Resource allocation in health care processes: A case study

This paper utilizes queuing models to analyze health care processes. We extend previous queuing models to allow for i) heterogeneous resources, ii) resource allocation to various tasks, and iii) teams (complementary resources). We model a process of one clinical unit. We use the model to analyze how resource allocation affects both process performance and utilization […]

Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel

This report is an overview to the presentations and discussions in the seminar Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel held on 3.9.2012. The seminar provided an interdisciplinary forum for the question how the health care system may overcome its present challenges

Profiting from Product Innovation: The Product Life Analysis of Economic Geography of Value Added

Industry Studies Conference Paper. 30th May, 2013.  Kansas City,  USA

Nokia and the Evolution of Mobile Telephony

Industry Studies Conference Paper . 2nd  June, 2011. Pittsburg, USA.

The future direction of the EU after the economic crisis

The research project focuses on EU’s future direction after the economic crisis. The study will evaluate EU’s development trends and their implications for the EU and Finland. The research project seeks to support political decision-making as well as public debate. The project is carried out by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) and […]

Possibilities of the Russian Market for the Finnish Economy

The objective of the project is to study the importance of the Russian demand potential for the Finnish economy. ETLA has carried out similar projects in 1986 and in 2003. We have also participated in 2005-2007 in a large research program financed by The Finnish Research Council with a theme “Opening of the Russian Economy”. […]

Resource allocation in health care processes: A case study

This paper utilizes queuing models to analyze health care processes. We extend previous queuing models to allow for i) heterogeneous resources, ii) resource allocation to various tasks, and iii) teams (complementary resources). We model a process of one clinical unit. We use the model to analyze how resource allocation affects both process performance and utilization […]

Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel

This report is an overview to the presentations and discussions in the seminar Survival or performance? Healthcare viewed through organization, information management, and personnel held on 3.9.2012. The seminar provided an interdisciplinary forum for the question how the health care system may overcome its present challenges

Profiting from Product Innovation: The Product Life Analysis of Economic Geography of Value Added

Industry Studies Conference Paper. 30th May, 2013.  Kansas City,  USA

Nokia and the Evolution of Mobile Telephony

Industry Studies Conference Paper . 2nd  June, 2011. Pittsburg, USA.

The future direction of the EU after the economic crisis

The research project focuses on EU’s future direction after the economic crisis. The study will evaluate EU’s development trends and their implications for the EU and Finland. The research project seeks to support political decision-making as well as public debate. The project is carried out by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) and […]

Possibilities of the Russian Market for the Finnish Economy

The objective of the project is to study the importance of the Russian demand potential for the Finnish economy. ETLA has carried out similar projects in 1986 and in 2003. We have also participated in 2005-2007 in a large research program financed by The Finnish Research Council with a theme “Opening of the Russian Economy”. […]