NeVS - Networked Value Systems | University of Vaasa

About the research group

Networked Value Systems (NeVS) is a research group that brings together business and engineering to study operations and supply chain management, digital manufacturing and quality management, technology and innovation management, and sustainable energy transition. We are interested in how value networks evolve, how sustainable transformation takes place and how it is shaped by operational excellence, digitalisation, new technologies and products. Under this umbrella, research is organised around four main themes.

The research group focuses particularly on the following themes:

Operations and supply chain management
Digital manufacturing and quality management
Technology and innovation management
Sustainable Energy Transition

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News 05.09.2024

Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce Award to Associate Professor Jouni Juntunen

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3D metal printing offers opportunities for many different sectors - University of Vaasa's Metal Additive Manufacturing Lab is used by various organisations, researchers and students

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Digital technologies cannot work wonders for organisations if they don't align their social systems accordingly

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Research projects

Project	Duration	Actors
MurSu - The potential of the material flow reversal and the Suupohja transport corridor	07/2022 - 09/2023	Networked value systems NeVS, Technology and Innovations
Digitally mediated decarbon communities in energy transition (DigiDecarbon)	01/2022 - 12/2024	InnoLab, Technology and Innovations, Marketing and Communication, Networked value systems NeVS, Strategic business development
Combined transport as sustainable and intelligent supply chain solutions in Southern Ostrobothnia (TruckTrainEP)	11/2021 - 08/2023	Networked value systems NeVS, Technology and Innovations
Brothers from a different mother? How businesses and public sector organizations develop leadership competencies and change processes for blockchain implementation (BizPub)	02/2021 - 12/2022	InnoLab, Technology and Innovations, Management, Marketing and Communication, Networked value systems NeVS, International business and marketing, Human resource management
@PACE Decommissioning of Energy Assets	01/2021 - 01/2022	Digital Economy, Networked value systems NeVS, Technology and Innovations
KnowHub - Reconnecting universities and enterprises to unleash regional innovation and entrepreneurial activity.	11/2020 - 11/2022	Networked value systems NeVS, Technology and Innovations
GREENOVET-European VET Excellence Platform for Green Innovation	11/2020 - 10/2024	Networked value systems NeVS, Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations
TULEVA –Logistics and resource management of the future via ubiquitous precision positioning methods	09/2020 - 08/2022	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Smart electric systems, Networked value systems NeVS
Future Ready Harbour Concept – Towards Sustainable Maritime Ecosystem	08/2020 - 01/2021	VEBIC, Renewable energy, Smart electric systems, Networked value systems NeVS, Strategic business development, Management, Technology and Innovations, Efficient Powertrain Solutions
Sustainable Industry Ecosystem (SIE)	07/2020 - 12/2022	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, VEBIC, Management, Strategic business development, Networked value systems NeVS

Publications

Publication year	Publication	Authors
2025	Generic Bills-of-Materials-Operations-Sustainability (GBOMOS) for Reconfigurable Green Manufacturing: A Cognitive Intelligent Reasoning Pilot through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)	Jiao, Catherine K.; Song, Mulang; Fei, Yiyun (Cindy); Wang, Shu; Mayanti, Bening
2025	When bits enter just transitions: data and energy justice in digitalised energy futures	Shakeel, Shah Rukh; Lacey-Barnacle, Max; Juntunen, Jouni K.; Smith, Adrian
2025	A STEEPLE Analysis and Information Technology Professionals' Interview Insights Regarding the Platform Economy	Sivula, Ari; Siakas, Kerstin; Naaranoja, Marja; Lampropoulos, Georgios
2025	Contextualizing policy mixes – A configurational study on rapid transitions	Juntunen, Jouni K.; Shakeel, Shah Rukh
2025	Traits of Innovative Leadership	Brusila-Meltovaara, Kristiina; Lampropoulos, Georgios; Makkonen, Pekka; Siakas, Kerstin
2025	Positive Energy District Success Factors: Learning from Global Challenges and Success Stories	Siakas, Dimitrios; Siakas, Kerstin; Lampropoulos, Georgios
2025	Sustainable Urban Development Through Emerging Technologies, Process Improvement, and Citizen Commitment	Siakas, Dimitrios; Rahanu, Harjinder; Georgiadou, Elli; Siakas, Kerstin; Lampropoulos, Georgios
2025	Loet Leydesdorff, the Triple Helix and ways to capture societal impact—a tribute	Meyer, Martin
2025	Enablers and Challenges in Digital Work Productivity and Sustainability: A Study in Finnish Organizations	Rinnekangas, Rauli; Shamsuzzoha, Ahm; Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad
2025	Design and Implementation of a Systematic Product-Service System Innovative Framework: A Case Study	Shamsuzzoha, Ahm; Teppola, Tuukka; Piya, Sujan; Khadem, Mohammad; Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad

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