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Focusing on the Italian power system, the article examines how the national regulatory framework has been modified to effectively accommodate and further increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix while preserving system reliability. This paper argues that operational changes and regulatory measures adopted so far, which are mainly directed to create a level playing field between different energy sources, constitute a short-term response, and thus of limited effectiveness while increasing cost for consumers. To intensify the de-carbonization process of the Italian power system a more fundamental revision of the current market design is required. In this view, an essential ingredient is the future expansion of the electricity grid starting from a clear recognition of energy mix that we intend to reach in the mid/long term.

Territorial marketing strategies can be oriented towards sustainability in the agro-alimentary sector. This contribution presents and discusses a relevant case, analysing the marketing strategies that businesses, leveraging on their distinctive location, can pursue to create value for both themselves and their territory. The research approach was qualitative, involving a case study which included desk analysis and personal interviews with key actors in the dairy sector of an Alpine area. The study highlights the opportunities offered by differentiation strategies based on inter-sector integration, describing marketing and brand management choices, and underlining the importance of business organisation and governance in the creation of competitive advantage.

Nel corso degli ultimi anni il concetto di destination management è stato al centro di numerosi dibattiti teorici, e di una progressiva applicazione da parte dei territori a vocazione turistica. Tuttavia, la vastità della disciplina richiede di specificare correttamente l’ambito della sua applicazione, al fine di evitare generalizzazioni inopportune. Il lavoro pone al centro dell’analisi l’offerta turistica proveniente dalle regioni alpine, caratterizzata per la presenza di attori indipendenti di piccola dimensione e per l’esistenza di flussi turistici appartenenti in gran parte al segmento "fai da te". Dopo avere introdotto un quadro di riferimento concettuale, nel quale si precisa il senso delle politiche di destination management nelle Alpi, l’articolo esamina la realtà dell’Alto Adige, con un approfondimento relativo a tre strutture consortili di ambito, delle quali vengono confrontate la struttura, gli obiettivi e le modalità di funzionamento. L’analisi conduce quindi all’individuazione di un decalogo per il destination management applicabile alle destinazioni turistiche che abbiano caratteristiche simili a quelle dell’arco alpino.

Role and problems of the statistical methods to evaluate services related to goods production systems (by Umberto Magagnoli, Gabriele Cantaluppi). Objectives This paper gives a brief overview of the statistical methods concerning new features in Quality Control either in the productive and distributive system or in internal and external services. Methods and Results Some of the main statistical methodologies related to the traditional methods of Quality Control, already innovated by the Total Quality Methods and the Taguchi Methods, and some other methods to verify the Service Quality and to test the Customer Satisfaction are given and compared. Conclusions The statistical tools support consideration to the quality of goods and services, favoured by the following factors: complexity and innovation of the productive systems, market and know-how globalisation, and the increasing of the information thorough the diffusion of data processing.