Integrating collaboration scenarios and workforce individualization in collaborative assembly line balancing
2025
Ali Keshvarparast, Niloofar Katiraee, Serena Finco, Martina Calzavara
International Journal of Production Economics
This study develops a mathematical optimization model for human–robot collaborative assembly lines to minimize cycle time while explicitly addressing workforce diversity. The model considers variations in workers’ skills, experience, and fatigue levels to more realistically represent production systems and enhance the effectiveness of human–robot collaboration in Industry 4.0 environments.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109450
A roadmap for managing an ageing workforce in the manufacturing sector: An Italian case study
2025
Niloofar Katiraee, Giulia Caprari, Ajay Das, Daria Battini
Open Research Europe
This study highlights the importance of a structured framework for managing aging workers in physically demanding environments.The results contribute valuable insights into optimizing organizational culture, health management, knowledge transfer, and retirement planning to promote sustainable employment for older workers in manufacturing.
Investigating Labor Shortages and Automation Opportunities in Logistics: A Simulation Case Study
2025
Michele Martignago, Niloofar Katiraee, Martina Calzavara, Daria Battini, Ajay Das
IFAC-PapersOnLine
This study examines the impact of an aging and shrinking workforce on supply chain performance, with a particular focus on warehouse operations. By evaluating different scenarios of workforce shortages and automation levels through a real-world case study and simulations, the study demonstrates that a balanced investment in automation and workforce support is essential to maintain competitive service levels and cost efficiency, thereby strengthening supply chain resilience in the face of demographic challenges.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.09.433
Ergonomic design of Human-Robot collaborative workstation in the Era of Industry 5.0
2024
Ali Keshvarparast, Nicola Berti, Saahil Chand, Mattia Guidolin, Yuqian Lu, Olga Battaia, Xun Xu, Daria Battini
Computers & Industrial Engineering
Never too late to learn: Unlocking the potential of aging workforce in manufacturing and service industries
2024
Thilini Ranasinghe, Eric H. Grosse, Christoph H. Glock, Mohamad Y. Jaber
International Journal of Production Economics
A new roadmap for an age-inclusive workforce management practice and an international policies comparison
2024
Niloofar Katiraee, Nicola Berti, Ajay Das, Ilenia Zennaro, Riccardo Aldrighetti, Vlado Dimovski, Darja Peljhan , Debra Dobbs, Christoph Glock , Gail Pacheco, Patrick Neumann , Ami Ogawa , Daria Battini
Open Research Europe
Aging Workforce and Learning: State-of-the-art
2023
Thilini Ranasinghe, Eric H. Grosse, Christoph H. Glock, Mohamad Y. Jaber
IFAC PapersOnLine
Assembly line balancing and worker assignment considering workers’ expertise and perceived physical effort
2023
Niloofar Katiraee, Martina Calzavara, Serena Finco, Olga Battaïa & Daria
Battini
International Journal of Production Research
Collaborative robots in manufacturing and assembly systems: literature review and future research agenda
2023
Ali Keshvarparast, Daria Battini, Olga Battaia & Amir Pirayesh
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Towards an integrated theory of aging
2022
Vlado Dimovski, Sandra Penger, Judita Peterlin, Barbara Grah, Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško, Darja Peljhan, Simon Colnar
Digital Twin and Human Factors in Manufacturing and Logistics Systems: State of the Art and Future Research Directions
2022
Berti Nicola e Finco Serena
IFAC PapersOnLine
Real-time postural training effects on single and multi-person ergonomic risk scores
2022
Berti Nicola, Finco Serena, Guidolin Mattia, Reggiani Monica e Battini Daria
IFAC PapersOnLine
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.384
Considering physical workload and workforce diversity in a Collaborative Assembly Line Balancing (C-ALB) optimization model
2022
Keshvarparast, A., Battaia, O., Pirayesh, A., & Battini, D.
IFAC PapersOnLine
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.383
Towards industry 5.0: A multi-objective job rotation model for an inclusive workforce
2022
Battini, D., Berti, N., Finco, S., Zennaro, I., & Das, A.
International Journal of Production Economics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108619
Hybrid order picking: A simulation model of a joint manual and autonomous order picking system
2022
Winkelhaus, S., Zhang, M., Grosse, E. H., & Glock, C. H.
Computers & Industrial Engineering
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.107981
WEM-Platform: A real-time platform for full-body ergonomic assessment and feedback in manufacturing and logistics systems
2022
Battini, D., Berti, N., Finco, S., Guidolin, M., Reggiani, M., & Tagliapietra, L.
Computers & Industrial Engineering
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107881
The workforce ageing phenomenon: statistics, policies and practices
2021
Katiraee N., Berti N., Calzavara M., Finco S., Battini D.
Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco
Cobots implementation in manufacturing systems: literature review and open questions
2021
Keshvarparast, A., Katiraee, N., Finco, S., & Battini, D.
Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco
Ageing workforce effects in Dual-Resource Constrained job-shop scheduling
2021
Berti, N., Finco, S., Battaïa, O., & Delorme, X.
International Journal of Production Economics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108151
A new methodological framework to schedule job assignments by considering human factors and workers’ individual needs
2021
Berti, N., Finco, S., & Battini, D.
Proceedings of the Summer School Francesco Turco
Consideration of workforce differences in assembly line balancing and worker assignment problem
2021
Katiraee, N., Calzavara, M., Finco, S., & Battini, D.
IFAC PapersOnLine
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1884766
Consideration of workers’ differences in production systems modelling and design: State of the art and directions for future research
2021
Niloofar Katiraee, Martina Calzavara, Serena Finco, Daria Battini & Olga Battaïa
International Journal of Production Research
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1884766
Industry 4.0 and the human factor – A systems framework and analysis methodology for successful development
2021
W. Patrick Neumann, Sven Winkelhaus, Eric H.Grosse, Christoph H.Glock (2021)
International Journal of Production Economics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107992
Increasing flexibility and productivity in Industry 4.0 production networks with autonomous mobile robots and smart intralogistics
2020
Giuseppe Fragapane1 · Dmitry Ivanov, Mirco Peron, Fabio Sgarbossa, Jan Ola Strandhagen
Annals of Operations Research
Considering workers’ features in manufacturing systems: a new job-rotation scheduling model
2020
Finco, S., Zennaro, I., Battini, D., & Persona, A.
IFAC PapersOnLine
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.2819
A control approach to scheduling flexibly configurable jobs with dynamic structural-logical constraints
2020
IISE Transactions
https://doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2020.1739787
Risk Mitigation in a Meat Supply Chain with Options of Redirection
2020
Bogataj, D., Hudoklin, D., Bogataj, M., Dimovski, V. and Colnar, S.
Sustainability
Sustainability of an Activity Node in Global Supply Chains
2020
Bogataj, D., Bogataj, M. and Drobne, S.
Sustainability
Researchers’ perspectives on Industry 4.0: multi- disciplinary analysis and opportunities for operations management
2020
Dmitry Ivanov, Christopher S. Tang, Alexandre Dolgui, Daria Battini & Ajay Das
International Journal of Production Research
In this paper, we provide a focused analysis to examine the state-of-the-art research in Industry 4.0
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2020.1798035
Human factors in production and logistics systems of the future
2020
Fabio Sgarbossa, Eric H.Grosse, W.Patrick Neumann, Daria Battini, Christoph H.Glock
Annual Reviews in Control
This paper summarizes the vision, challenges and opportunities in this research field, based on the experience of the authors, members of the Working Group 7 (WG7) “Human factors and ergonomics in industrial and logistic system design and management” of the IFAC Technical Committee (TC) 5.2 “Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control”
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcontrol.2020.04.007