Marianna Lo Zoppo
Assistant Professor of Practice

Biography
Marianna Lo Zoppo is Assistant Professor of Practice in Operations & Supply Chain Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management, where she has been collaborating since 2019. She is also the coordinator and a core team member of the Invernizzi AGRI Lab (Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Agribusiness Research Initiative), SDA Bocconi's research laboratory dedicated to agribusiness. Since 2023, she has served as Program Coordinator for SDA Bocconi’s training programs for Enel.
Marianna has contributed to numerous research and training initiatives related to the agri-food sector, with a focus on risk and resilience, innovation, and regenerative and sustainable business models.
Her research interests and publications focus on operations and supply chain management. Her work explores the sustainability and resilience of supply chains, the adoption of new technologies and business models, and the potential for collaboration and aggregation among agribusiness enterprises. She is the author of several books, chapters, and articles on these topics, published by Economia&Management, Springer, Egea, and Edagricole.
She holds a PhD in Management & Innovation from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and a Master of Science in Business Economics and Legislation from Università Bocconi.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Introduzione. La resilienza nelle operations
LO ZOPPO, M., M. A. MOREIRA TRINDADE, "Introduzione. La resilienza nelle operations" in Strategie di resilienza in operations management. Casi aziendali ed esperienze di eccellenza., P. De Giovanni (Ed.), Egea, chap. 1, pp. 1-37, 2025 - 2024
Navigating uncertainties: A multi-case study examination of supply chain resilience enhancers in agri-food supply chains facing supply and demand risks
LO ZOPPO, M., V. FIORILLO, "Navigating uncertainties: A multi-case study examination of supply chain resilience enhancers in agri-food supply chains facing supply and demand risks" in IPSERA Conference 2024 - March 24-27, 2024, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2023
Megatrends Affecting Agribusiness: From Challenges to Opportunities
FIORILLO, V., M. LO ZOPPO, A. SAPUTO, "Megatrends Affecting Agribusiness: From Challenges to Opportunities" in Agriculture as an Alternative Investment: The Status Quo and Future Perspectives., Stefano Gatti, Carlo Chiarella, Vitaliano Fiorillo (Eds.), Springer Cham, pp. 1-44, 2023 - 2023
Innovation Trends in the Agribusiness Supply Chain
FIORILLO, V., M. LO ZOPPO, A. SAPUTO, "Innovation Trends in the Agribusiness Supply Chain" in Agriculture as an Alternative Investment: The Status Quo and Future Perspectives., Stefano Gatti, Carlo Chiarella, Vitaliano Fiorillo (Eds.), Springer Cham, chap. 2, pp. 45-72, 2023 - 2023
Tutti gli ingredienti della resilienza della supply chain
LO ZOPPO, M., B. M. AMICO, "Tutti gli ingredienti della resilienza della supply chain", Economia & Management, 2023, no. 4, pp. 44-49 - 2023
Vertical Farming: dall’hype ai disinvestimenti
LO ZOPPO, M., F. GIANNETTI, "Vertical Farming: dall’hype ai disinvestimenti", Economia & Management, 2023, no. 4, pp. 57-60

