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  • Acquisition of supply market intelligence – An information processing perspective
    (2020-12) Lorentz, Harri; Aminoff, Anna; Kaipia, Riikka; Pihlajamaa, Matti; Ehtamo, Jesse; Tanskanen, Kari
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    The capability to develop and sustain superior knowledge of markets and supply chains, or supply market intelligence (SMI), is an important element in increasing the strategic relevance of purchasing and supply management (PSM). This study draws on information processing theory (IPT) to shed light on how firms acquire SMI. In particular, the study aims to identify the drivers and mechanisms of information processing in SMI acquisition and to explore how the two constructs are related. Our findings emerged from an abductive multiple case study including 22 SMI tasks in eight case companies operating in various manufacturing industries. We find that the drivers of information processing needs in SMI acquisition are related either to uncertainty or equivocality. Uncertainty describes a situation in which decision-makers may be ignorant of a variable's value while equivocality describes a situation in which they may be ignorant of the variable's existence. We identify four structural mechanisms and three information technology mechanisms for information processing in the SMI context. We also find that equivocality seems to trump uncertainty in determining the use of the identified SMI acquisition mechanisms. In addition to elaborating IPT in the SMI context and exploring the theoretical foundations of SMI, we offer practitioners a framework for supporting the design of SMI practices in procurement organisations.
  • Advantages of Economic and Strategic Bundling in Filmed Entertainment Industry
    (2021-12-13) Leppä, Oskari
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Agile planning: Avoiding disaster in the grocery supply chain during COVID-19 crisis
    (2020) Saarinen, Lauri; Loikkanen, Lauri; Tanskanen, Kari; Kaipia, Riikka; Takkunen, Susanna; Holmström, Jan
     School of Science | J Muu elektroninen julkaisu
    The COVID-19 crisis heavily tested grocery supply chains and supply chain management capabilities. Swift response practices proved to be more valuable than ever before, as the grocery retailers faced sudden, unanticipated, and simultaneous shocks both on the demand and on the supply side. At the same time, the virus posed a threat to manufacturers' production capacities, and new bottlenecks emerged for logistics service providers as consumers switched to on-line shopping and home delivery. For many food wholesalers and distributors demand also changed almost overnight from one delivery channel to another: not only from retail stores to online channels, but also from food services (restaurants) to grocery stores. In these circumstances, maintaining good delivery capacity and ensuring availability to the end customers called for fast operational changes of individual firms and coordinated adaptations of supply chain practices. Despite the challenges, many supply chains coped surprisingly well with the shocks and were able to keep-up good performance through the crisis. We conducted a real-time study as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding, from the beginning of the first government issued restrictions, and all the while the pandemic was gaining speed. This setting allowed us to gain first-hand insights from interviewees considering their responses at different times and in different echelons of the grocery supply chain.
  • Allianssihankkeen avaintulosalueiden asettaminen
    (2021-06-14) Soimakallio, Tiu
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Användning av kunskap om leverantörsmarknaden i riskhantering av distributionskedjan
    (2022-12-07) Wikström, Alexander
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Applying big Data Analytics to Decision Making
    (2018-12-14) Aatola, Jaakko
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Asiakaslähtöinen arvostus
    (2021-05-13) Nymark, Elis
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Automatisoitu dataraportointi liiketoimintatiedon hyödyntämisessä, operaatioiden seurannassa ja ERP-järjestelmissä
    (2022-02-10) Wesamaa, Oliver
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Autonomisten järjestelmien sovelluskohteet ja jaetut haasteet
    (2022-05-03) Jäkälä, Leevi
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Big data -analytiikan potentiaaliset hyödyt terveydenhuollon organisaatioille
    (2021-08-30) Tuomi, Elias
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Big data in purchasing and supply management: A research agenda
    (2021) Arvidsson, Ala Pazirandeh; Jonsson, Patrik; Kaipia, Riikka
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    This study aims to synthesise knowledge about big data (BD) in the area of purchasing and supply management (PSM) and to develop an agenda for future research. A systematic literature review approach was employed, and 65 articles were synthesised based on a classification for BD in PSM to identify research gaps and opportunities. Literature in this area is descriptive and conceptual in nature, and modelling methods are favoured. BD applications were identified for supplier selection, supply risk management, and supply visibility. Based on the complexity of access and use of BD, we identify a need for contextualised theory-building studies.
  • Can supplier innovations substitute for internal R&D? A multiple case study from an absorptive capacity perspective
    (2017-10-26) Pihlajamaa, Matti; Kaipia, Riikka; Säilä, Julius; Tanskanen, Kari
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    Prior literature suggests that significant internal R&D resources are needed to leverage suppliers for innovation and that external knowledge sources can be used to complement the internal knowledge base. Based on the analysis of four inbound open innovation projects at Fortum, a multinational energy utility company, we argue that companies with low R&D intensity may adopt an alternative approach which aims at substituting - not merely complementing - internal R&D with external innovations. We adopt the absorptive capacity perspective while investigating the cases and focus on four distinct capabilities: acquisition, assimilation, transformation, and exploitation. We find that the substitution approach consists of short-term research on new technological areas in order to gain the ability to identify and evaluate alternative technologies, as well as joint business models and operations based on complementary capabilities between the parties. The cases also suggest that the innovation process requires significant collaboration and the buying company's supplier management capabilities may improve the success of inbound open innovation projects of this type.
  • Category management in purchasing - formation and tools for strategy development
    (2011) Lindeberg, Johan
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Centralised grocery supply chain planning: improved exception management
    (2015) Alftan, Annika; Kaipia, Riikka; Loikkanen, Lauri; Spens, Karen
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
  • Consistency of supply management processes, supplier relationship and operative purchasing in a global company
    (2009) Laiho, Aki; Kaipia, Riikka; Heikkilä, Jussi
     A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
  • The Contract Manufacturing Process in Food Industry
    (2009) Valkonen, Henri
     Helsinki University of Technology | Master's thesis
    Contract manufacturing, a subtype for outsourcing activity, is widely used and studied in several industries, such as electronics manufacturing or telecommunications, but less in food industry. The available literature on contract manufacturing reveals that its positive impacts are, among others: cost savings, freed capital, wider product offering, and production flexibilities. Limited technological capabilities or a lack of capability to invest in manufacturing capacity appear to be factors that affect the make-or-buy decision made by a company. When deciding not to make, contract manufacturing can be a viable option. This thesis concentrates on a contract manufacturing process in food industry from the buyer's point of view. The research methods include a review of the literature and a single case study. The case consisted of four separate contract manufacturing implementation cases. The case company in the study is a Finnish premium-brand manufacturer in food industry. As contract manufacturing in food industry is a rather rarely researched topic, this thesis provides some novel viewpoints in the field of contract manufacturing. The key findings of the thesis show that contract manufacturing in food industry is affected by the specific features of the industry. Protection of the brand, extremely high quality and product safety requirements, and a tendency not to openly communicate contract manufacturing practices publicly are some of the challenges that are brought by the industry context. The main findings in the case indicate that the strategic status of contract manufacturing is lower than that for key activities. A lack of top management support is another key challenge. Dedicated resources to contract manufacturing, and challenges in managing contract manufacturing on all levels from a single project to the whole process were seen as impeding its progress. Production in general is challenging regardless of whether the product is new or existing. Packing activities were found easier and the most potential contract manufacturing activities for a food manufacturer. Based on the findings and gathered data, a simplified contract manufacturing framework was developed to support the contract manufacturing process and help with the challenges.
  • Coordinating material and information flows with supply chain planning
    (2009) Kaipia, Riikka
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
  • COVID-19-pandemian vaikutukset lääkeyhtiöiden arvostuksiin arvopaperimarkkinoilla
    (2020-12-08) Honkasalo, Arttu
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Creating Shared Value Through Circularity
    (2020-12-08) Knorn, Joel
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Creating Sustainable Fresh Food Supply Chains through Waste Reduction
    (2013) Kaipia, Riikka; Dukovska-Popovska, Iskra; Loikkanen, Lauri
     A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä