About the Guest Editors Raffaella Cagliano graduated in Management, Economics and
Industrial Engineering and took a PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering at
Politecnico di Milano. She is Associate Professor in the Area of Management, Economics and
Industrial Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and part of the Faculty of MIP-Politecnico di Milano
in the area of Organisation and Manufacturing and Logistics Management. She is co-director of the
Executive Master in Business Administration of MIP-Poilitecnico di Milano. From 1995 to date
Raffaella Cagliano has been performing research activities in the area of Innovation and business
processes management. Her research interests include: manufacturing strategy, emerging
manufacturing paradigms, operations management within networks of companies, supply and
purchasing management. Her research was published in relevant international journals in the field.
Raffaella Cagliano has held important roles in the co-ordination and execution of a number of
research projects at national and international level