alliance of marketing & Management Associations, vol. 3, pp. 326-332. DOI

Ciarapica, Filippo Emanuele; Desanctis, Ilaria; Fani, Virginia; Resta, Barbara; Bandinelli, Romeo; Dotti, Stefano; Gaiardelli, Paolo; Rinaldi, Rinaldo (2015). Practices for environmental sustainability in the Italian textile clothing and leather sector: Preliminary results. In: 20th Summer School "Francesco Turco", Monumental Complex of St. Chiara, ita, 2015, AIDI - Italian Association of Industrial Operations Professors, pp. 59-66. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Virginia FANI

Biography

Virginia Fani graduated in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in 2014. She earned in 2019 the PhD title in Industrial Engineering at University of Florence with a thesis titled "A simulation optimization framework for production planning and control in the fashion industry". Since 2016, she has been teaching about Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management and Business Process Modelling. Since 2018, she is co-founder and CEO of the innovative start-up Balance s.r.l., spin-off of University of Florence.