Lauri Ojala
lauri.ojala@utu.fi +358 29 450 2577 +358 50 502 7031 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
Areas of expertise
International logistics, maritime & port economics and supply chain management
International logistics, maritime & port economics and supply chain management
Biography
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 
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- The effect of a competitive strategy and green supply chain management on the financial and environmental performance of logistics service providers (2018)
- Business Strategy and the Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The impact of ice class on the economics of wet and dry bulk shipping in the Arctic waters (2018)
- Maritime Policy and Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The performance of logistics service providers and the logistics costs of shippers: a comparative study of Finland and Switzerland (2018)
- International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tulevaisuuden toimitusketju – vaikutuksia siviili- ja sotilaslogistiikkaan (2018)
- Tiede Ja Ase
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cybersecurity in ports : a conceptual approach (2017) Digitalization in Supply Chain Management and Logistics Jenna Ahokas, Tuomas Kiiski, Jarmo Malmsten, Lauri Ojala
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Decision-making in emergency situations in a seaport context (2017) Proceedings of International POMS 2017 Lauri Ojala, Oskari Rintala, Jarmo Malmsten
(Other publication) - Determinants of carrier selection: updating the survey methodology into the 21st century (2017)
- Transportation Research Procedia
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Editorial for NOFOMA 2016 conference special issue (SI) (2017)
- International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Estimating the ship dismantling capacity in compliance with the European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulation (2017)
- Proceedings of the international conference on logistics and transport
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Estimating the size of the national logistics market using multiple data sources (2017) NOFOMA 2017: the 29th NOFOMA Conference: Taking on Grand Challenges Tomi Solakivi, Lauri Ojala, Harri Lorentz, Juuso Töyli, Sini Laari
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
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