People

Research group leader

Aki Jääskeläinen

Professor
operations and supply chain management
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358503261113
aki.jaaskelainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-8437

About me

Dr. Aki Jääskeläinen is a Professor at the unit of Industrial Engineering and Management and leads Operations and Supply Chain Group. His is also an Adjunct Professor at LUT University. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications. He has also written books for practitioners and participated in several development projects of Finnish organizations.

Responsibilities

Leader of the Finnish master's programme on Industrial Engineering and Management

Leader of the Operations and Supply Chain Group (OSCG)

Responsible teacher at the courses:

TUTA.252 Toiminnanohjaus

TUTA.352 Tuotannon suunnittelu ja kehittäminen

TUTA.350 Tuotantostrategia

Field of expertise

Performance measurement and management

Purchasing and supply management

Operations management and operations strategy

Quality management

Information management

Research unit

Operations and Supply Chain Group

Top achievements

Selected publications

Saunila, M., Ukko, J., & Jääskeläinen, A. 2024. The importance of performance measurement and management in sustainable supply chain governance among SMEs. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 44, No. 13, pp. 229-250.

Korhonen, T., Jääskeläinen, A., Laine, T., & Saukkonen, N. 2023. How performance measurement can support achieving success in project-based operations. International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 102429.

Malacina, I., Karttunen, E., Jääskeläinen, A., Lintukangas, K., Heikkilä, J., & Kähkönen, A. K. (2022). Capturing the value creation in public procurement: A practice-based view. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, 100745.

Jääskeläinen, A., Lintukangas, K. and Vos, F.G.S. 2022. The role of social capital in achieving preferred customer status with manufacturing and service suppliers, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 42 No. 13, pp. 385-410.

Jääskeläinen, A. 2021. The relational outcomes of performance management in buyer-supplier relationships. International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 232.

Jääskeläinen, A., Schiele, H., & Aarikka-Stenroos, L. 2020. Getting the best solution from a supplier–A social capital perspective. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol. 26, No. 5., 100648.

Jääskeläinen, A., Heikkilä, J. 2019. Purchasing and supply management practices in customer value creation, Supply chain management: an International Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 317-333.

Jääskeläinen, A., Laihonen, H., Lönnqvist, A. 2014. Distinctive Features of Service Performance Measurement, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 34, No. 12, pp. 1466–1486.

Group members

Mohammad Moshtari

Associate Professor
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358504478360
mohammad.moshtari@tuni.fi

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About me

I have a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a master’s degree in Business Administration both from Sharif University of Technology in Iran. After studying in academia, I decided to move to management consulting. For nearly four years, I worked for several commercial and non-profit organizations. Then, I returned to academia to pursue a research career. I completed my PhD program at the Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Lugano) in Switzerland. Then, I visited Hanken School of Economics (HUMLOG institute) by a postdoc.moblity fellowship granted by Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2017, I joined Tampere University of Technology, and currently, I am an Academy of Finland Research Fellow, and Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tampere University.

Research fields

Humanitarian Operations and Inter-organizational Collaboration
- Partnerships between humanitarian NGOs and businesses
- Cross-sector collaboration for effective disaster response and recovery
Supply Chain Sustainability and Public Policy
- The role of public policy and regulation in enabling sustainable operations
- Promoting sustainability in developing and resource-constrained contexts
Operations and Supply Chain Management in Higher Education
- Responsiveness and agility of higher education institutions
- Knowledge service operations in academic environments
- Academic–industry linkages for long-term societal impact
Capacity Building and Global Knowledge Exchange
- Empowering universities and industries in developing countries through training, education, and collaborative research
- Internationalization of higher education

Selected publications

Moshtari, M., & Schleper, M. C. (2024). Supervisors’ power sources and doctoral students’ working conditions: A qualitative study of doctoral supervision in a developing country. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2408667

Moshtari, M., Zaefarian, G., & Vanpoucke, E. (2024). How stakeholder pressure affects the effectiveness of international-local nongovernmental organization collaboration in localization of humanitarian aid. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53(4), 866–897. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231196886

Sabagh, Z., & Moshtari, M. (2024). The unintended consequences of a quantitative, centralized faculty promotion system: Empirical evidence from a developing country. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01391-y

Ghavamifar, A., Torabi, S. A., & Moshtari, M. (2022). A hybrid relief procurement contract for humanitarian logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 167, Article 102916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102916

Gonçalves, P., & Moshtari, M. (2021). The impact of information visibility on ordering dynamics in a supply chain: a behavioral perspective. System Dynamics Review, 37(2–3), 126–154. https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1687

Moshtari, M., & Vanpoucke, E. (2021). Building successful NGO–business relationships: A social capital perspective. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 57(3), 104–129. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12243

Moshtari, M., Altay, N., Heikkilä, J., & Gonçalves, P. (2021). Procurement in humanitarian organizations: Body of knowledge and practitioner's challenges. International Journal of Production Economics, 233, Article 108017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.108017

Kovacs, G., & Moshtari, M. (2019). A roadmap for higher research quality in humanitarian operations: a methodological perspective. European Journal of Operational Research, 276(2), 395–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.052

Moshtari, M., & Gonçalves, P. (2017). Factors influencing interorganizational collaboration within a disaster relief context. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 28(4), 1673–1694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-016-9767-3

Moshtari, M. (2016). Inter‐organizational fit, relationship management capability, and collaborative performance within a humanitarian setting. Production and Operations Management, 25(9), 1542–1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12568

Ulla Saari

Associate Professor
Industrial product and service systems
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358503015526
ulla.saari@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-5341

Santeri Repo

Lecturer
teollisuustalous
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358400737181
TD322A
santeri.repo@tuni.fi

Jussi Valta

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358504121767
jussi.valta@tuni.fi

Fatemeh Abedi

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358503459047
fatemeh.abedi@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5270-5501

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About me

I am a doctoral researcher involved in Sustronics Project (Sustainable and Green Electronics for Circular Economy) funded by the Horizon Europe.
MSc in Circular Economy (Environmental Engineering), LUT University, Lahti, Finland.
BSc in Industrial Engineering, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Responsibilities

Research

Research topics

Sustainable and Green Electronics for Circular Economy

Research fields

Circular Business Models
Sustainable & Green Electronics
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Circular Economy

Khair Jyote

Researcher
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358504392257
khair.jyote@tuni.fi

Sikri Karhukorpi

Researcher
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358505962621
sikri.karhukorpi@tuni.fi

More information

About me

My profile at researchportal.tuni.fi

Research group OSCG

Responsibilities

Socio-economic life cycle assessment

Research unit

Industrial Engineering and Management

Kati Loijas

Student, Doctoral Research
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
kati.loijas@tuni.fi

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Research unit

Operations and Supply Chain Group

Latest publications

Co-development in different types of public procurement

Loijas, K., Jääskeläinen, A. & Holma, A.-M., 2024, Proceedings of the 33rd IPSERA 2024 conference, Rio de Janeiro, 24-27th March. IPSERA, (IPSERA Conference Proceedings).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen

Developing Competences Across Networks: A Study on Innovative and Sustainable Public Procurement

Taheriruh, M., Jääskeläinen, A. & Loijas, K., 2024, Proceedings of the 33rd IPSERA 2024 conference, Rio de Janeiro, 24-27th March. IPSERA, (IPSERA Conference Proceedings).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Dyadic capabilities in implementing performance-based public procurement

Loijas, K., Jääskeläinen, A. & Karttunen, E., 2024, julkaisussa: Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 39, 13, s. 128-144 17 Sivumäärä

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

Dyadic capabilities in outcome-based public procurement

Loijas, K., Jääskeläinen, A. & Karttunen, E., 2023, Proceedings of the 32nd IPSERA 2023 conference, Barcelona Spain, 2.-5.4.2023. IPSERA, (IPSERA Conference Proceedings).

Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Tieteellinen

Capabilities in outcome-based public procurement

Jääskeläinen, A., El Bizri, J., Karttunen, E., Loijas, K. & Sillanpää, V., 2022.

Tutkimustuotos: Other conference contribution › Tieteellinen

Elviira Saarelma

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358505260786
elviira.saarelma@tuni.fi

Matin Taheriruh

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
+358469223278
matin.taheriruh@tuni.fi

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About me

I had my bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and my master’s degree in business administration (MBA) at the Sharif University of Technology in Iran. And I am now a student in Doctoral Programme in Business and Technology Management.

Research fields

My research interest relates to purchasing knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and innovation-oriented procurement practices (like public procurement for innovation (PPI) and pre-commercial procurement (PCP)).

Ella Koivisto

Research Assistant
Faculty of Management and Business
Tampere University
ella.koivisto@tuni.fi