Faltering demand and performance of the logistics service sector in two cities of South-East Finland

Hilmola, Olli‐Pekka; Hämäläinen, Esa

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“…The international road freight traffic between Finland and Russia has been declining consistently during the last decade. While there are various policy and national strategy-level reasons (e.g., those leading to diminished transit traffic [55]), one reason is the increasing popularity of the railway connection between these countries. Wood, pulp and metal industry products are transported utilizing the railway infrastructure of the Eurasian Landbridge [56].…”

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“…As shown in Figure 6; Figure 7, the road transports between Finland and Russia through main border crossing points between these countries have been constantly decreasing from 2010. A main contributor towards this development is the disappearance of transit freight traffic via road between Finland and Russia [55]. While in recent years the road transport volumes are nowhere near the amounts of 2010, traffic seems to be returning slowly to Vaalimaa and Nuijamaa border stations, whereas activity at the Imatra border crossing point continues to decrease in both directions.…”

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Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Lähdeaho

Hilmola

2020

Sustainability

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Changes in regulation are affecting the international business environment. In this study the impact of regulation changes and ways to benefit from those in Finland and Russia are examined. Logistics and manufacturing companies are studied using the case study approach including ten semi-structured interviews (Finland and Russia) and a survey (Southeast Finland), further supported by an additional survey for logistics sector companies (Southeast Finland). The changes in the business environment have created a fragmented market with a growing number of actors. Three business models (blockchain-based, platform-based and innovative subcontracting-based), capitalizing on the growing number of actors, were incepted in the interview phase and evaluated in the survey phase with companies. These models are integrable with the circular economy, a relevant practice according to the studied companies. Blockchain was perceived as a still immature technology. Further study revealed that the companies are not well prepared for environmental demands in logistics, and the overall volumes and business climate between the analyzed countries have not improved. Additionally, those companies do not actively pursue the possibilities of new technologies. The impact of regulatory changes in this region has not been examined closely with a case study approach. This study helps to explain the current trends in an established market.

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Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Lähdeaho

Hilmola

2020

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“…The purpose of this study is to justify the nearshoring manufacturing to Russia, particularly to the prosperous regions, which, as a rule, are situated in the vicinity to the seaports and main international transport corridors (Hilmola and Hämäläinen, 2016). Assuming the fact that these regions are preferable for warehousing and value-added services, this study also investigates different project portfolios for dry ports implementation.…”

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Infrastructure Project Portfolios for Sourcing Nearshoring of Manufacturing to Russia

Panova¹,

Hilletofth²

2016

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Infrastructure project portfolios for sourcing nearshoring of manufacturing to Russia. Russian Journal of Logistics and Transport Management, 3(1): 52-63Access to the published version may require subscription. N.B. When citing this work, cite the original published paper. Permanent link to this version:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-31874 52Russian Journal of Logistics and Transport Management, Vol.3, No.1, 2016 In light of these circumstances, Russia can be seen as an alternative venue with lower wages and improved governmental policy. In order to support the statement, this article provides comparative country analysis in terms of the impact of wage growth on the selling price of products. Additionally, the regulatory role in the attraction of the investments to the national economy is highlighted. In the focus are multiple communication infrastructure projects, such as dry ports, which are essential transport nodes for supporting industrial zones, where freight traffic is generated and terminated. For their development across the perspective, economic regions, the resilient investment portfolios are proposed. The inclusion of reactive and proactive strategies allows mitigating the risks and allocating transport infrastructure required for the provision of nearshoring decisions on locating manufacturers in Russia.

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Faltering demand and performance of the logistics service sector in two cities of South-East Finland

Cited by 2 publications

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Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Business Models Amid Changes in Regulation and Environment: The Case of Finland–Russia

Infrastructure Project Portfolios for Sourcing Nearshoring of Manufacturing to Russia

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