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The research focuses on improving supply chains, production and service processes, and business models in companies and other organizations. The cross-cutting themes are integrating sustainability into operations and utilizing digitalization in solutions. The research produces new operating models that improve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of organizations.
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Main Research Interests and Competencies in the Team
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- Supply / value chain analysis, and sustainable business models
- Value chains as a whole (e.g. food supply/value chains)
- Combining sustainable business models and supply chain operations (e.g. outcome-based industrial services)
- Freight Decarbonization & Energy Transition (e.g. EV-transportation)
- Service process analysis, design and improvement
- Digitalization in service operations (e.g. digital service factory in healthcare)
- Organizational development work (e.g. justice system process development)
- Supply chain resilience
- Resilience strategies and means to cope with disruptions
- Operations research and inventory management to improve resilience of systems
- Emerging technologies to improve operations and processes
Projects
- Etelä-Karjalan digitaalinen palvelutehdas
- Kohti elämyksellisempää digitaalista etätapahtumatuotantoa
- eSports Kipinä
- Tietoperusteisen toiminnallisen poistumisturvallisuuden arviointimenettelyn kehittäminen hoivapalvelukohteissa
Group members
Jouni Koivuniemi
Associate professor (non-tenure)
IEM
