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Alberto Grando serves as Full Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management and Technology at Università Bocconi, affiliated with SDA Bocconi School of Management. His leadership includes Dean of SDA Bocconi (2006-2012), Vice Rector for Development (2012-2016), and Dean for Strategy Implementation (2017-2018). Currently, he chairs the Evaluation Committee at Università Bocconi, maintaining active academic and administrative engagement.
His educational foundation comprises a Business Administration degree from Università Bocconi and the International Teachers Programme (ITP) from London Business School. This dual academic-industry preparation underpins his applied research approach.
Professor Grando's research centers on supply chain optimization, lean production systems, and sustainable operations management, with recent emphasis on Industry 4.0 integration and automation impacts. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical industrial applications, focusing on performance measurement systems and operational resilience. Current investigations explore AI's socio-economic effects in manufacturing and circular economy implementation within value chains.
Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) Sustainable transformation of supply chains through GRI standards adoption, (2) Synergistic integration of lean methodologies with Industry 4.0 technologies using Bayesian decision models, and (3) Socio-technical impacts of automation on white-collar employment. His research consistently employs Italian manufacturing case studies, demonstrating contextual relevance to European industrial ecosystems.
His award portfolio demonstrates exceptional teaching and research impact:
- Bocconi Teaching Award for Innovation in Teaching (2023-2024)
- Excellence in Teaching Awards (2009-2010, 2011-2012)
- Best Teaching Innovation Project (2013-2014)
- Multiple Best Paper/Article recognitions (2011-2012)
- Excellence in Research Award (2011)
Professor Grando maintains extensive industry engagement through research projects with manufacturing enterprises and SMEs, focusing on operational excellence implementation. His advisory capacity extends to national and international Scientific and Academic Boards, where he shapes research agendas in operations management. Current initiatives examine pandemic recovery strategies and sustainable technology adoption pathways.
He contributes to academic governance through committee leadership and serves as a strategic advisor for research centers, emphasizing the translation of scholarly insights into industrial practice. His ongoing projects investigate the human dimensions of digital transformation in operational contexts.
