Her main research interests are planning and design of industrial and service facilities, with particular reference to feasibility analysis, location selection, and economic evaluations, facility maintenance, and assessment of the technical and economic performances of production systems. Carlo Rafele is Full Professor of Industrial Facilities and Logistics at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). His main research interests are logistics, supply chain management, project management, and facility planning in several manufacturing and service sectors. He previously worked for a contractor of automated systems.