{"id":1750,"date":"2022-02-18T19:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/haitao-li-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T16:09:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:09:45","slug":"filippo-focacci","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/speakers\/filippo-focacci\/","title":{"rendered":"Filippo Focacci"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1750\" data-postid=\"1750\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1750 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_9ibk433 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_zisz434 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2x6i434 image-top  track supplyChain2 tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/analytics2022\/files\/2022\/02\/filippoFocacci.jpg\" title=\"Filippo Focacci\" alt=\"Filippo Focacci headshot\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Filippo Focacci                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_rhng436 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3pkm436   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Filippo Focacci<\/h1>\n<h5>Co-founder and CEO at DecisionBrain<\/h5>\n<p>Before founding DecisionBrain, Filippo Focacci worked for ILOG and IBM for over 15 years where he held several leadership positions in consulting, R&amp;D, product management and product marketing in the area of supply chain and optimization. He received a Ph.D. in operations research from the University of Ferrara (Italy) and has over 15 years of experience applying O.R. techniques in industrial applications in several optimization domains. He has published supply chain and optimization articles for several international conferences and journals.<\/p>\n<p>He has participated as a speaker at the 2019, 2020, and 2021 INFORMS Annual Meetings, Roundtable participation at the Data Mining Cluster with Dr. Shouyi Wang and Ben Amaba, Ph.D., multiple collaborations with IBM US, Canada and France on events and webinars, ROADEF (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise de Recherche Op\u00e9rationnelle et d&#8217;Aide \u00e0 la D\u00e9cision), &#8220;Artificial Intelligence for Digital Automation&#8221; by Paris-Saclay University, IBM France and partners, and others.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"kjjc433\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_kjjc433 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_0nsa437 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5jdb437 level executive  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Executive<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pyfg437 track supplyChain2  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Supply Chain Analytics<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2fgm438   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Milk Run Inbound Logistics Optimization Solution for Toyota<\/h2>\n<p>DecisionBrain will talk about a milk-run inbound logistics optimization solution for Toyota, considered a worldwide reference in manufacturing and supply chain, which resulted in over 10% cost reductions. The project was completed in 8 months, from conception to go-live. This produced a high ROI and a payback time of less than one year.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota wanted to streamline the logistics from its suppliers to its assembly plants, just-in-sequence and just-in-time, targeting a 2% transportation costs reduction.<\/p>\n<p>The solution focused on leveraging mathematical techniques to optimize the Orders Grouping, Trucks Routing and 3D packing. The solution was able to reduce transportation costs by 10% while preserving the overall service level. Additionally, planning time was reduced from 2.5 days to 1 hour.<\/p>\n<p>The solution was built on top of IBM Cplex Optimization Studio and on DecisionBrain Gene (now commercialized also as IBM Decision Optimization Center), which allowed for a fast and effective implementation, from design to deployment, delivering significant ROI.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filippo Focacci Filippo Focacci Co-founder and CEO at DecisionBrain Before founding DecisionBrain, Filippo Focacci worked for ILOG and IBM for over 15 years where he held several leadership positions in consulting, R&amp;D, product management and product marketing in the area of supply chain and optimization. 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He received a Ph.D. in operations research from the University of Ferrara (Italy) and has over 15 years of experience applying O.R. techniques in industrial applications in several optimization domains. He has published supply chain and optimization articles for several international conferences and journals.<\/p> <p>He has participated as a speaker at the 2019, 2020, and 2021 INFORMS Annual Meetings, Roundtable participation at the Data Mining Cluster with Dr. Shouyi Wang and Ben Amaba, Ph.D., multiple collaborations with IBM US, Canada and France on events and webinars, ROADEF (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise de Recherche Op\u00e9rationnelle et d'Aide \u00e0 la D\u00e9cision), \"Artificial Intelligence for Digital Automation\" by Paris-Saclay University, IBM France and partners, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Executive<\/p>\n<h6>Track: Supply Chain Analytics<\/h6>\n<h2>Milk Run Inbound Logistics Optimization Solution for Toyota<\/h2> <p>DecisionBrain will talk about a milk-run inbound logistics optimization solution for Toyota, considered a worldwide reference in manufacturing and supply chain, which resulted in over 10% cost reductions. The project was completed in 8 months, from conception to go-live. This produced a high ROI and a payback time of less than one year.<\/p> <p>Toyota wanted to streamline the logistics from its suppliers to its assembly plants, just-in-sequence and just-in-time, targeting a 2% transportation costs reduction.<\/p> <p>The solution focused on leveraging mathematical techniques to optimize the Orders Grouping, Trucks Routing and 3D packing. The solution was able to reduce transportation costs by 10% while preserving the overall service level. 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