Tomi Solakivi
tomi.solakivi@utu.fi +358 29 450 2752 +358 50 502 7071 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
Maritime business & policy; Transport markets; Logistics costs
Assistant Professor Tomi
Solakivi received his doctoral thesis in Operations &
Supply Chain Management in 2014 from University of Turku.
His research interest is
directed towards two main themes. The first is transportation and transport
markets. He has published numerous articles on mode choice and carrier
selection –related issues. Recently his research interests and publications has
been especially towards maritime transport, in particular on winter and arctic
shipping and environmental regulation of maritime transport.
His second research
focus is the connection between supply chain management and firm performance,
especially logistics costs. He has mainly focused on firm level supply chain
practices and firm level performance, but some of his work also consider the
national level, and logistics performance of national economies. He has
published over 20 peer reviewed articles in journals such as International Journal
of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, Maritime Policy & Management and Maritime Economics & Logistics.
Solakivi
has worked as an expert for several Ministries and government agencies such as
Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Finnish Traffic Agency and Finnish Transport Safety Agency in
the field of transport logistics. He has also acted as a consultant for The
World Bank.
- The effect of low-cost country sourcing on supply chain administration cost (2015)
- International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Logistiikkaselvitys 2014 (2014) Tomi Solakivi, Lauri Ojala, Sini Laari, Harri Lorentz, Juuso Töyli, Jarmo Malmsten, Noora Viherlehto
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - The connection between supply chain practices and firm performance - evidence from multiple surveys and financial reporting data (2014) Solaviki Tomi
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Company context and intra-firm supply chain performance in manufacturing and trading companies operating in Finland (2013) Nofoma 2013 Conference proceedings Tomi Solakivi
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Environmental collaboration in supply chains of logistics service providers operating in Finland (2013) NOFOMA 2013 - Proceedings of the 25th annual Nordic Logistics Research Network Conference. 4-5 June 2013, Gothenburg Laari Sini, Solakivi Tomi, Töyli Juuso, Ojala Lauri
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Logistics outsourcing, its motives and the level of logistics costs in manufacturing and trading companies operating in Finland (2013)
- Production Planning and Control
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Priorities and determinants for supply chain management skills development in manufacturing firms (2013)
- Supply Chain Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The availability of logistics cost: a comparison between Finnish manufacturing, trade and logistics service providers (2013) NOFOMA 2013 - Proceedings of the 25th annual Nordic Logistics Research Network Conference Hanne-Mari Hälinen, Tomi Solakivi, Lauri Ojala
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - The Connection of environmental collaboration in the supply chain and transportation costs of manufacturin and trading companies (2013) WCTR 2013 Conference proceedings Solakivi Tomi, Laari Sini, Töyli Juuso, Lorentz Harri, Ojala Lauri
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Effects of geographic dispersion on intra-firm supply chain performance (2012)
- Supply Chain Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Finland State of Logistics 2012 (2012) Tomi Solakivi;Lauri Ojala;Harri Lorentz;Sini Laari;Juuso Töyli
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Future development and motives of manufacturing offshoring among firms operating in Finland (2012) Lorentz, Harri;Solakivi, Tomi;Töyli, Juuso;Ojala, Lauri
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - Logistiikkaselvitys 2012 (2012) Tomi Solakivi;Lauri Ojala;Harri Lorentz;Sini Laari;Juuso Töyli
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Multiple-method analysis of logistics costs (2012)
- International Journal of Production Economics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Logistics outsourcing and company performance of SMEs: Evidence from 223 firms operating in Finland (2011) Tomi Solakivi;Juuso Töyli;Janne Engblom;Lauri Ojala
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Supply Chain Management Skills Development Priorities in Finland (2011) International Supply Chain Management and Collaboration Practices Harri Lorentz;Juuso Töyli;Tomi Solakivi;Lauri Ojala
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - THE IMPACT OF MARKET STRUCTURE ON INTERNATIONAL ROAD FREIGHT SAFETY: A Cross Case Analysis of Finnish Firms and Finnish and Estonian Competent Authorities in 2010-2011 (2011) Eduardo Alvarez-Tikkakoski;Tomi Solakivi;Harri Lorentz;Lauri Ojala
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - The Impact of Market Structure on Road Freight Safety, a Case Study of Finnish Carriers and Authorities (2011) Maritime Logistics in the Global Economy, Current Trends and Approaches Eduardo Alvarez-Tikkakoski;Tomi Solakivi;Harri Lorentz;Lauri Ojala
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - THE IMPACT OF MARKET STRUCTURE ON ROAD FREIGHT SAFETY AND SECURITY: EXPLORATORY FINDINGS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION (2011) Eduardo Alvarez-Tikkakoski;Tomi Solakivi
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Compliance and enforcement of regulations of international road haulage - Exploratory findings in the Baltic Sea Region in 2009 (2010) Alvarez-Tikkakoski, E.; Solakivi, T.; Ojala, L.; Lorentz, H.; Laari, S.
(D4 Published development or research report or study )