Background and activities

Aili Biriita is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Her research topic is within health logistics, with a focus on how the use of the relatively newly established concept of intermediate care units can make the flow of patients between communal healthcare and hospitals more efficient.

Aili Biriita has a master’s degree from NTNU, and graduated in June 2016. Her spesialisation is within production management and logistics. The master’s thesis concerned how the supplier can take more responsibility of the replenishment process in a supplier-retailer relationship, with focus on food waste reduction and increased profit.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database

Journal publications

Part of book/report

  • Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Hvolby, Hans-Henrik; Strandhagen, Jan Ola. (2019) Medical Supplies to the Point-Of-Use in Hospitals. Advances in Production Management Systems. Towards Smart Production Management Systems : IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part II.
  • Fragapane, Giuseppe; Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Strandhagen, Jan Ola. (2019) Possibilities and Benefits of Using Material Flow Information to Improve the Internal Hospital Supply Chain. Advances in Production Management Systems. Towards Smart Production Management Systems : IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2019, Austin, TX, USA, September 1–5, 2019, Proceedings, Part II.
  • Bertnum, Aili Biriita; Fragapane, Giuseppe; Semini, Marco; Strandhagen, Jan Ola. (2018) Possibilities and Benefits of Intermediate Care Units in Healthcare Systems from a Logistics Perspective. Advances in Production Management Systems. Production Management for Data-Driven, Intelligent, Collaborative, and Sustainable Manufacturing. IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2018, Seoul, Korea, August 26-30, 2018, Proceedings, Part I.