Suomalaisen rakennusyrityksen projektihallinnan apuvälineistön implementointi Venäjälle

Työn tavoitteena on selvittää, miten suomalainen rakennusyritys saa implementoitua projektihallinnan apuvälineistönsä Venäjälle. Lisäksi työn aikana laaditaan perusrakenne apuvälineistölle. Apuvälineistön avulla varmistetaan yhdenmukainen toiminta yrityksen projekteissa Venäjällä, sekä hallitaan näihin kohdistuvia riskejä. Työn toteutusmenetelmänä on konstruktiivinen tutkimusote, jossa lopputulos pohjautuu aikaisempaan teoriaan ja empiirisiin löydöksiin. Haastattelujen avulla rakennetaan näkemys apuvälineistölle ja apuvälineiden sisällölle asetettavista vaateista. Työssä esitetyt ratkaisut pohjautuvat teoriaan, haastatteluihin ja yrityksen sisäiseen materiaaliin. Rakennusprojektit ovat toteutustavaltaan yhtäläisiä maasta riippumatta, jonka vuoksi Suomessa käytössä oleva apuvälineistön rakenne toimii myös Venäjällä. Yksittäisten apuvälineiden eroavuudet johtuvat pääasiassa lainsäädännön sekä toimintatapojen eroavuudesta. Työn pohjalta havaittiin implementoinnin onnistumisen vaativan kolmen elementin toteutumisen. Nämä ovat toimivat apuvälineet, laadukas johtaminen sekä apuvälineistön käyttöönottosuunnitelman mukainen toiminta. Työn konstruktio kulminoituu käyttöönottosuunnitelmaan, mikä koostuu kolmesta mekanismista. Mekanismeilla huomioidaan apuvälineiden sovittamisen, apuvälineistön käyttöönoton sekä muutosjohtamisen vaateet.

Logistics of North-West Russia and Rail Baltica: Standpoints of Private Sector

The main aims of the present report are to describe the current state of railway transport in Russia, and to gather standpoints of Russian private transportation logistics sector towards the development of new railway connection called Rail Baltica Growth Corridor, connecting North-West Russia with Germany through the Baltic States and Poland. North-West Russia plays important role not only in Russian logistics, but also wider European markets as in container sea ports handling is approx. 2.5 mill. TEU p.a. and handling volume in all terminals is above 190 million tons p.a. The whole transportation logistics sector is shortly described as an operational environment for railways – this is done through technical and economic angles. Transportation development is always going in line with economics of the country, so the analysis on economical development is also presented. Logistics integration of the country is strongly influenced by its engagement in the international trade. Although, raw material handling at sea ports and container transports (imports) are blossoming, domestic transportation market is barely growing (in long-term perspective). Thus, recent entrance of Russia into World Trade Organization (WTO) is analyzed theme in this research, as the WTO is an important regulator of the foreign trade and enabler of volume growth in foreign trade related transportation logistics. However, WTO membership can influence negatively the development of Russia’s own industry and its volumes (these have been uncompetitive in global markets for decades). Data gathering in empirical part was accomplished by semi-structured case study interviews among North-West Russian logistics sector actors (private). These were conducted during years 2012-2013, and research compiles findings out of ten case company interviews. Although, there was no sea port involved in the study, most of the interviewed companies relied in European Logistics within significant parts in short sea shipping and truck combined transportation chains (in Russian part also using railways). As the results of the study, it could be concluded that Rail Baltica is seen as possible transport corridor in most of the interviewed companies, if there is enough cargo available. However, interviewees are a bit sceptical, because major and large-scale infrastructural improvements are needed. Delivery time, frequency and price level are three main factors influencing the attractiveness of Rail Baltica route. Price level is the most important feature, but if RB can offer other advantages such as higher frequency, shorter lead times or more developed set of value-added services, then some flexibility is possible for the price level. Environmental issues are not the main criteria of today, but are recognized and discussed among customers. Great uncertainty exists among respondents e.g. on forthcoming sulphur oxide ban on Baltic Sea shipping (whether or not it is going to be implemented in Russia). Rather surprisingly, transportation routes to Eastern Europe and Mediterranean area are having higher value and price space than those to Germany/Central Europe. Border crossing operations (traction monopoly at rails and customs), gauge widths as well as unclear decision-making processes (in Russia), are named as hindering factors. Performance standards for European connected logistics among Russian logistics sector representatives are less demanding as compared to neighbourhood countries belonging to EU.

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