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

Latest updates

Dissertation 23.10.2026

Ecosystem collaboration helps SMEs take a digital leap and maintain their competitiveness

Dissertation 08.10.2026

Cutting emissions from heavy-duty transport requires real data on costs, benefits, and practical limitations

Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce Award to Associate Professor Jouni Juntunen

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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
2026	Parametric life-cycle assessment for configurable products in high-mix manufacturing	Shamsuzzoha, Ahm; Mayanti, Bening; Helo, Petri
2026	Implementing EU-defined energy communities in the Nordics: The role of path dependencies in shaping divergent outcomes	Borch, Kristian; Palm, Jenny; Juntunen, Jouni K.
2026	Cognitive Deception: Cognitive Hacking Phenomenon and Cognitive Security	Luomala, Mikko; Naarmala, Jyri
2026	Key drivers of information security culture: A survey and exploratory factor analysis in an energy retail organization	Suorsa, M.; Helo, P.; Petman, J.
2026	Unlocking Internal and External Innovation Capabilities: The Role of Strategic Leadership in Digital Era	Shahzad, Khuram; Imran, Faisal; Butt, Aurangzeab
2026	Blockchain Technology as a Catalyst for Business Model Transformation and Organizational Change: Insights From Finnish Case Studies	Benchis, Melisa Petra; Shahzad, Khuram; Dan, Sorin; Haq, Syed Hammad Ul
2026	Internationalization and collaboration	Hommel, Ulrich; Meyer, Martin; Otto, Jonah M.; Snow, Jamie
2026	Industry 4.0 technologies adoption and obstacles in manufacturing SMEs – challenges for strategy and organisational learning	Yli-Viitala, Pirjo; Helo, Petri
2026	Environmental and economic assessment of bio-based anode production	Mayanti, Bening; Manfo, Theodore Azemtsop; Haq, Hafiz; Girgibo, Nebiyu; Markusson, Jonas
2026	Revisiting the conflict–performance relationship in international joint ventures: the moderating role of conflict resolution strategies	Ali, Tahir; Shahzad, Khuram; Ojala, Arto