Research aims to the top

Researchers of the Department of Industrial Management at TUT work in an innovative environment. There are more than 50 people working in research and Department has four research groups:

CITER - Center for Innovation and Technology Research
Center for Innovation and Technology Research (CITER) is a research group which studies interactions and dynamics between technology, innovations, and societal structures. The research focus concerns technology strategy and innovation management, foresight of technological development, and co-evolution of technology, enterprises and industry structures.

CMC - Cost Management Center
Cost Management Center (CMC) is a research group whose aim is to improve the competitiveness and profitability of organizations using the means and tools of accounting. Our core competence is in the field of management accounting, especially in analyzing costs and profits.

CBM - Center for Business Marketing
The mission of the group is to develop and disseminate knowledge about theory and practice of marketing and international business for the benefit of students, academics and businesses. The aim is to support Finnish and international organizations in their business renewal in B2B markets.

Performance measurement team
Performance measurement team is a research group, which studies and develops the methods and tools for organizations' performance management. The research group is formed by researchers from the department of Industrial Management and the department of Business Information Management and Logistics. Main research area is performance measurement. Other research themes include intangible assets, productivity and business intelligence.

Center for Research on Operations, Projects and Services
The group studies industrial operations management in projects, services and manufacturing particularly at tactical and strategic levels. We support  organizations as they renew and rationalize their operations to succeed in the international competitive landscape, and generate new knowledge in the international research field.

Safety Management and Engineering
Safety and productivity are basic requirements for every successful work place. In order to promote human well-being it is essential to improve the safety of production and products by eliminating the causes of accidents, environmental emissions and health hazards. Center for Safety Management and Engineering develops methods used to improve the reliability of a system in such a way that fewer injuries and less damage occur.

Financial Engineering
We investigate and develop mathematical, numerical and computational models and methods with extensive data sets to the solution of problems in financial risk management. We do research also in the areas of real investment and diffusions of innovations. The research is conducted in a close collaboration with European financial industry and academia.