Veli Matti Virolainen

Professor

Business Studies

LUT Business School

Lappeenranta

Veli.Matti.Virolainen@lut.fi

Biography

Founder and the academic leader (past) of Purchasing and Supply Management Programme.
Current course responsibilities at LUT: Strategic Supply Management, Financial Issues of Supply Management, Supply Chain Risk Management, Master's Thesis (Supply Management). Academic leader and lecturer in several courses in executive programme of Supply Management.

A vision for a highly automated digital local manufacturing network – solutions and challenges

2023

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Collan Mikael, Savolainen Jyrki, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Luukka Pasi

Business - Sustainable renewal of business and industry

Information Systems and Management

Applied Mathematics

Accounting

Finance

LUT Business School

Business ecosystem concept in supply chain management research

2023

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Tsytsyna Evgeniya, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business - Sustainable renewal of business and industry

LUT Business School

The convergence of lean management and additive manufacturing: Case of manufacturing industries

2023

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Lakshmanan Rohit, Nyamekye Patricia, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Piili Heidi

Other Focus Area

LUT Business School

LUT School of Energy Systems

Uncertainties within an emerging business ecosystem in the context of a circular economy

2023

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Tsytsyna Evgeniya, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Hiili- ja ympäristöjalanjälki hankinnoissa – lainsäädäntö ja mittaaminen (HILMI)

2021

Publication type

D4 Published development or research report or study

Author(s)

Kalimo Harri, Alhola Katriina, Virolainen Veli Matti, Miettinen Mirella, Pesu Jarkko, Lehtinen Sanna, Nissinen Ari, Heinonen Tero, Suikkanen Johanna, Soukka Risto, Kivistö Timo, Kasurinen Heli, Jansson Max, Mateo Eleanor, Ünekbas Selçukhan

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Law

Public Administration

LUT Business School

LUT School of Energy Systems

Working capital models: a generic framework

2021

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Lind Lotta, Kärri Timo, Virolainen Veli Matti, Monto Sari

Business - Sustainable renewal of business and industry

LUT Business School

LUT School of Engineering Sciences

Prospects for construction and demolition waste circulation

2020

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Tsytsyna Evgeniya, Virolainen Veli Matti, Lintukangas Katrina

Risks and benefits of a circular economy ecosystem

2020

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Tsytsyna Evgeniya, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Public procurement spend analysis at a national level in Finland

2019

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Scenario Development for Collaborative Financial Supply Chain Management in the Automotive Industry

2019

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli Matti, Pirttilä Miia, Lind Lotta, Kärri Timo

Working capital management in the Russian automotive industry supply chain

2019

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Pirttilä Miia, Virolainen Veli Matti, Lind Lotta, Kärri Timo

Working capital models in manufacturing value chains: Towards a generic framework

2018

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lind Lotta, Kärri Timo, Virolainen Veli Matti, Monto Sari

Analyzing Local and SME Participation in Public Procurement—Evidence From Seven Finnish Municipalities

2017

Publication type

A3 Book section, chapters in research books

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Virolainen Veli Matti

Supply chain finance – source of power in a value network?

2017

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli Matti, Lintukangas Katrina, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Pirttilä Miia

Business and International Management

LUT Business School

The finance of supply chain in the Russian automotive industry

2016

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli, Pirttilä Miia, Hannola Lea, Kärri Timo

Power relations of the automotive industry value network

2015

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli Matti, Pirttilä Miia, Hannola Lea, Kärri Timo

Supply management in project business - the role of risk and cost management

2015

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Engineering

The monetary value of public procurement

2015

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Virolainen Veli-Matti

The antecedents of supply strategy

2013

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The effects of e-business on supply management

2013

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The role of supply management and future development in Finnish national economy

2013

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business and International Management

Towards world class purchasing performance: What differentiates the best from the rest

2012

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Lintukangas Katrina, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli Matti

Strategy and Management

Business and International Management

Defining supply management capability

2011

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Koivisto-Pitkänen Minna, Hallikas Jukka, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Sources of structural power in the context of value nets

2011

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli Matti

Strategy and Management

Business and International Management

Supply management - missing link in strategic management

2011

Publication type

A2 Review article, literature review, systematic review

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Strategy and Management

Business and International Management

The antecedents of supply strategy

2011

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli Matti

Strategy and Management

Conference Proceedings, 19th IPSERA Conference, Supply Management – Missing Link in Strategic Management?

2010

Publication type

C2 Book (editor)

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Kähkönen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Supply management in Finland and Russia - A cross-country survey

2010

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Jumpponen Jari, Lintukangas Katrina, Smirnova Maria, Kouchtch Sergei, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business and International Management

The balance of dependency and value in supplier relationships

2010

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The status of purchasing and supply management in Finland and Russia

2010

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Smirnova Maria, Jumpponen Jari, Kouchtch Sergei, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business and International Management

Measurement issues in cross-country research of supply management

2009

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Jumpponen Jari, Kouchtch Sergei, Smirnova Maria, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business and International Management

Some issues of supply management integration

2009

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Peltola Satu, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Supply strategy in food industry - value net perspective

2009

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Ahtonen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The effects of e-business on supply management

2009

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Ahtonen Anni-Kaisa, Lintukangas Katrina, Virolainen Veli Matti

Strategy and Management

Management Information Systems

Assessement of Success in Supply Management Integration

2008

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Peltola Satu, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The evolution of the network structure in the ICT sector

2008

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Varis Jari, Sissonen Heli, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The influence of power on collaboration

2008

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Ahtonen Anni-Kaisa, Kaurijoki Mari, Kuusela Hannu, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business and International Management

The Relationship of Organizational Capabilities of Supplier Management to the Firm's Supplier Orientation

2008

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Peltola Satu, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

The sources of structural power in value net

2008

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Ahtonen Anni-Kaisa, Sissonen Heli, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business and International Management

Consortia purchasing and logistics in the Kuopio area: lessons learned from a four-year project

2007

Publication type

A3 Book section, chapters in research books

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tella Eija

Current State of Purchasing and Supply Management in Finland and in Russia - A Cross Country Survey

2007

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Jumpponen Jari, Kouchtch Sergei, Lintukangas Katrina, Smirnova Maria, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business and International Management

Current State of Supply Management, Survey Study in Finland

2007

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Lintukangas Katrina, Peltola Satu, Vesterinen Toni, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT IN CITY OF IMATRA (FINLAND) – THE LEAN WAY

2007

Publication type

B3 Unrefereed conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Meuronen Ari-Pekka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Supply strategy in food industry - value net perspective

2007

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Ahtonen Anni-Kaisa, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

The Levels of Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management in Finland and Russia

2007

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Jumpponen Jari, Kouchtch Sergei, Lintukangas Katrina, Panfilii Victoria, Smirnova Maria, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

Business and International Management

Emergence of the network structure in the ICT sector

2006

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Varis Jari, Sissonen Heli, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk Management in Supplier Networks: A Suppliers Perspective

2006

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Linking Purchasing Strategy to Risk Management

2005

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk Management in Supplier Relationships and Networks

2005

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk-Based Classification of Supplier Relationships

2005

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Puumalainen Kaisu, Vesterinen Toni, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk-Based Classification of Supplier Relationships

2005

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Puumalainen Kaisu, Vesterinen Toni, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Riskienhallinta yhteistyösuhteissa ja verkostoissa

2005

Publication type

A3 Book section, chapters in research books

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli-Matti, Hallikas Jukka

Business, Management and Accounting

The scope of purchasing – a framework for monetary analysis

2005

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Puumalainen Kaisu, Tervonen Antero, Virolainen Veli-Matti

The scope of purchasing – a framework for monetary analysis

2005

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Puumalainen Kaisu, Tervonen Antero, Virolainen Veli-Matti

BENCHMARKING MUNICIPAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES IN FINLAND

2004

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kivistö Timo, Virolainen Veli-Matti

In Search for Complementarities - Partnering of Technology-Intensive Small Firms

2004

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Varis Jari, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Puumalainen Kaisu

Strategy and Management

Risk Management in Supplier Relationships and Networks

2004

Publication type

A3 Book section, chapters in research books

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk Management Processes in Supplier Networks

2004

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Karvonen Iris, Pulkkinen Urho, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Management Information Systems

The Possibilities of Organizational Learning in Effective Management of Supplier Networks

2004

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Koistinen Petri, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Emergence of the supply network in Finnish industry: experiment in theoretical reconstruction

2003

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Strategy and Management

Managing Risk in Supplier Relationships

2003

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk management of digitalized supply networks

2003

Publication type

D4 Published development or research report or study

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Karvonen I, Kuusela H, Ojala M, Paavola H, Puttonen J, Rosqvist T, Tuominen Markku, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Filling the Gap in Traditional Transaction Cost Economics: Towards Transaction Benefits-based Analysis using Finnish Telecommunications as Illustration

2002

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Blomqvist Kirsimarja, Kyläheiko Kalevi, Virolainen Veli Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Managing Risk in Purchasing Strategy Selection

2002

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Pulkkinen U, Tuominen Markku

Business, Management and Accounting

Risicobeheersing in Toeleveringsnetwerken

2002

Publication type

C1 Book

Author(s)

Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku, Hallikas Jukka, Karvonen I, Lehtinen E, Ojala M, Pulkkinen U, Uusi-Rauva E

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk analysis and assessment in network environments: A dyadic case study

2002

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk management processes in network environment

2002

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Karvonen I, Pulkkinen U, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Business, Management and Accounting

Understanding Uncertainty and Risk in Supplier Networks - A Transaction Cost Approach

2002

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Mikko

Business, Management and Accounting

Hot to recognize dynamic core capabilities when defining boundaries of the firm?

2001

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Huttunen A, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk management in cooperative networks

2001

Publication type

C1 Book

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Karvonen I, Lehtinen E, Ojala M, Pulkkinen U, Tuominen Markku, Uusi-Rauva E, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Business, Management and Accounting

Tietoliikennetoimialan PK-lisäarvopalvelutuottajat Suomessa - Tutkimusraportti

2001

Publication type

D4 Published development or research report or study

Author(s)

Puumalainen Kaisu, Varis Jari, Saarenketo Sami, Niiranen Jukka, Blomqvist Kirsimarja, Kuivalainen Olli, Kyläheiko Kalevi, Porras Jari, Savolainen Petri, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Äijö Toivo

Business, Management and Accounting

Business and International Management

Understanding uncertainty and risk in supplier networks - a transaction cost approach

2001

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Business, Management and Accounting

Why to Identify Core Capabilities: Dynamic Capability View of the Firm

2001

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Huttunen A, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

Identifying and Avoiding Risks in Advanced Internet Technology Partnerships

2000

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Huttunen A, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

Is Knowledge Really Power? Towards Knowledge-Based View about Supplier's Network Design

2000

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Puumalainen Kaisu, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

Risk analysis and assessment in network environment - a dyadic case study

2000

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Hallikas Jukka, Virolainen Veli-Matti, Tuominen Markku

Business, Management and Accounting

On Supply Chain Formation: Some Empirical Transaction Cost Considerations

1999

Publication type

A4 Conference proceedings

Author(s)

Kyläheiko Kalevi, Tuominen M, Virolainen Veli-Matti

Strategy and Management

Business, Management and Accounting

An overview of the state and problems of inventory management in Finland

1992

Publication type

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Author(s)

Pirttila Timo, Virolainen Veli Matti

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