Biodiversity of Indigenous Saccharomyces Populations from Old Wineries of South-Eastern Sicily (Italy): Preservation and Economic Potential

In recent years, the preservation of biodiversity has become an important issue. Despite much public discussion, however, current practices in the food industry seldom take account of its potential economic importance: on the contrary, the introduction of industrialized agriculture practices over large areas has often resulted in a dramatic reduction in biodiversity

The evolution of the luxury outbound supply chain in China: a case-based analysis

This paper proposes an analysis of the evolution of outbound supply chain in Chinese market, with a specific focus on fashion industry. Grounding on the critical analysis of extant scientific literature and on empirical evidence from 12 retrospective case studies, the paper highlights: (1) four main archetypes of evolutionary pattern of the structure of the outbound supply chain in China; (2) the main motivations pushing companies in the adoption of the specific evolutionary pattern; (3) context variables affecting the adoption of the evolutionary pattern

Dynamic capabilities for fashion-luxury supply chain innovation

reserved3Purpose: This paper aims at developing a conceptual framework to identify the main features of supply chain innovation and to analyse the role of dynamic capabilities in implementing such innovations in the context of the fashion-luxury industry. Design/methodology/approach: The paper follows an exploratory approach based on one in-depth case study. The theoretical framework, developed through the literature review, is applied to a Italian fashion-luxury company, thus exploring its applicability in a real context and obtaining evidence in the area of supply chain innovation. Findings: The paper offers insights on supply chain innovation, by investigating an area under-explored in the existing literature. The paper provides a conceptual framework oriented to analyse the main features of supply chain innovation for fashion-luxury companies, by investigating the main determinants of innovation. Research limitations/implications: The proposed model provides initial insights into the topic of supply chain innovation in fashion-luxury companies. To date, the analysis is predominantly qualitative and therefore replication is needed to generalise the results. Practical implications: The paper identifies three different perspectives of supply chain innovation and the relationships between supply chain innovation and other types of innovations, which are hopefully useful for managers that are willing to introduce innovation inside fashion-luxury companies. Originality/value: The paper addresses a new topic, underexplored in the supply chain management literature, by considering a peculiar area of investigation, the fashion-luxury. Moreover, the paper investigates the topic of supply chain innovation through the support of empirical data.Federico Caniato;Maria Caridi;Antonella MorettoCaniato, FEDERICO FRANCESCO ANGELO; Caridi, Maria; Moretto, ANTONELLA MARI

Integrating international fashion retail into new product development

The integration of new product development (NPD) and the supply chain (SC) has been extensively analysed by researchers as a critical means to achieve success. However, most studies have focused on the integration of NPD and upstream SC, mostly from a local perspective. This paper aims to develop a comprehensive framework to investigate the integration of the NPD process and international retail in the fashion industry with a contingency approach. In particular, the internationalisation of retail is analysed by considering the influence of foreign countries' characteristics on NPD. To achieve this goal, thirteen exploratory case studies of Italian fashion companies are performed. The cases allow the identification of the framework variables as well as the analysis of the relationships among those variables. Finally, three main archetypes of behaviours are identified

An insight on pharmaceutical crystallization process by using membrane technology: PVDF-based mixed matrix membranes and PP grafted membranes as new tools for controlling the supersaturation rate and the heterogeneous nucleation mechanism.

Dottorato di Ricerca in "Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali" Ciclo XXVI, a.a. 2013-2014Questo elaborato finale del progetto di dottorato tratta lo studio del processo di cristallizzazione a membrana finalizzato alla produzione di composti farmaceutici in forma cristallina. Lo studio ha come obiettivo quello di dare una visione globale del processo di cristallizzazione a membrana andando oltre lo stato dellate, bensì popoedo lipleetazione della tecnica di cristallizzazione a membrana di base. A tal proposito il progetto è stato sviluppato seguendo in due diverse direzioni: da una parte la tecnica di istallizzazioe a eaa di ase ha isto lappliazioe ad uo speifio settore dellidustia faaeutia, dallalta pate lo studio è poseguito investigando i meccanismi di cristallizzazione indotti dalla stessa membrana e successivamente ha visto una vera e propria progettazione di membrane opportunamente pensate per la cristallizzazione. Duue, il aloe aggiuto di tale studio osiste ellaee diostato la possibilità di ampliare il campo di applicazione del processo a membrana, di aver esteso la conoscenza di base dei meccanismi di nucleazione eterogenea sottesi dalla membrana e di aver progettato, prodotto e caratterizzato delle membrane con differenti materiali e strutture appositamente per essere testati nella tecnica di cristallizzazione. In dettaglio, il lavoro presenta uno studio iniziale sul processo di nucleazione eterogenea che parte da particelle libere in soluzione per poi continuare studiando il processo di nucleazione eterogenea sullle membrane stesse. Ua seoda sezioe tatta lappliazioe del processo a membrana alla cocristallizzazione farmaceutica. Successivamente inizia la parte di disegno e realizzazione di membrane eterogenee sia dal punto di vista chimico che strutturale: membrane fabbricate con tecniche e materiali differenti e membrane commerciali che sono state opportunamente funzionalizzate. Infine il lavoro si conclude con i tests di cristallizzazione condotti su tali membrane.Università degli Studi della Calabri

The relationship between sustainability and innovation practices in the fashion industry supply chain

Combining the literature related to supply chain sustainability and innovation, this paper aims at analysing whether a higher level of innovativeness of the company implies a stronger approach of supply chain sustainability. This survey-based study focuses on the fashion industry, being an ideal setting critical industry for studying sustainability challenges

Developing sustainability in the Italian meat supply chain: an empirical investigation

Although sustainable supply chain (SC) management has been widely investigated in recent years, the focus has mainly been on the practices adopted by a single company, so missing the big picture at SC level. This study of the Italian meat industry considers the SC as a whole, identifying the critical points for each stage in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability. To this end, a first set of case studies was conducted of companies at different stages of the SC before turning to focus on the meat processing stage, which was identified as critical and highly relevant. A second set of case studies analysed how these companies leverage SC management practices to develop sustainable SCs. In so doing, specific attention was paid to drivers and contingent variables that foster the adoption of sustainable practices. The results of the two steps were then merged to illuminate how practices adopted by the meat processors can impact on the whole chain, confirming their pivotal role in driving sustainability. These results provide a holistic view of the phenomenon, encompassing the entire chain from end to end and highlighting the interdependences across various stages of the meat SC