Vesa Paju
CEO
Accomplished leader specialized in complex production and service systems
Vesa Paju has led development projects in various sectors since 2006 and has long experience in planning and simulating at different stages of the project.
Vesa Paju has over 20 years of experience in operations development, modelling and consulting. He has very extensive experience in project management, productivity development, planning and development of industrial and public sector operations.
Vesa has worked with over 100 consulting cases as a senior consultant and project manager. He has been active in developing new modelling methods for service operations and used them in several cases. He has been leading and facilitating operations planning and intra-logistics planning in dozens of investment projects or programs.
Contact
vesa.paju@visiorapartners.com
+358 50 338 5356
Education
Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, 2006 (with honors)
Major: Industrial Engineering
Skills and Experience
- Lean Manufacturing
- System Analysis
- Operations Management
- Theory-Of-Constraints
- Activity based costing and pricing models
- Production System Design
- Production Planning & Control
- Logistics Planning and Simulation
- Forecasting and capacity planning to support supply chain and service network planning
Professional Mission
As a senior consultant and project manager, Vesa is used to working with large projects and programs involving many stakeholders, including employees, executive directors, service and production and logistics management, development managers, automation system suppliers, architects and PMO. He also has experience as an external auditor of large project entities and project plans.
Special expertise in modelling large-scale production and service operations, including factories, logistics centers, hospitals and different government agencies. Proven track record of successful transformation projects with customers, which have brought achieved improvements, like 50-80% shorter lead times, 20-50% better bottle-neck resource utilisation and 10-40% improvement in productivity.
Academic background
Vesa Paju has guided multiple Master’s theses:
- Laakkonen, N. (2019) Optimization Problems in Outpatient Clinic Production Planning and Control. Master’s thesis. Systems Analysis Laboratory (confidential)
- Teivastenaho, V. (2017) Development of a Framework for Generic Simulation Modelling. Master’s thesis. Aalto University School of Science, Mechanical Engineering. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201712187952
- Nurmi, T (2016) Operations Planning and Control in Primary Health Care. Master’s thesis. Aalto University School of Science, Mechanical Engineering. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201606172654
- Halonen, J. (2014) Standardization of Process Documentation in Health Care Consulting Projects. Master’s thesis. Aalto University School of Science, Industrial Management. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201408292529
References in Consulting
- DB Schenker, Material flow analysis and intra-logistics simulation of a new terminal facility
- Meyer Turku Oy, Shipyard operations simulation modelling and development
- Senaatti-kiinteistöt, Development of new capacity requirements planning methods
- Rikosseuraamuslaitos (Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency), Operations planning and capacity requirements simulation of several new prisons and prison network
- MSK Cabins, Production and logistics development in existing factory
- Valio Oyj, Several factory simulation and development projects
- ABB Motors, Layout and process development of Pitäjänmäki factory
- Cargotec Corp., Green-field factory process development and simulation, Poland
- Meira Nova Ltd, Process planning and simulation of logistics, new warehouse and distribution center, Tuusula
- Rauma Works, Shortening of factory lead-time and increasing productivity and capacity within existing factory
- Oulu University Hospital, Operations and logistics planning and simulation of renewal program
- Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District, Bridge hospital intra-logistics planning
- 100+ additional personal references during last 19 years
Speaches and publications
- Suomen osto- ja logistiikkayhdistys LOGY ry (Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics), Sisälogistiikkapäivät 2021, Terminal simulation and goods flow analysis
- My Optimal Hospital Conference, 2019, Tampere University Hospital, 3D-simulation of flows in hospital design
- Lean julkishallinnossa, 2018, Customer-oriented development of prison operations: Case Rikosseuraamuslaitos, Hämeenlinna’s new women’s prison, conference presentation for executive audience, joint statement with Development Director Pauli Nieminen
- Lean terveydenhuollossa, 2015, Emergency services are congested, what help could be obtained from lean and flow simulation? Case Oulu Region Joint Emergency Department (PPSHP), conference presentation for executive audience, joint statement with Chief Medical Officer Aino-Liisa Oukka
- Suomen toimitusketjun- ja tuotannonohjausyhdistys STO ry, 2014, Lean projects utilising simulation
- ARCH 14 (International Conference on Architecture, Research, Care and Health), 2014, Using simulation in various stages of hospital planning, lead author of a scientific, peer reviewed publication
- Tulevaisuuden Sairaala 2014, How to take future processes into account when designing a hospital of the future?, conference presentation for executive audience, joint speech by Director Göran Honka
- Suomen Lean yhdistys ry, 2012, Simulation methods supporting productivity development
- Tuottavuusliitto ry, 2010, Development of production processes, layout and control with simulation
- Several guest speeches on simulation and lean
- Helsinki University of Technology / Aalto University
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences
- JAMK University of Applied Sciences
- Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences
- Arcada
- Merinova