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Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
Dr. Kari Tanskanen is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University School of Science, Finland. His current research interests include supply chain integration, management of strategic buyer-supplier relations, and supply management. His previous work has focused, among others, on e-business logistics, vendor managed inventory, and logistics services.
He has supervised 15 doctoral theses and over 200 masters’ theses, and he has been responsible director of over 10 large research projects (0,5 – 1,5 million Euros) with more than 100 Finnish firms from different industries. He has published his research in for example, Research Policy, International Journal of Production and Operations Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, and Production Planning and Control.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 24 May 1994
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 17 Dec 1985
Keywords
- Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing and supply management
- External resource management
- Logistics
- Buyer-supplier relationships
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Machine learning-based automated waste sorting in the construction industry : A comparative competitiveness case study
Farshadfar, Z., Khajavi, S. H., Mucha, T. & Tanskanen, K., 15 Feb 2025, In: Waste Management. 194, p. 77-87 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How Did COVID-19 Pandemic Change Our Understanding of Supply Chain Resilience – A Systematic Literature Review
Rehman, O., Saarinen, L. & Tanskanen, K., 3 Jul 2024. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific › peer-review
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Leveraging Machine Learning for Advancing Circular Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review
Farshadfar, Z., Mucha, T. & Tanskanen, K., Dec 2024, In: Logistics. 8, 4, 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Operations planning during absolute uncertainty: A longitudinal case study of uncertainty transitions and operations planning adaptations in grocery supply chains
Saarinen, L., Loikkanen, L., Tanskanen, K. & Kaipia, R., 21 Aug 2023, Social Science Research Network (SSRN).Research output: Other contribution › Scientific
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A case study on grocery supply chain response actions to the COVID-19 pandemic
Tanskanen, K., Saarinen, L., Kaipia, R. & Loikkanen, L., 1 Jul 2022, European Operations Management Association Conference, 3-6 July, 2022, Berlin, Germany.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Professional
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Tanskanen, K. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Business Finland: Strategic centres for science, technology and innovation (SHOK)
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HUPMOBILE: Holistic Urban and Peri-urban Mobility
Tanskanen, K. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: EU: Other research funding
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HUPMOBILE muut (interreg)
Tanskanen, K. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: EU: Other research funding
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ReDeCoNe: Research and Development Collaboration in Supplier Networks
Tanskanen, K. (Principal investigator)
01/04/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
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SIM: Supplier Innovation Management
Tanskanen, K. (Principal investigator)
01/08/2014 → 31/05/2017
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Prizes
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Best paper award in Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2003 Institute of Logistics and Transport, England
Tanskanen, K. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Burbidge-palkinto parhaasta esityksestä APMS 2005 Conference, Rockville, MD., USA, September 19-21, 2005. Kirsi Eloranta; Jaana Auramo; Kari Tanskanen "The effect of www systems in distributed engineering projects - competitiveadvantagethroughnetwork , USA
Tanskanen, K. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management Best Paper Published in 2020
Tanskanen, K. (Recipient), 12 May 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Palkinto vuoden 2004 parhaasta artikkelista: Jaana Auramo; Kari Tanskanen; Johanna Småros "Increasing operational efficiency through improved customer service: Process maintenance case" Intenational Journal of Logistics, USA
Tanskanen, K. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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TEKESin Elektronisen liiketoiminnan logistiikka (ELO) teknologiaohjelman parhaan projektin palkinto: Elocore-projekti, Logistiikan tutkimusryhmä, BIT Tutkimuskeskus, TKK TEKES, Finland
Tanskanen, K. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Foreign Visitor
Tanskanen, K. (Host)
2009Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Foreign Visitor
Tanskanen, K. (Host)
2009Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Foreign Visitor
Tanskanen, K. (Host)
2009Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Foreign Visitor
Tanskanen, K. (Host)
2009Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Foreign Visitor
Tanskanen, K. (Host)
2009Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Press/Media
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Näin teet itsestäsi halutun hankintakumppanin – ”Ostaminen on myyntiä ja markkinointia”
01/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Marianna Zangrillo: "Never take it personally"
20/08/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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Hankintamarkkinatieto on vahvaa valuuttaa
25/01/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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