Logistics research at Aalto University School of Business
Logistics research at Aalto University School of Business
Logistics 26. 12. 2021 2
Research topics 1/2 • Transportation - Interdisciplinary research project - Inter. Tran - focusing on the expanding new, sustainable EU transport policy. • University of Helsinki, the Institute of International Economic Law (KATTI) and Aalto BIZ, Department of Information and Service Economy - Sustainable transport (joint research with Chalmers) • Purchasing - International Purchasing Survey (IPS) Organizational theory approaches to purchasing (agency theory and institutional theory) Non-compliant purchasing behaviour Fair trade supply chains Global sourcing (Latin America and Africa) • Industrial benchmarking - 6 th International Manufacturing Strategy Survey - Combining primary and survey data 26. 12. 2021 3
Research topics 2/2 • Services - SERMO - Service Modularity Enabling Innovations, Supply Chain Sustainability and New Service Structures - Identification of features of sustainable development affecting the choice of a mobile phone - Service architecture and modularity - Service triads, service outsourcing - Sport industry operations management • Optimization studies - Factory location - Workforce assignment 26. 12. 2021 4
Recognitions of our research • Research from IPS & IMSS recognized at Euroma: The Chris Voss Highly Commented Paper Award in 2011 & 2014 - 2011: “Electronic purchasing tools and purchasing absorptive capacity as antecedents of purchasing category performance”, by Kauppi, Brandon-Jones, Ronchi, & van Raaij, E. - 2014: “Supply chain risk management and operational performance: the impact of country-level disruption risks” by Kauppi, Caniato, Kuula & Longoni • Dr Kauppi will receive the World Cultural Council special recognitions award for a researcher with international impact through their research in the fall 26. 12. 2021 5
Recognitions of teaching • Dr Kemppainen: Teaching Award for the Coordination of Supply Chains –course - for the best science-based course in the Finnish business schools by the Finnish Association of Graduates in Economics and Business Administration • Dr Kauppi: Award For Best Teaching Material Development of The Year in 2013 - based on use of podcasts in teaching and assessment in her purchasing module • Our Operations Management course has received several teaching awards by students and the school - Mr Tarkkala and Mr Hallavo Laitoksen nimi 26. 12. 2021 6
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