Alberto Grando
Full Professor
Biography
Alberto Grando is a Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management.
He is a Full Professor at the Department of Management and Technology at Università Bocconi. At SDA Bocconi, he was Dean from 2006 to 2012. At Università Bocconi, he was Vice Rector for Development from 2012 to 2016 and Dean for Strategy Implementation from 2017 to 2018. Currently he serves as President of the Evaluation Committee at Università Bocconi
His research activities focus on supply chain and logistics management, operations organization and management and performance measurement. Currently, he is taking an interest in sustainable operations management, lean thinking and Industry 4.0.
He is the author of numerous books and articles on his topics of interest. His works have been published in the International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning and Control, the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, the European Management Journal, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Human Systems Management and Economia & Management, among others.
He has conducted numerous research projects and workshops in large companies operating in the manufacturing industry as well as in many small and medium-sized enterprises.
He was a Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management (UK) and at other international universities and schools; he is a Board Member of various Scientific and Academic Advisory Boards of national and international Institutions and research centers.
Alberto earned a degree in Business Administration from Università Bocconi and an ITP (International Teachers Programme) from London Business School.
Recent Publications
- 2025
La sostenibilità nelle operations secondo il SOSC Monitor
DE GIOVANNI, P., A. GRANDO, "La sostenibilità nelle operations secondo il SOSC Monitor", Logistica Management, 28 July 2025 - 2025
Prefazione
GRANDO, A., "Prefazione" in Strategie di resilienza in operations management. Casi aziendali ed esperienze di eccellenza., P. De Giovanni (Ed.), Egea, pp. XI-XIV, 2025 - 2025
Le strategie di resilienza nella progettazione delle architetture logistiche - Resilience strategies in designing logistics architectures
DE GIOVANNI, P., A. GRANDO, "Le strategie di resilienza nella progettazione delle architetture logistiche - Resilience strategies in designing logistics architectures", Economia & Management Plus, 24 July 2025 - 2025
The impact of account-based marketing approach in shaping impactful narratives on sustainability and resilience
SPAHIU, E., B. MALEKI VISHKAEI, A. GRANDO, "The impact of account-based marketing approach in shaping impactful narratives on sustainability and resilience", Impresa Progetto - Electronic Journal of Management, 2025, no. 1, pp. 1-20 - 2024
The Selection of Industry 4.0 Technologies Through Bayesian Networks: An Operational Perspective
DE GIOVANNI, P., V. BELVEDERE, A. GRANDO, "The Selection of Industry 4.0 Technologies Through Bayesian Networks: An Operational Perspective", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2024, vol. 71, pp. 2921-2936 - 2024
Sustaining lean changes: the influence and significance of different change sustainability factors in maturing lean change programmes
SZWEJCZEWSKI, M., B. LILLIS, V. BELVEDERE, A. GRANDO, "Sustaining lean changes: the influence and significance of different change sustainability factors in maturing lean change programmes", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2024, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 54-73 - 2024
Do automation and AI impact on job reduction? A study on perceived risk of losing job among white-collars in the Italian manufacturing companies
CHIARINI, A., A. GRANDO, S. VENTURINI, E. BORGONOVO, "Do automation and AI impact on job reduction? A study on perceived risk of losing job among white-collars in the Italian manufacturing companies", Production Planning & Control, 2024, vol. 35, no. 16, pp. 2198-2211 - 2024
The arrival of AI in the company is less of a scare for white collars
BORGONOVO, E., A. GRANDO, "The arrival of AI in the company is less of a scare for white collars", Via Sarfatti 25, 2024, no. 2, pp. 34-35 - 2024
La sfida sostenibilità nella value chain. Adozione degli standard GRI crescente e da rafforzare - The Rising Adoption of GRI Standards. Enhancing Sustainability Across the Value Chain
MOREIRA TRINDADE, M. A., A. GRANDO, "La sfida sostenibilità nella value chain. Adozione degli standard GRI crescente e da rafforzare - The Rising Adoption of GRI Standards. Enhancing Sustainability Across the Value Chain", Economia & Management, 2024, no. 3, pp. 6-15 - 2023
Disruptive social manufacturing models: lessons learned from Ferrari cars and Isinnova networks for a post-pandemic value creation path
CHIARINI, A., A. GRANDO, V. BELVEDERE, "Disruptive social manufacturing models: lessons learned from Ferrari cars and Isinnova networks for a post-pandemic value creation path", Production Planning & Control, 2023, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 1135-1148
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Grants & Honors
Bocconi Teaching Award per l'anno accademico 2023-2024 - “Innovation in Teaching”, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2025
Best Teaching Innovation Project for academic year 2013-2014, Research Division (with L. Etro, S. Mitterhofer, A. Pena), SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2015
Excellence in Teaching Award for academic year 2011-2012, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2013
Excellence in Teaching Award for academic year 2009-2010, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2012
Best Paper Award 2011, DIR – Research Division (Co-Authors V. Belvedere and P. Bielli), SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2012
Excellence in Research Award 2011, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2012
Best Article of 2012 (Co-Authors E. Baglieri, M. Bruno, E. Vasconcelos), Economia & Management, 2012
