Lauri
Ojala
Professor, Operations & Supply Chain Management
Areas of expertise
International logistics
maritime & port economics and supply chain management
Biography
Dr. Lauri Ojala is Professor of Logistics at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku (FI) since 1997. Adjunct Professor of Logistics at Linköping University (SE) and at National Defence University (FI). CEO of logscale oy, a supply chain compliance consultancy.
He has worked as an expert e.g. for The World Bank, EC, ADB, OECD and UNECE, and for Ministries of Transport of several countries. Initiator of WB’s biennial Logistics Performance Index since 2007. He also heads the biennial Finnish Logistics Surveys, which comprise the largest national logistics survey database in the world.
Since 2006, Project Director of five EU-projects with a combined volume of 16+ M€, incl. Baltic Sea Region projects HAZARD on Seaport Safety & Security in 2016-2019 and OIL SPILL on combatting coastal oil spills in 2018-2021.
Publications
Logistiikkaselvitys 2014 (2014)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Connecting to Compete 2014 – Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2014)
Trade Logistics in the Global Economy
(Toimitustyö tieteelliselle lehdelle, kokoomateokselle tai konferenssijulkaisulle (C2))
The Connection of environmental collaboration in the supply chain and transportation costs of manufacturin and trading companies (2013)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))Environmental collaboration in supply chains of logistics service providers operating in Finland (2013)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))Logistics outsourcing, its motives and the level of logistics costs in manufacturing and trading companies operating in Finland (2013)
Production Planning and Control
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Guest editorial (2013)
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
The availability of logistics cost: a comparison between Finnish manufacturing, trade and logistics service providers (2013)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))Greek Logistics – unlocking growth potential through regulatory reform and complementary measures (2013)
unlocking growth potential through regulatory reform and complementary measures
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))
Priorities and determinants for supply chain management skills development in manufacturing firms (2013)
Supply Chain Management
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Transport and logistics developments in the Baltic Sea region till 2025 (2013)
Journal of East-West Business
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))