MUUTOSTUULI - ENGINEERING OFFICE

EXPERIENCE

KARRI KOSONEN
CEO, M.Sc.

• Over 25 year experience from advisory services and has proven track record of successfully executed development projects globally
• Has worked as Senior Consultant for a big global electronics manufacturer in various development activities 1996-2015
• Has wide process and logistics development experience from various businesses. Large Global companies with their networks and also small or mid-size companies acting locally. Experience also from public sector and service businesses
• Has deep understanding and vision of the logistical and production environment and possibilities in different cultures
• Prior to Muutostuuli worked as Customer project manager and researcher at Helsinki University of Technology. Department of Industrial Engineering
• Holds a M.Sc. in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Examples

• Electronics manufacturing 1996-2015
  • Production planning and control processes for 9 factories globally
  • Supplier collaboration and material availability processes and problem solving activities
  • Make-to-Order process creation and implementation to Delivery Chain
  • Global Productivity KPI development and implementation
  • Lean implementation programs at all factories
• Teleoperator 2008 onwards
  • Productivity Program Excecution
  • Network building process (lead time improvement, inventory reduction)
  • Network operation and maintenance processes improvement
  • Customer network implementation project management practises and processes (quality and punctuality improvement)
• Machine Industry, several companies
  • Factory level development activities during the 1990’s and early 2000
  • One of the First LEAN implementations in Finland (1991-2) for KONE
  • Production planning processes, lead time reduction activities
  • Salary and rewarding systems with KPI’s

TONI SAARIKOSKI
Partner, M.Sc., LicTech.

• Over 25 year experience from development of organisations
• 1995-2007 employee in public sector
  • 5 years in Finnish Environment Institute, as a development engineer. Main responsibilities: to create, implement and audit quality and environment systems in different Units of environmental administration. Created the first www-based quality system (hydrological observations) of environmental administration.
  • 3 years in Public Works Department of City of Helsinki as a quality manager. Main responsibilities: implementation of large, deparment scale, development projects (new customer service unit, SAP implementation, changes in organisation), measuring customer satisfaction, EFQM-evaluation, process descriptions, rewarding system, suggestion system.
  • 5 years in Public Works Department of City of Helsinki as a development manager. Main responsibilities: strategic planning of the department, department scale development projects, reporting to management and manager of development unit.
• 2008 onwards consultant and Partner in Muutostuuli Oy
  • Specialist in several projects in public sector; cost structure analyses of processes, development program creations and support in implementation phase, designing new operational models, training of employees and management, management system formulations, management reporting, general view visualisation, implementing datasystems.
  • Specialist in several projects in private sector; process, productivity, lead time and delivery accuracy development, creation and implementation of new operating models, creations of calculators for different purposes, calculations of profitability, defining changes in datasystems, creations of srategic processes, formulation of quality and environment systems, training of employees and management.
  • Experience concerning renewable energy: creation of optimization algorithm for renewable energy production, see application (2ndDegree). Calculations of profitability of solarpower production, windpower production and energy storages. Calculations of cost structures of solarfield of solarpower plant.
• Holds a M.Sc. and TecLich. from the Helsinki University of Technology (civil engineer).

Examples

• Development of Units of Urban Environment of City of Vantaa; calculations of cost structures, process descriptions and development programs, organizational changes, process changes, productivity actions for maintenance processes
• Development of Public Works Department of City of Helsinki; development of different kind of permit processes - new operating model of mobile office, new team based operating model to handle applications, new operating model ("selfcontrol") to reduce leadtime of handling of applications
• Quality System for Professional Education of Sports Institute of Kisakallio; operating model descriptions, process discriptions, procedure instructions, specifying development possibilities
• Development of Building Control Departments of Cities of Helsinki and Vantaa; single point of contact model for process of building permits. Customers contacts only one authority. Implementation of datasystem, which allows customer to follow and support progression of the case 24/7
• Adjusting of Administrational Activities of Public Works Department of Helsinki; calculations of need of personnel in new situation, organizational changes and development program to achieve the goals.
• Development of Building Control Department of Vantaa; calculations of cost structures, descriptions of main processes, new operating model for meetings, inmplementation of new datasystem, new operating model for process of statements, new operating model for employee workload control, development of management reporting

REFERENCES

• Industry
  • ABB, Cembrit, Elisa, Ensto, Foster Wheeler Energy, Geobear, IonPhase, Kone, Lautex, Mekitec, Meconet,
    Nokia, Norpe, Optiroc, Petersonwalki/Adara, PKC Group, PrimaPet Premium, Pyhännän Rakennustuote,
    Rapala, Rostek tekniikka, Sammet, Sanmina-SCI, Scanfil, Stora Enso, Telog/Netel, Vacon, Valio
• Service
  • AEL, FCG, Finnmap Consulting, Lähivakuutus, Pöyry, QPR Software, Ramboll, Senaatti-kiinteistöt
• Public
  • City of Espoo, City of Helsinki, Kisakallio, Poliisi, City of Salo, City of Vantaa, City of Tampere

     

• Long Term Customers
  • Kone (1990-2001), ABB (1992-2001), Nokia (1997-2015), Ensto (2002-2006), City of Helsinki (2008-2018),
    Elisa (2008-), City of Vantaa (2008-2020), Mekitec (2013-2022)

APPROACH

Process and business development has, like any other business, fashions, isms and buzzwords which come and go. All of them bring something into the toolbox but looking deeper and with practical experience the work itself pretty much has stayed the same. We see that some main principles have proven to stand the test of time.

First of all, the improvement starts understanding the real gaps between the desired performance and the existing one. This means that real root causes and gaps, no matter how detailed or simple they might be, need to be identified. This requires analysis, mathematical and logical capabilities to understand causalities. A lot of foot work.

Second, the needed corrective actions must be bold enough and based on proven process practices. In this the long and wide practical experience is a must. Business requirements, system limitations and possibilities and organizational issues cannot be separated.

Third, there is not much value to just tell what should be done. Our principle is to take responsibility and an active leading role in implementation. This we do in most of our projects and it has resulted in long and successful partnerships.

STORY

I had the great opportunity to design and implement one of the first LEAN solution in Finland as my masters thesis work at Kone Elevators in 1991-1992. It was a success and I was asked to work with similar projects at ABB as well. Both asked me to work with them. As a solution I ended up 1995 establishing Muutostuuli Oy (Wind of Change) with some colleagues from Helsinki University of Technology (Industrial Management).

First years we worked mainly at Finnish factories in their efforts to survive the tough economical recession that faced Finland in the early 1990’s. We were lucky to be selected right away to work with leading Global companies such as Kone, ABB and Nokia. Gaining experience from those mainly productivity improving and lead time reduction exercises proved to be a solid basis for future challenges.

Global exercises soon followed logically as we joined our customers’ larger development programs and efforts. Good examples are global delivery processes and measurements harmonisations at German, Finnish, Indian and Chinese factories or certain supplier network localisations to China or India. The second wave of LEAN started in the early 2000’s and kept us busy for several years. The most profound improvement using LEAN principles was during a 7 years Lean Road at one Shanghai factory. It really made it through to World Class.

Also the public sector was developed and that work expanded in the early of 2010's; we looked for solutions to the cities of the Capital area. Processes were redesigned, new operational models were developed ans new systems was implemented. We analysed, calculated and presented different solutions for management. Radical and step by step changes were implemented.

In the end of 2010's we delivered some projects concerning renewable energy. We developed an application (2ndDegree) to help planning an energy independent community (off grid island), we calculated profitability of small solar and wind power systems and needs of materials in a powerplant of solarheat.

Even if the business has been very international, we have also been working with our loyal local Finnish customers. We have been able to bring in the global business experience, the differences in environments and performance into the discussion. In recent years we have also helped smaller new or growing companies in their processes, strategies and growth plans. Our experience covers wide range of businesses and cultures. From Shanghai to Washington and from Oulu to Torino. From Crime Investigation to Insurance Companies. From public administration to global industries and logistics all around the globe.

We look forward to continue to the next 25 years quartal!

Karri Kosonen

Founder and CEO Muutostuuli Oy

CEO, M.Sc.      
Karri Kosonen
+358 50 5148476

Partner, M.Sc., LicTech.
Toni Saarikoski
+358 50 3161969      

Partner, M.Sc.
Tero Tasa
+358 40 5698024

E-mail: firstname.lastname(at)muutostuuli.fi

Postal address: Vaakatie 5E 48, 00440 Helsinki, Finland