1. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Agora Center Research Group on Computational Logistics Head of the Research Group Professor Olli Bräysy olli.braysy@jyu.fi Agora Innoroad Laboratory University of Jyväskylä

2. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Research on Logistics at JYU Around 10 researchers working on computational logistics More than 100 publications One of the few research groups in Finland concentrating on computational logistics –Typically, emphasis on economics, and industrial engineering and management

3. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Research on Logistics at JYU Strong cooperation with Agora Center and the Faculty of Information Technology Multidisciplinary environment –Innoroad Laboratory; cognition sciences –SCOMA-Center; scientific computing, optimization –Service Sciences; simulation and modeling –Economics; technology business –IT; software engineering, data mining, parallelization

4. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Computational Logistics? Based on mathematical modeling of logistic operations Solved using computer software and numeric methods –linear programming; combinatorial optimization Supports operation design and decision making Enables simulation and analysis based on scenarios

5. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Past Research Projects Several national and international projects –EDGE, Effect, Collab, OPT-LOG, iWaste, TRANS-OPT Several direct collaborative projects with companies Collaboration with research centers and universities in Norway, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Greece, USA, Israel, Russia

6. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Areas of Research Vehicle Routing Global Supply Chain Design Distribution Networks Shortest Path Computation Inventory Planning GIS Processing Operations on Public Sector

7. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Current Research Vehicle Routing Problem –Modeling and solving VRP based on requirements from real-life cases –Fast local and global search algorithms Supply Chain Design Problem –Periodic, multi-scenario model of logistics network, with production, distribution and inventory decisions –Mixed-integer linear programming

8. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Current Research Shortest Path Problem –Data aggregation, clustering, integrating with VRP Parallel computing –Parallelizing vehicle routing algorithms Service oriented architectures (SOA) in optimization systems

9. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Vision A globally recognized research group and a Centre of Excellence on computational logistics based on Jyväskylä Significant improvements on logistics operations A competitive advantage for Finnish companies through the cost-savings obtained

10. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Members Professors (JYU) –Olli Bräysy Researchers (JYU) –Joni Brigatti, Antti Hallamäki, Pekka Hotokka, Pentti Nakari, Tuukka Puranen, Researchers (HSE) –Pasi Porkka Research Assistants (JYU) –Antti Laitamäki, Jere Moilanen, Jussi Rasku

11. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Contact Professor Olli Bräysy –olli.braysy@jyu.fi –+358 44 359 1974 Agora Center Innoroad Laboratory –http://www.jyu.fi/erillis/agoracenter/en