Markku Kuula
Professor, Logistics at Aalto University School of Business
Biography
Aalto University School of Business
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date & place of birth:
14 May, 1958, Helsinki
Degrees, dates and places, major subject
Matriculation, 1977, Helsingin Normaalilyseo
M.Sc. (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics, 1983
Ph.D. (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics, 1993
Docentships, universities, years of appointment
Docent Helsinki School of Economics, Management Science, since 1998-
Present employment relationship with dates
Professor, Helsinki School of Economics, logistics, 2009-
Previous employment relationships with dates
Researcher, The Finnish Forest Research Institute, 1982 - 1987
Lecturer, Helsinki School of Economics, Department of Management Science, 1987-1988
Senior researcher, Helsinki School of Economics, Department of Management Science, since 1988-
Associate professor, Helsinki School of Economics, Department of Management Science, 1994-1997
CIO, Helsinki School of Economics, 1996-2009
CIO, Helsinki University of Technology, 1998 - 2009
CIO, University of Art and Design Helsinki, 1998 – 2009
Most important positions of trust and administration within the field of science or the arts (related to doctoral training)
Opponent in the public defence of Jonas Hokkanen’s doctoral thesis in Jyväskylä, 1997
Opponent in the public defence of DI Ilkka Sillanpää, Oulu, 2011
Supervisor for two doctoral students starting year 2009 and two starting year 2010
The leader of post-graduate program in logistics, 2010 ->
Memberships in scientific organizations
1979 Member of The Finnish Operations Research Society
Member of board 1988 - 1993
President 1992 – 1993
President 2012
1988 Member of The Finnish Society of Forest Science
Treasurer 1988 - 1997
1990 - 1999 Member of The Institute of Management Sciences (USA)
President of the Finnish TIMS chapter 1993 - 1997
Most important visits abroad
Young Scientist's Summer Program, IIASA, Laxenburg, 1989
Researcher, IIASA, Austria, 1991
Visiting Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, USA, 1994.
Honors:
The Peccei Scholarship Honorable Mention Citations for combined contributions in Methodology of Decision Analysis Project, during participation in the Young Scientists Summer Program of IIASA, summer 1989, together with dr. Antonie Stam.
The Medal awarded be the Finnish Forest Science Society, 1997
Peer-reviewed scientific articles
Journal article-refereed, Original researchThe effect of long-term customer relationships and customer-related business uncertainty on the performance of logistic service providers
Kuula, Markku; Malik, Marta; Raitasuo, Pinja; Ruiz-Torres, Alex 2017 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd)ISSN: 1477-5360Quality assurance laboratory planning system to maximize worker preference subject to certification and preference balance constraints
Ruiz-Torres, Alex ; Mahmoodi, Farzad; Kuula, Markku2017 in COMPUTERS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH (Elsevier Limited)ISSN: 0305-0548Impact of ownership change on plant practice-performance dynamics A longitudinal multiple case study
Hallavo, Ville; Toivanen, Jarmo; Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero2016 in BENCHMARKING (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 1463-5771Managing country disruption risks and improving operational performance: risk management along integrated supply chains
Kauppi, Katri; Longoni, Annachiara; Caniato, Federico; Kuula, Markku2016 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0925-5273Opportunities in Role Specialization Through Location in Public Sector Services
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Tulokas, Pirjo2016 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 0190-0692Strategic roles of service sites: application of Ferdows’s model
Hallavo, Ville; Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero2015 in BENCHMARKING (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 1463-5771Effect of change - a longitudinal study into the changing manufacturing structures
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Toivanen, Jarmo2014 in BENCHMARKING (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 1463-5771Consumer preferences for sustainability and their impact on supply chain management: The case of mobile phones
Bask, Anu; Halme, Merja; Kallio, Markku; Kuula, Markku2013 in International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (Emerald Group Publishing Limited)ISSN: 0960-0035Operations management teaching
Doran, Desmond; Hill, Alex; Brown, Steve; Aktas, Emel; Kuula, Markku2013 in INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION (Emerald Group Publishing Limited)ISSN: 0950-4222Parameters in a successful process outsourcing project: a case from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Tulokas, Pirjo2013 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 0190-0692Real options valuation of forest plantation investments in Brazil
Kallio, Markku; Kuula, Markku; Oinonen, Sami2012 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0377-2217Coping with the change: a longitudinal study into the changing manufacturing practices
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Toivanen, Jarmo2012 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 0144-3577Longitudinal benchmarking studies in operations management: lessons learned
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero2012 in BENCHMARKING (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 1463-5771Measuring supply chain level environmental sustainability - case Nokia
Bask, Anu; Kuula, Markku2011 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS INSIGHTS AND TRANSFORMATION (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.)ISSN: 0974-5874A win-win method for multi-party negotiation support
Kuula, M.; Stam, A.2008 in International Transactions in Operational Research (Blackwell Publishing)ISSN: 0969-6016Testing the efficiency of two pairwise comparison methods in discrete multiple criteria problems
Lahdelma, Risto; Salminen, Pekka; Kuula, Markku2003 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0377-2217Multiperiod Production Planning Carrying over Set-up Time
Porkka, P.; Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kuula, M.2003 in International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 0020-7543Workload balancing in the manufacturing environment A multicriteria trade-off analysis
Kuula, M.; Stam, A.; Leino, S.; Ranta, J.; Wallenius, J.1999 in International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 0020-7543Solving Intra-Company Conflicts using the RAMONA-Interactive Negotiation Support System
Kuula, Markku1998 in GROUP DECISION AND NEGOTIATION (Springer Netherlands)ISSN: 0926-2644An Experiment to Apply Some Substance-Theories to the Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.1996 in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Electronic Systems, University of Aalborg)ISSN: 0905-0167Or and its practice in Finland - an update
Kuula, M.; Kivijärvi, H.; Wallenius, J.1996 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0377-2217A Decision Support Approach for Negotiations with an Application to Agricultural Income Policy Negotiations
Teich, J.; Wallenius, H.; Kuula, M.; Zionts, S.1995 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0377-2217A Non-linear Multi-criteria Model for Strategic FMS Selection Decisions
Kuula, M.; Stam, A.; Ranta, J.1993 in JOURNAL OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)ISSN: 1057-9214A risk management model for FMS selection decisions
Kuula, Markku1993 in COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY (Elsevier)ISSN: 0166-3615Transboundary air pollution in Europe An interactive multicriteria tradeoff analysis
Stam, Antonie; Kuula, Markku; Cesar, Herman1992 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (Elsevier Science B.V.)ISSN: 0377-2217Selecting a flexible manufacturing system using multiple criteria analysis
Stam, Antonie; Kuula, Markku1991 in International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis Ltd.)ISSN: 0020-7543Book section, Chapters in research booksThe effects of external changes on different actors in a service triad in the public sector: Finnish visa services in Russia
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Tulokas, Pirjo2015 ISBN: 978-0-13-405232-8Prospect Theory and Mood
Kuula, M.; Salminen, P.1996 ISBN: 952-9616-72Conference proceedingsWhat’s the difference between work and fun? Explaining the difference between utilitarian and hedonic IT use
Öörni, Anssi; Kuula, Markku; Pantzar, Mika2017 ISBN: 978-0-9981331-0-2Supply chain risk management and operational performance: the impact of country-level disruption risks
Kauppi, Katri; Caniato, Federico; Kuula, Markku; Longoni, Annachiara2014 Service modularization calls for special roles
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Tulokas, Pirjo2013 Multi-objective model to determine the location of a food factory
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Hallavo, Ville2013 Ideas on Testing the Efficiency of the Korhonen-Wallenius-Zionts Method for Discrete Multiple Criteria Problem
Kuula, M.; Tanner, L.1997 Decision Science and Applications
Brännback, M.; Kuula, M.1996 The Impact of Electronic Markets on Logistic Services
Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kallio, M.; Kuula, M.; Salo, S.1992 Non-refereed scientific articles
Book sectionMultiple Criteria Decision Aid for the Strategic Management of Flexible Manufacturing
Kuula, Markku1996 An Integrated Planning Model for a Farm with Adjoining Woodlot
Hämäläinen, J.; Kuula, M.1993 ISBN: 951-40Publications intended for professional communities
Published development or research reportAn Interior Point Method for Multi-party Negotiation Support
Kuula, M.; Stam, S.2003 A Finnish Forest Sector Model
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.2001 Testing the Efficiency of Pairwise Comparison Methods in Discrete Multiple Criteria Problems
Lahdelma, Risto; Salminen, P.; Kuula, Markku2000 Manufacturing Management
Kuula, M.; Kallio, J.1997 Introduction to Management Science
Kuula, Markku1997 Väitöskirjojen tiivistelmät 1991-1995
Kuula, M.; Saarinen, T.; Talvinen, J.1996 Prospect Theory and Mood
Kuula, M.; Salminen, P.1996 Production optimization
Kuula, Markku1994 Solving Intra-company conflicts using an interactive negotiation support system
Kuula, Markku1993 An Experiment of Applying Some Substance-Theories on The Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.1992 Commodity exchange simulator for the Finnish timber market - User's manual
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 The Simulator of Timber Exchange
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.1992 Puupörssi-simulaattori, käyttöohje
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 Puupörssin toteuttaminen ja vaikutukset puukaupan logistisiin palveluihin
Vepsäläinen, A.; Kuula, M.1992 The Implementation of Timber Exchange and Its Impact on Logistic Services in Timber Trade
Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kuula, M.1992
The effect of long-term customer relationships and customer-related business uncertainty on the performance of logistic service providers
Quality assurance laboratory planning system to maximize worker preference subject to certification and preference balance constraints
Impact of ownership change on plant practice-performance dynamics A longitudinal multiple case study
Managing country disruption risks and improving operational performance: risk management along integrated supply chains
Opportunities in Role Specialization Through Location in Public Sector Services
Strategic roles of service sites: application of Ferdows’s model
Effect of change - a longitudinal study into the changing manufacturing structures
Consumer preferences for sustainability and their impact on supply chain management: The case of mobile phones
Operations management teaching
Parameters in a successful process outsourcing project: a case from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Real options valuation of forest plantation investments in Brazil
Coping with the change: a longitudinal study into the changing manufacturing practices
Longitudinal benchmarking studies in operations management: lessons learned
Measuring supply chain level environmental sustainability - case Nokia
A win-win method for multi-party negotiation support
Testing the efficiency of two pairwise comparison methods in discrete multiple criteria problems
Multiperiod Production Planning Carrying over Set-up Time
Workload balancing in the manufacturing environment A multicriteria trade-off analysis
Solving Intra-Company Conflicts using the RAMONA-Interactive Negotiation Support System
An Experiment to Apply Some Substance-Theories to the Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Or and its practice in Finland - an update
A Decision Support Approach for Negotiations with an Application to Agricultural Income Policy Negotiations
A Non-linear Multi-criteria Model for Strategic FMS Selection Decisions
A risk management model for FMS selection decisions
Transboundary air pollution in Europe An interactive multicriteria tradeoff analysis
Selecting a flexible manufacturing system using multiple criteria analysis
The effects of external changes on different actors in a service triad in the public sector: Finnish visa services in Russia
Prospect Theory and Mood
Conference proceedingsWhat’s the difference between work and fun? Explaining the difference between utilitarian and hedonic IT use
Öörni, Anssi; Kuula, Markku; Pantzar, Mika2017 ISBN: 978-0-9981331-0-2Supply chain risk management and operational performance: the impact of country-level disruption risks
Kauppi, Katri; Caniato, Federico; Kuula, Markku; Longoni, Annachiara2014 Service modularization calls for special roles
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Tulokas, Pirjo2013 Multi-objective model to determine the location of a food factory
Kuula, Markku; Putkiranta, Antero; Hallavo, Ville2013 Ideas on Testing the Efficiency of the Korhonen-Wallenius-Zionts Method for Discrete Multiple Criteria Problem
Kuula, M.; Tanner, L.1997 Decision Science and Applications
Brännback, M.; Kuula, M.1996 The Impact of Electronic Markets on Logistic Services
Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kallio, M.; Kuula, M.; Salo, S.1992 Non-refereed scientific articles
Book sectionMultiple Criteria Decision Aid for the Strategic Management of Flexible Manufacturing
Kuula, Markku1996 An Integrated Planning Model for a Farm with Adjoining Woodlot
Hämäläinen, J.; Kuula, M.1993 ISBN: 951-40Publications intended for professional communities
Published development or research reportAn Interior Point Method for Multi-party Negotiation Support
Kuula, M.; Stam, S.2003 A Finnish Forest Sector Model
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.2001 Testing the Efficiency of Pairwise Comparison Methods in Discrete Multiple Criteria Problems
Lahdelma, Risto; Salminen, P.; Kuula, Markku2000 Manufacturing Management
Kuula, M.; Kallio, J.1997 Introduction to Management Science
Kuula, Markku1997 Väitöskirjojen tiivistelmät 1991-1995
Kuula, M.; Saarinen, T.; Talvinen, J.1996 Prospect Theory and Mood
Kuula, M.; Salminen, P.1996 Production optimization
Kuula, Markku1994 Solving Intra-company conflicts using an interactive negotiation support system
Kuula, Markku1993 An Experiment of Applying Some Substance-Theories on The Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.1992 Commodity exchange simulator for the Finnish timber market - User's manual
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 The Simulator of Timber Exchange
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.1992 Puupörssi-simulaattori, käyttöohje
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 Puupörssin toteuttaminen ja vaikutukset puukaupan logistisiin palveluihin
Vepsäläinen, A.; Kuula, M.1992 The Implementation of Timber Exchange and Its Impact on Logistic Services in Timber Trade
Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kuula, M.1992
What’s the difference between work and fun? Explaining the difference between utilitarian and hedonic IT use
Supply chain risk management and operational performance: the impact of country-level disruption risks
Service modularization calls for special roles
Multi-objective model to determine the location of a food factory
Ideas on Testing the Efficiency of the Korhonen-Wallenius-Zionts Method for Discrete Multiple Criteria Problem
Decision Science and Applications
The Impact of Electronic Markets on Logistic Services
Multiple Criteria Decision Aid for the Strategic Management of Flexible Manufacturing
An Integrated Planning Model for a Farm with Adjoining Woodlot
Publications intended for professional communities
Published development or research reportAn Interior Point Method for Multi-party Negotiation Support
Kuula, M.; Stam, S.2003 A Finnish Forest Sector Model
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.2001 Testing the Efficiency of Pairwise Comparison Methods in Discrete Multiple Criteria Problems
Lahdelma, Risto; Salminen, P.; Kuula, Markku2000 Manufacturing Management
Kuula, M.; Kallio, J.1997 Introduction to Management Science
Kuula, Markku1997 Väitöskirjojen tiivistelmät 1991-1995
Kuula, M.; Saarinen, T.; Talvinen, J.1996 Prospect Theory and Mood
Kuula, M.; Salminen, P.1996 Production optimization
Kuula, Markku1994 Solving Intra-company conflicts using an interactive negotiation support system
Kuula, Markku1993 An Experiment of Applying Some Substance-Theories on The Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Kivijärvi, H.; Kuula, M.1992 Commodity exchange simulator for the Finnish timber market - User's manual
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 The Simulator of Timber Exchange
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.1992 Puupörssi-simulaattori, käyttöohje
Kuula, M.; Kallio, M.; Salo, S.; Vepsäläinen, A.1992 Puupörssin toteuttaminen ja vaikutukset puukaupan logistisiin palveluihin
Vepsäläinen, A.; Kuula, M.1992 The Implementation of Timber Exchange and Its Impact on Logistic Services in Timber Trade
Vepsäläinen, A.P.J.; Kuula, M.1992
An Interior Point Method for Multi-party Negotiation Support
A Finnish Forest Sector Model
Testing the Efficiency of Pairwise Comparison Methods in Discrete Multiple Criteria Problems
Manufacturing Management
Introduction to Management Science
Väitöskirjojen tiivistelmät 1991-1995
Prospect Theory and Mood
Production optimization
Solving Intra-company conflicts using an interactive negotiation support system
An Experiment of Applying Some Substance-Theories on The Design and Development of a Corporatewide DSS in a Small Company
Commodity exchange simulator for the Finnish timber market - User's manual
The Simulator of Timber Exchange
Puupörssi-simulaattori, käyttöohje
Puupörssin toteuttaminen ja vaikutukset puukaupan logistisiin palveluihin
The Implementation of Timber Exchange and Its Impact on Logistic Services in Timber Trade
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