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Researcher in Industrial Mechanical Systems
ROSSELLA POZZI is Assistant Professor in Mechanical Industrial Plants at LIUC - Carlo Cattaneo University. She obtained a PhD in Integrated Business Management from LIUC - Carlo Cattaneo University, spending a period at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Lugano.
Her areas of expertise concern Operations, with particular focus on the management of materials in situations of finite production capacity, on Lean Manufacturing in industrial companies, and on the adoption of digital technologies in the production field.
Specifically, she has explored the link between Lean and Industry 4.0. On one hand, studying the impact of Lean on the process of digitization of manufacturing processes and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, through research on the topic of Digital Manufacturing Readiness and the opportunities for adoption of the Industry 4.0 paradigm by manufacturers of machines for plastics and rubber.
On the other hand, investigating the impact that digital technologies have on Lean systems, through the conduct of research on the use of data science to support Lean practices in companies. Recently, her research activity is focusing on how Lean and Industry 4.0 can support the circular transition of production systems.
She directs the activities of the Lean Club LIUC, with which she has been collaborating since 2012, and she is the coordinator and instructor of the executive program Operational Excellence and Industry 4.0, focused on transferring the concepts of Lean and Industry 4.0.
She has participated in numerous training, research, and consulting initiatives with major companies such as Luxottica, Lindt&Sprungli, Carl Zeiss, CentroStyle, Mazzucchelli, and Eurojersey. In the field of Lean Management, she had the opportunity to conduct gemba walks in the Toyota, Daikin, Denso, Sekisui, and Tatekita factories in Japan, as well as in the European and Italian facilities of Toyota Material Handling, Schneider Electric, Franke, Slimpa Kone, Lindt&Sprungli, Aermacchi, ABB Dalmine, and Amazon.