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fi=Rinnakkaistallennetut artikkelit|en=Parallel published articles|2024-03-19T01:35:57ZSustainable supply chains – Managing environmental impact data on product platforms
https://osuva.uwasa.fi:443/handle/10024/17062
Sustainable supply chains – Managing environmental impact data on product platforms
Helo, Petri; Mayanti, Bening; Bejarano, Ronal; Sundman, Christian
This paper addresses the importance of sustainable supply chains driven by environmental concerns in various industries. Life cycle assessment (LCA) presents a crucial tool for evaluating environmental impacts, but its case-by-case approach is costly and time-consuming. We present a product platform level solution to capture key supply chain elements and calculate emissions for each product variant using a product configuration system. The study presents a proof-of-concept implementation of a specialized software solution for generating combined greenhouse gas certificates and certificates of origin for product families. A case study on a ship engine demonstrates the solution capabilities, utilizing empirical data from a collaborative effort from an industrial company. The proposed solution is a demonstration of impact quantification for the product platform of a ship engine. In terms of the applicability of the software, a set of scenarios is presented to demonstrate decision-making parameters related to energy sources in operations and transportation modes related to supplier locations. The developed software shows the possibilities of the proposed approach to maintain authenticated environmental impact within the supply chain on a product platform level. The approach integrates the supplier and promotes transparency.
2024-02-16T00:00:00ZLimits of open innovation during the organizational change : a case study of a Partner Campus
https://osuva.uwasa.fi:443/handle/10024/17061
Limits of open innovation during the organizational change : a case study of a Partner Campus
Shahzad, Khuram; Dan, Sorin; Imran, Faisal; Holtkamp, Philipp; Niemi, Mari K.; Meyer, Martin
The literature on open innovation (OI) has mainly been focused on the ‘bright side’ of OI, thus neglecting the limits of OI implementation influencing innovation processes during organizational change. It requires to develop a better understanding about the limits of OI. Therefore, this study explores the limits of OI during organizational change and provides approaches that drive firms to offset these limits. The empirical analysis is based on an in-depth single case study and data was collected through semi-structured interviews with the representatives engaged with Partner Campus – an OI initiative developed by a multinational manufacturing company. We have found that during the change process of adapting collaborative and absorptive capabilities, and developing organizational readiness, several internal and external challenges limit the company's drive to open up. Internal challenges arise when organizations start the change process in unfreezing stage. The traditional organizational culture and structure challenge incumbent firms to break the existing silos and utilize knowledge and resources effectively for OI implementation, hindering intra-organizational collaboration. While external challenges arise when organizations transform their endeavors across organizational boundaries and collaborate with external stakeholders. When firms lack knowledge integration and technological capabilities, OI creates collaborative complexity given the magnitude of involved diverse actors and activities at different levels, which challenges the organizations to maintain the longevity of OI practices, resulting in several risks that limit firms to open up. However, we have identified the capabilities and actions that firms can take to strengthen a collaborative environment by counterbalancing these challenges. We contribute to the literature on OI by identifying and assessing the limits of OI, embedded in the organizational change process, that hinder organizational drive for OI. We also contribute to organizational change literature by identifying specific changes related to organizational processes, structure, and culture, and outlining approaches that can support a smooth transition.
2024-02-28T00:00:00ZReconsidering a Sustainable Future Through Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) in the Context of Circular Economy
https://osuva.uwasa.fi:443/handle/10024/17060
Reconsidering a Sustainable Future Through Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) in the Context of Circular Economy
Lampropoulos, Georgios; Rahanu, Harjinder; Georgiadou, Elli; Siakas, Dimitrios; Siakas, Kerstin
Misra, Sanjay; Siakas, Kerstin; Lampropoulos, Georgios
To assure a sustainable future for current and future generations, the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which was set by the United Nations is imperative. Hence, a fundamental social and cultural shift toward resource efficiency and more sustainable lifestyles is required. In this context, the need for a circular economy is becoming more evident. New technologies can assist in meeting SDGs and achieving an effective circular economy. Particularly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) are critical technologies for fulfilling these goals. The combination of AI with IoT leads to the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) which has the potential to further facilitate the transition toward and amplify the benefits for a sustainable future. This chapter aims to examine how AI can support the achievement of SDGs and realization of a circular economy. Additionally, the 4R sustainability framework (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rethink) is presented as a proposed extension of the 3R principles. To assess its suitability, a Sociocultural, Technical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical, and Demographic (STEEPLED) analysis is conducted. The need to educate the younger generations and re-educate adults to achieve changes in attitudes and mindsets toward sustainability was highlighted as a vital process. The need to further improve adaptability and reusability of resources emerged as a requirement to effectively maximize the 4Rs. AI emerged as a determining factor in achieving SDGs and creating a circular economy.
2024-03-09T00:00:00ZThe digitalisation of internationalisation activities: is social media the next international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition tool for Born Globals?
https://osuva.uwasa.fi:443/handle/10024/17059
The digitalisation of internationalisation activities: is social media the next international entrepreneurial opportunity recognition tool for Born Globals?
Kusi Appiah, Emmanuel
Rasmussen, Erik S.
Research articles on entrepreneurial opportunity are an emergent force in internationalization research, and digitalization also attracts significant attention. This chapter presents a business case integrating perspectives on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and digitalization in the internationalization of a Finnish-born global company operating in the cleantech sector. The case provides a general overview of the company and its use of social media in international activities. I pose thought-provoking questions associated with the reference materials and suggest solutions that challenge the reader to think outside the box. This case is suitable for students in universities and other institutions for higher education and, a secondary audience, researchers in the field of international business and international entrepreneurship. It contributes to the call for more studies on the impact of digital technology on internationalization in the international business field.
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