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Business and Management
UK
2024

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Business and Management

D-Index
59
Citations
21003
World Ranking
577
National Ranking
1

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
59
Citations
20999
World Ranking
2282
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Lauri Koskela is affiliated with the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily within Engineering and Business, Management and Accounting. Their work demonstrates a focus on building and construction, management science and operations research, management information systems, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering.

They have contributed extensively to the study of topics related to BIM and construction integration, construction project management and performance, design education and practice, quality and supply management, product development and customization, manufacturing process and optimization, and occupational health and safety research.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Algan Tezel, Patrícia Tzortzopoulos, Bárbara Pedó, Carlos Torres Formoso, and Ergo Pikas.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Improving Building Design Processes and Design Management Practices: A Case Study, 2020, Sustainability
  • Causes of Defects Associated with Tolerances in Construction: A Case Study, 2021, Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Slack in production planning and control: a study in the construction industry, 2022, Construction Management and Economics
  • Tolerance Management in Construction: A Conceptual Framework, 2020, Sustainability
  • Lean Contributions to BIM Processes: The Case of Clash Management in Highways Design, 2021, Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

The most frequent venues for their publications include the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Construction Management and Economics, Sustainability, Journal of Management in Engineering, and Production Planning & Control.

Best Publications

  • Application of the New Production Philosophy to Construction

    Lauri Koskela

  • An exploration towards a production theory and its application to construction

    Lauri Koskela

  • The four roles of supply chain management in construction

    Ruben Vrijhoef;Lauri Koskela

  • Interaction of Lean and Building Information Modeling in Construction

    Rafael Sacks;Lauri Koskela;Bhargav A. Dave;Robert Owen

  • Technology adoption in the BIM implementation for lean architectural practice

    Y. Arayici;P. Coates;Lauri Koskela;Mike Kagioglou

  • The Underlying Theory of Project Management Is Obsolete

    Lauri Koskela;Gregory Howell

  • The foundations of lean construction

    Lauri Koskela;Glenn Ballard;Glenn Ballard;Greg Howell;Iris D. Tommelein

  • Collaborative knowledge management—A construction case study

    Bhargav Dave;Lauri Koskela

  • BIM adoption and implementation for architectural practices

    Y. Arayici;P. Coates;Lauri Koskela;Mike Kagioglou

  • Making-Do — the Eighth Category of Waste

    Lauri Koskela

  • Management of production in construction: A theoretical view

    Lauri Koskela

  • Lean Production in Construction

    Lauri Koskela

  • Opportunities for enhanced lean construction management using Internet of Things standards

    Bhargav Dave;Sylvain Kubler;Kary Främling;Lauri Koskela

  • The Theory of Project Management: Explanation to Novel Methods

    Lauri Koskela;Greg Howell

  • On the Agenda of Design Management Research

    Glenn Ballard;Lauri Koskela

  • Towards Lean Design Management

    Lauri Koskela;Glenn Ballard;Veli-Pekka Tanhuanpää

  • Contribution of the Principles of Lean Construction to Meet the Challenges of Sustainable Development

    Pekka Huovila;Lauri Koskela

  • Is the current theory of construction a hindrance to innovation

    Lauri Koskela;Ruben Vrijhoef

  • MANAGING THE THREE ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION IN CONSTRUCTION

    Sven Bertelsen;Lauri Koskela

  • Need for Alternative Research Approaches in Construction Management: Case of Delay Studies

    Abdullah O. AlSehaimi;Lauri Koskela;Patricia Tzortzopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn Ballard
Glenn Ballard University of California, Berkeley
Jarek Kurnitski
Jarek Kurnitski Tallinn University of Technology
Iris D. Tommelein
Iris D. Tommelein University of California, Berkeley
Rafael Sacks
Rafael Sacks Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Olli Seppänen
Olli Seppänen Aalto University
Ghassan Aouad
Ghassan Aouad Abu Dhabi University
Maneesh Kumar
Maneesh Kumar Cardiff University
Jan Holmström
Jan Holmström Aalto University
Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer Stanford University
Bo-Christer Björk
Bo-Christer Björk Hanken School of Economics

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