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Overview

Guido Orzes is affiliated with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. Their research spans the domains of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Engineering, with significant contributions to Strategy and Management and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics including:

  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Sustainable Industrial Ecology
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Green IT and Sustainability

Orzes has authored multiple papers focusing on Industry 4.0 and sustainability-related themes. Some notable papers include:

  • Industry 4.0 technologies assessment: A sustainability perspective (2020), published in International Journal of Production Economics
  • Behind the definition of Industry 4.0: Analysis and open questions (2020), International Journal of Production Economics
  • Digital transformation challenges: strategies emerging from a multi-stakeholder approach (2020), The TQM Journal
  • The future of manufacturing: A Delphi-based scenario analysis on Industry 4.0 (2020), Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Industry 4.0 and sustainability: Towards conceptualization and theory (2021), Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent publication venues for Orzes comprise:

  • International Journal of Production Economics
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Collaborations form a significant part of Orzes' research output. Regular co-authors include:

  • Marco Sartor
  • Guido Nassimbeni
  • Margherita Molinaro
  • Matteo Podrecca
  • Giovanna Culot

The body of work demonstrates a consistent orientation toward understanding industrial transformation within sustainability frameworks, balancing technological innovation with environmental and managerial considerations. This focus aligns with Orzes' specialization across multiple subfields within management and engineering, addressing both strategic and operational aspects of modern industry.

Best Publications

  • Industry 4.0 technologies assessment: A sustainability perspective

    Chunguang Bai;Patrick Dallasega;Guido Orzes;Joseph Sarkis;Joseph Sarkis

  • Behind the definition of Industry 4.0: Analysis and open questions

    Giovanna Culot;Guido Nassimbeni;Guido Orzes;Marco Sartor

  • Digital transformation challenges: strategies emerging from a multi-stakeholder approach

    Federico Brunetti;Dominik T. Matt;Angelo Bonfanti;Alberto De Longhi

  • The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0): technologies disruption on operations and supply chain management

    Lenny Koh;Guido Orzes;Fu (Jeff) Jia

  • Hydroponic Solutions for Soilless Production Systems: Issues and Opportunities in a Smart Agriculture Perspective.

    Paolo Sambo;Carlo Nicoletto;Andrea Giro;Youry Pii

  • Offshoring and backshoring: A multiple case study analysis

    Carmela Di Mauro;Luciano Fratocchi;Guido Orzes;Marco Sartor

  • Prior to reshoring: A duration analysis of foreign manufacturing ventures

    Alessandro Ancarani;Carmela Di Mauro;Luciano Fratocchi;Guido Orzes

  • Industry 4.0 and sustainability: Towards conceptualization and theory

    Mirjam Beltrami;Guido Orzes;Joseph Sarkis;Joseph Sarkis;Marco Sartor

  • Circular economy metrics: Literature review and company-level classification framework

    Christian Vinante;Pasqualina Sacco;Guido Orzes;Yuri Borgianni

  • The future of manufacturing: A Delphi-based scenario analysis on Industry 4.0.

    Giovanna Culot;Guido Orzes;Marco Sartor;Guido Nassimbeni

  • One-to-one relationships between Industry 4.0 technologies and Lean Production techniques: a multiple case study

    Maria Pia Ciano;Patrick Dallasega;Guido Orzes;Tommaso Rossi

  • Smart agriculture and digital twins: Applications and challenges in a vision of sustainability

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  • Exploring the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on social sustainability through a circular economy approach

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  • Industrial digitalization. A systematic literature review and research agenda

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  • Urban production - A socially sustainable factory concept to overcome shortcomings of qualified workers in smart SMEs

    Dominik T. Matt;Guido Orzes;Erwin Rauch;Patrick Dallasega

  • Industry 4.0 Implementation Barriers in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Focus Group Study

    G. Orzes;E. Rauch;S. Bednar;R. Poklemba

  • The SA8000 social certification standard: Literature review and theory-based research agenda

    Marco Sartor;Guido Orzes;Carmela Di Mauro;Maling Ebrahimpour

  • United Nations Global Compact: Literature review and theory-based research agenda

    Guido Orzes;Antonella Maria Moretto;Maling Ebrahimpour;Marco Sartor

  • Does GRI Sustainability Reporting Pay Off? An Empirical Investigation of Publicly Listed Firms in China:

    Yang Yang;Yang Yang;Guido Orzes;Fu Jia;Lujie Chen;Lujie Chen

  • Organizational tensions in industry 4.0 implementation: A paradox theory approach

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  • Global purchasing strategy and International Purchasing Offices: Evidence from case studies

    Fu Jia;Richard Lamming;Marco Sartor;Guido Orzes

  • ISO 14001 standard: Literature review and theory-based research agenda

    Marco Sartor;Guido Orzes;Anne Touboulic;Giovanna Culot

  • International purchasing offices: Literature review and research directions

    Marco Sartor;Guido Orzes;Guido Nassimbeni;Fu Jia

  • Open the box: A behavioural perspective on the reshoring decision-making and implementation process

    Albachiara Boffelli;Ruggero Golini;Guido Orzes;Stefano Dotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Nassimbeni
Guido Nassimbeni University of Udine
Fu Jia
Fu Jia University of York
Joseph Sarkis
Joseph Sarkis Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Paolo Lugli
Paolo Lugli Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Stefano Cesco
Stefano Cesco Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Tanja Mimmo
Tanja Mimmo Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Gustavo Brunetto
Gustavo Brunetto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Federico Caniato
Federico Caniato Polytechnic University of Milan
Chunguang Bai
Chunguang Bai University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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