Lauri Ojala's Linkedin Analytics

Experienced Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Initiator and curator of a public domain & trusted site on Supply Chain and trade impact of COVID-19 by some of world's leading logistics and Supply Chain management scholars, launched on 7 April 2020. The site is updated every Thu at 11 am (UTC); available at: https://sites.utu.fi/covid-supply-chains/ Versatile experience in Trade & Transport Facilitation work since mid-1990s in numerous countries for e.g. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Nordic Investment Bank and ITF at the OECD. Initiator and co-author of WB’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI), a worldwide indicator on how easy or difficult countries’ trade logistics is. The LPI has been published in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Strong operations professional with a D. Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm) focused on Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Maritime Economics from Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland. Skilled in Sustainable Development, Analytical Skills, International Business, International Economics, and International Relations.