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Procurement improvement in the public agency
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LIT, 10.11.2023)Public sector procurement and innovations have been sources of economic and industrial competitiveness in the European Union (European Commission, 2022). Public procurement accounts for 12% of the EU's gross domestic product ... -
Procurement in Project Implementation
Acta Universitatis LappeenrantaensisURN:ISSN:1456-4491 (18.12.2006)Tutkimus keskittyy hankintatoimen kehittämiseen osana laitosprojektien toteutusta. Työ pohjautuu empiiriseltä taustaltaan Pöyry Oyj:n projektiliiketoimintaan ja työn tarkastelunäkökulmaksi onvalittu projektihallinnosta ... -
Product Platform Development from the Product Lines' Perspective: Case of Switching Platform
Acta Universitatis LappeenrantaensisURN:ISSN:1456-4491 (16.12.2004)In the era of fast product development and customized product requirements, the concept of product platform has proven its power in practice. The product platform approach has enabledcompanies to increase the speed of ... -
Productivity and Services – Safety Telephone Services for the Elderly
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 15.11.2013)Previous research on productivity is often associated with manufacturing or uses manufacturing definitions of productivity. Marketing research on services has not been satisfied with the manufacturing definitions. No ... -
Project Success through Effective Decisions: Case Studies on Project Goal Setting, Success Evaluation and Managerial Decision Making
Acta Universitatis LappeenrantaensisURN:ISSN:1456-4491 (2001)The objective of the thesis is to structure and model the factors that contribute to and can be used in evaluating project success. The purpose of this thesis is to enhance the understanding of three research topics. The ... -
Promoting local renewable energy production with energy communities and serious games
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 26.01.2024)Local, small-scale energy production with renewable energy like solar energy is becoming more and more commonplace as people seek methods to reduce their reliance on grid energy. Besides individual households investing in ... -
Propagation of the Ignition Front against Airflow in Packed Beds of Wood Particles
Acta Universitatis LappeenrantaensisURN:ISSN:1456-4491 (2001)Combustion of wood is increasing because of the needs of decreasing the emissions of carbon dioxide and the amount of waste going to landfills. Wood based fuels are often scattered on a large area. The transport distances ... -
Properties of exchange interactions in magnetic semiconductors
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 02.12.2020)This dissertation is devoted to the investigation of magnetic properties of nanostructures with magnetic impurities. The properties of electron spin relaxation in magnetically doped quantum well was investigated. It has ... -
Psychological aspects of entrepreneurship – How personality and cognitive abilities influence leadership
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 18.12.2019)About 100 years after Schumpeter’s initial work on “The Theory of Economic Development“, research on entrepreneurship is still a growing and remarkably dynamic field that comprises various research streams and builds on ... -
Public-private partnership investments in dry ports – Russian logistics markets and risks
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 08.04.2016)The investments have always been considered as an essential backbone and so-called ‘locomotive’ for the competitive economies. However, in various countries, the state has been put under tight budget constraints for the ... -
Public-Private Partnerships: Managing organizational change for acquiring value creative capabilities
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 10.06.2011)The objective of the dissertation is to examine organizational responses of public actors to customer requirements which drive the transformation of value networks and promote public-private partnership in the electricity ... -
Pulsed corona discharge as an advanced oxidation process for degradation of organic
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 08.11.2013)Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been studied and developed to suffice the effective removal of refractory and toxic compounds in polluted water. The quality and cost of wastewater treatment need improvements, ... -
Pulsed corona discharge for wastewater treatment and modification of organic materials
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 02.07.2019)Sustainable development is one of the most important questions in the contemporary world. Wastewater treatment and the search for renewable sources of organic products are essential, not only in the future but also for ... -
Purchasing and supply management capabilities in Finnish medium-sized enterprises
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 29.08.2008)Purchasing and supply management (PSM) has become increasingly important for companies to survive in current highly competitive market. Increased outsourcing has extended the role of PSM, making external resource management ... -
Purification and fractionation by nanotiltration in dairy and sugar and sweetener industry applications
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 15.12.2007)Nanotiltration is a membrane separation method known for its special characteristic of rejecting multivalent ions and passing monovalent ions. Thus, it is commonly applied with dilute aqueous solutions in partial salt ... -
Purification of aqueous electrolyte solutions by air-cooled natural freezing
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 19.10.2016)Freeze crystallization is a particular type of a purification method where the solvent freezes out, which constricts the volume of the solution, leaving thus behind a more concentrated solution. In the case of freezing ... -
Pursuit of change versus organizational inertia: a study on strategic renewal in the Finnish broadcasting company
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 05.12.2014)This doctoral dissertation explores the intra-organizational dynamics of a strategic renewal process. The main research question is how the pursuit of change and organizational inertia co-exist, intertwine, and collide ... -
The Pursuit of Efficient Copyright Licensing : How Some Rights Reserved Attempts to Solve the Problems of All Rights Reserved
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 09.12.2008)This dissertation analyses the growing pool of copyrighted works, which are offered to the public using Creative Commons licensing. The study consist of analysis of the novel licensing system, the licensors, and the changes ... -
Quantification of large steam bubble oscillations and chugging using image analysis
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 01.11.2019)The pressure suppression pool of a boiling water reactor as a safety system has vital importance from the nuclear reactor safety point of view. If a loss-of-coolant accident occurs, a large amount of steam is pushed through ... -
Quantification of synchronization
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 24.11.2023)Synchronization is a universal behavior that is crucial in a wide array of biological, physical, and technical systems. Some examples are flashing fireflies, cardiac and neural processes, non-linear electronic circuits, ...