Professor Lauri Koskela
Professor Lauri Koskela leads a research group developing theory-based lean project and production management. Before being nominated Professor at the University of Salford in January 2004, Dr. Koskela worked almost 25 years at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. His research interest is mainly focused on the theoretical foundations of project and production management. He is a founding member of the International Group for Lean Construction. He is the Project Leader for KIM at Salford University.
Papers
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Lauri Koskela , (2004), Moving On - Beyond Lean thinking, Lean Construction Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 24-37. Available at http://www.leanconstructionjournal.org/
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Lauri Koskela , (2004), Making-Do - The Eighth Category of Waste, Proceedings of the 12th International Group for Lean Construction Conference, Denmark. Available at http://www.iglc2004.dk/_root/media/13091%5F088%2Dkoskela%2Dfinal.pdf
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Lauri Koskela , Howell, Greg, (2002), The Underlying Theory of Project Management is Obsolete, Proceedings of PMI Research Conference 2002. Slevin, Dennis, Cleland, David & Pinto, Jeffrey (eds.). Project Management Institute ( PMI). Available at http://www.leanconstruction.org/pdf/ObsoleteTheory.pdf
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Lauri Koskela, Vrijhoef, Ruben, (2001), Is the Current Theory of Construction a Hindrance to Innovation? Building Research and Information. Volume 29, Number 3.
