Alessio Trentin
University of Padua
31 Papers
298 Citations
Alessio Trentin is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mass customization & Product (category theory). The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 28 publications.
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Papers
Third-party logistics providers offering form postponement services: value propositions and organisational approaches
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how 3PLs can deliver value to companies offering product variety by providing FP services, defined as the carrying out of variety-creating activities on behalf of these companies close to the target markets.
Reconciling Product Flexibility with Cost, Delivery, and Quality: The Importance of Bundling Mass Customization Practices
Alessio Trentin,Enrico Sandrin,Svetlana Suzic,Chiara Grosso,Cipriano Forza +4 more
TL;DR: This study examines the joint effect of knowledge absorption, product modularity, and online sales configurator use on mass customization capability, finding a stronger positive association when implemented together, explaining 41.9% of variation in capability.
Leveraging high-involvement practices to develop mass customization capability: A contingent configurational perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of human-resource management practices on a manufacturing firm's mass-customization capability is examined, along with the way this impact is influenced by the degree of product customization (DPC) that the firm provides to its customers.
Implementation guidelines for mass customization: current characteristics and suggestions for improvement
TL;DR: The present article reviews the existing literature on MC-IGs and inductively derives a classification scheme for prior research findings to identify potential areas for further research, including applicability context specifications, as-is analysis tools, hindrance factors and required resources.
Design for form postponement: do not overlook organization design
Alessio Trentin,Cipriano Forza +1 more
TL;DR: A theory of the organizational changes related to the production‐planning process that facilitate application of form postponement (FP), an increasingly popular operations‐design principle meant to alleviate the negative impact of product variety and customization on operational performance is developed.