E.U. Adhoc Project

E.U.- Adhoc Project Oy is founded in 1999. From the beginning the main business has been contracting in shipbuilding branch: Cabin and public area turnkey deliveries, interior outfitting contracting and Project Management services, cabin and bathroom modules, interior modules, and steel-constructions. Turnover: 11 M€ (2023).

Lautex

Lautex Oy specializes in manufacturing suspended metal ceilings for the construction and shipbuilding industries. The company also serves as a subcontractor for other industrial sectors. With a diverse product range, Lautex meets the needs of even the most demanding customers. The company provides ceiling panels, profiles, cassettes, and grating ceilings as complete systems, including suspension materials. Additionally, Lautex manufactures custom-made ceilings tailored to customer specifications. Turnover: 11,6 M€ (2023).

Carina Solutions

Carina Solutions Oy (C4) is a leading developer of supply chain processes and digital systems for the project industry. C4 also provides material management as a service for its customers. C4 was founded in 2012, and the company has several major international customer relationships and strategic partnerships in maritime, construction and industrial investment industries.

C4 solves the project industry’s decades-long performance problems with special attention to the availability of the materials at the point of use in time. C4 solutions are digital-based, easy-to-use material management process and system innovations which are quick to implement and integrate to the existing architectures. C4 solutions significantly improves the productivity of the project industry, enables resource-efficient processes and faster shorter lead times, provides solutions for uninterrupted data flows, transparent digital management system, and environmentally friendly operations.

In addition, C4 Consulting Solutions team has acknowledged professional competences e.g., on project management in the private and public sector, communication, learning and IT-development.

Meyer Turku

Meyer Turku is one of the world’s largest and most advanced manufacturers of large cruise ships and passenger ferries. The highly modern luxury cruisers built at the Turku shipyard are known across the world for their cutting-edge technology, exciting innovations, and exquisite design. Meyer Turku has over 2000 employees and an annual turnover of 1 billion euros.

ProVerse Interactive

As a leading industrial metaverse company, we are offering our metaverse platform and services to improve operational processes to create immersive and efficient digital environments to industrial and defence sector companies. Our platform and services are designed to support and offer a wide array of applications from collaboration and training to remote operations, simulations and real time data uses to decision-making processes.

In close operation with Turku University of Applied Sciences, we continuously create, develop and test new technological innovations to improve different industrial customers productivity with their digitalization and industrial metaverse journeys. We leverage cutting-edge virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to create remote, collaborative and immersive experiences between the real and virtual worlds. Our multidisciplinary team of experts, ranging from visionary designers to skilled developers and business people shape the industrial metaverse into a dynamic and engaging digital landscape.

Merima

Merima, established in 1987, is Europe´s biggest turnkey provider for interior areas in shipbuilding. Merima’s concept is working globally with shipyards and ship owners. Merima provides state-of-the-art turnkey and tailored interior solutions for cruise and passenger ships. Company is family-owned, and it provides unique solutions for wide scope of services including technical design, materials, project management, and more. Merima’s world -class team handles every detail – design, project management, procurement, technical know-how, material knowledge, industry regulations, and production.

University of Exeter Business School, UK 

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 27,000 students and is 15th in The Guardian University Guide 2022, and in the top 150 globally in both the QS World Rankings 2022 and the THE World University Rankings 2022. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the University ranked 16th nationally, with 98% of its research rated as being of international quality, while in 2017, Exeter was awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

University of Exeter Business School, UK

Centre for Simulation, Analytics and Modelling (CSAM). 

Lead Investigator: Prof. Navonil Mustafee, Analytics and Operations Management 

NAVONIL MUSTAFEE is a Professor of Analytics and Operations Management at the Centre for Simulation, Analytics and Modelling (CSAM), University of Exeter Business School, UK. His research focuses on simulation methodologies, including hybrid modelling & simulation and digital twins, and their application in healthcare, supply chain management, circular economy and climate change adaptation and resilience. Nav publishes in Computing and Operations Research/Simulation journals, including the European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS), Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Computers & Operations Research. His research has received funding from European and UK funding bodies (EU Horizon, EPSRC, MRC, NIHR), charities, and industry funding from the UK NHS.

Navonil has held leadership positions in leading modelling and simulation conferences, for example, General Chair (Spring Simulation Multi-conference), Business Chain (Winter Simulation Conference; WSC), Program Chair/Co-Chair (ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation) and Proceedings Editor (WSC). He is an Associate Editor for Simulation: The Transactions of the SCS and Health Systems. He has guest-edited several journal special issues, including special issues in ACM TOMACS, Simulation, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CCPE), Health Systems and the Journal of Simulation. He is a Joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Simulation and leads the Africa Focus initiative for the journal. Nav was awarded the UK Operational Research Society’s prestigious Lyn Thomas Impact Medal award (2022) for work on reducing A&E/ED peak time demand and the NHSquicker platform.

Northeastern University – London, UK

Faculty of Computing, Maths, Engineering and Natural Sciences (CoMENS)

Lead Investigator: Associate Prof. Dr. Sian Joel-Edgar, Director of Postgraduate, Taught.

SIAN JOEL-EDGAR is an Associate Professor in Human-Centred Computing and is the Director of Post-Graduate Taught at Northeastern University, London. Previously she was a Staff Tutor at the Open University and a Lecturer at Aston University. Sian has an MSc in Computer Science (UEA), a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (Napier University, Edinburgh), and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Sian’s research considers the role of humans in computer systems, their involvement in the design and evaluation of computer systems in applied (often Business contexts) and how humans adopt and share computer systems. Sian has researched information systems and patient pathways in Healthcare environments and designed and evaluated information visualisations and dashboards in engineering projects. She has analysed networks of communication (such as social media) and the role this plays in information and knowledge sharing. She has looked at the perceived barriers and enablers of AI adoption in Human Resource Management. Recent research has looked at the ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as Virtual Reality).

BI Norwegian Business School

BI Norwegian Business School (BI), Oslo Norway

Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Advisory Board Member: Prof. Debbie Harrison

DEBBIE HARRISON is a Professor of Strategy at BI Oslo. Her research interests are in inter-organisational relationships and business networks, and market studies, including market shaping activities in business markets. The empirical contexts covered by her research include shipping, construction, renewable energy and agriculture. Debbie is currently involved in projects about creating circular economies in multi-stakeholder initiatives, the reuse of secondary aggregates products in the construction sector, and how platform actors influence interaction and coordination in business networks. Her research has been published in journals such as British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Research, Research Policy, Industrial Marketing Management and Marketing Theory.

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 

The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) is a public university in Spain, offering a wide range of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs across all major fields of study. Established in 1989, the ULPGC has quickly positioned itself among the top Spanish universities, particularly excelling in research areas such as tourism, oceanography, veterinary sciences, and public health. The university strongly emphasizes innovation, quality, and internationalization, maintaining close engagement with the local community.

ULPGC operates across six campuses, three of which are in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with additional campuses in Arucas (Gran Canaria), Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura. With over 1,600 faculty members, the university hosts more than 100 research groups and eleven nationally and internationally recognized research institutes. It also promotes science and technology parks, encouraging the transfer of R&D results to society and supporting the creation of technology-based businesses.

Additionally, ULPGC is committed to student employability by organizing job forums, training sessions, and other activities that help students transition into the labor market successfully.

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain

Research Group on Finance, Accounting, and Knowledge Management

Lead researcher of the empirical research line in financial accounting: Carolina Bona Sánchez

CAROLINA BONA-SÁNCHEZ, Professor of Financial Accounting at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain, focuses her expertise on earnings quality, corporate governance, and educational innovation. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed academic articles, featured in journals including the British Accounting Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review, the European Accounting Review, the Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, International Review of Financial Analysis and Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, among others. She has supervised various doctoral theses in the fields of accounting, finance, and corporate governance, and has participated in numerous international congresses, many of them as a member of the scientific committee.

The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås

The Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås is an internationally leading textile and fashion higher education institution. We have unique skills and knowledge within textile and fashion design, textile technology, and textile management covering the entire textile value chain.

University of Borås (BH), Sweden

Textile Value Chain Management (TVCM)

RUDRAJEET PAL works as Professor in Textile Value Chain within the field of Textile Management at the prestigious Swedish School of Textiles at University of Borås in Sweden. His research includes an eclectic mix of topics that contribute to industrial sustainability, such as resilient enterprises, reverse, circular and cascading supply chains and business models, consumer-driven small-series production, and traceability. He publishes extensively in several leading journals in the areas of supply chain management, production research, business models, and textile and fashion. Currently, he serves as the Associate Editor of Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management and has previously been the Editor-in-Chief for Textile Institute Book Series for Elsevier. He actively participates as PI and co-PI in nationally- and internationally funded research and innovation projects and has secured more than 3 million Euros as grant from European Commission (H2020, Erasmus+, ERDF), Swedish Innovation Agency (Vinnova), Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas), among others. Previously he has also co-coordinated an Erasmus Mundus PhD Program on Sustainable Management and Textile Design funded by the European Commission between 2013 and 2021. Prof. Pal engages regularly in development and consultancy projects in the areas of circularity and traceability, such as for International Financial Corporation (World Bank), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), International Trade Center (ITC), International Labour Organization (ILO), among others. Currently, he also acts as visiting professor in Industrial Engineering and Management at University of Gävle (Sweden) and as a research fellow in circular business models at Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland). Prof. Pal has a Doctor of Technology in Engineering Sciences from Tampere University of Technology (Finland) and have been working at the University of Borås since 2009 and has work experience in both textile and IT sectors.

Örebro University

Örebro University is currently home for 17,000 students and employs 1,600 colleagues. It has almost 500 doctoral students and host 80 degree programmes. The University spans a broad range of subjects: from school of medicince, to music, business, culinary arts, technology, and humanities.

Örebro University (ÖRU), Sweden

Hamburg University of Technology

The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is a research-focused university in Hamburg, Germany, specializing in engineering, technology, and applied sciences. TUHH is known for its strong emphasis on innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and close industry ties. The university offers a range of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs, particularly in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and logistics. TUHH actively promotes sustainability and digitalization in research and education, positioning itself as a hub for cutting-edge technological advancements.

PROF. THORSTEN BLECKER holds the professorship at the Technology University of Hamburg at the Institute of Business Logistics and General Management since 2004. He is experienced researcher and author. Recently he has worked with the topic embracing innovation for resilient value chain in EU Horizon -program financed project that focuses on Manufacturing As A Service (MAAS), introducing a concept that maximise existing resources in a value network. It connects manufacturers to service providers on-demand through a dynamic, connected network. Blecker was guest editor of a special issue of IEEE Transactions on
Engineering Management on “Mass Customization Manufacturing Systems”, co-editor and author of several books, for example, “Production/Operations
Management in Virtual Organizations”, “Enterprise without Boundaries”, “Competitive Strategies”, “Web-Based Manufacturing” and “Information and
Management Systems for Product Customization”. His main research interests include business logistics and supply chain management, production/operations management, industrial information systems, Internet-based production systems, mass customization manufacturing systems, strategic management, and virtual organizations.

University of Inland Norway

The University of Inland Norway operates across seven locations: Blæstad, Elverum, Evenstad, Hamar, Kongsvinger, Lillehammer, and Rena. It offers a diverse range of study programs, including 46 bachelor’s degrees, 32 master’s degrees, and six PhD programs. The School of Business (HHS) is the institution’s largest faculty, with approximately 7,300 students and 300 employees. HHS offers bachelor’s and master’s programs in business and management, economics and social sciences, along with shorter programs and courses.

CREDS (Center for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability) is an initiative under HHS, located at the Innlandet Science Park in Kongsvinger. The center focuses on interdisciplinary research to address challenges related to the green shift and digital transformation, and with a particular focus on creating knowledge on how business actors can transition operations to meet the new needs.  CREDS collaborates regionally with businesses and organizations, as well as internationally with universities and other stakeholders, through a number of funded projects (including EU Horizon), to support sustainable value creation and regional competitiveness.

PROFESSOR JOHAN KASK at CREDS has primary research interests in the evolution and transitions of multi-actor ecosystems, as well as business models that are innovative, digital, and sustainable. He works with a variety of methods, such as qualitative comparison analysis, scenario analysis, forecasting, case studies, and literature reviews. Kask serves as co-editor for the Journal of Small Business Enterprise Development and sits on the editorial board of Industrial Marketing Management.