Olli Seppänen is a tenured Associate Professor at Aalto University and a leading authority on location-based management and takt production in construction. For over two decades he has bridged research and industry, co-founding construction software companies including Vico Software and helping make location-based scheduling standard practice in Finland.
At Mastt, Olli contributes content on construction productivity, lean and takt production, and how data and AI can cut waste on site, drawing on his research at Aalto University and the Building 2030 consortium.
Olli Seppänen is a tenured Associate Professor of Operations Management in Construction at Aalto University in Finland, and co-author of the foundational text on location-based management for construction. He co-founded the construction software company Vico Software, chairs the board of site-intelligence firm Aiforsite, and initiated the Aalto Building 2030 research consortium. At Mastt, he contributes content on construction productivity, lean, and digital delivery.
Doctor of Science (Technology), Construction Management
Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) - completed with distinction
Master of Science, Operations Research
Helsinki School of Economics (now Aalto University School of Business)
Building 2030 Consortium, Aalto University - Initiator and Research Lead
Olli initiated the Building 2030 consortium in 2016, a research partnership between Aalto University and more than 20 construction-industry companies working to make Finnish construction among the most reliable in the world. The consortium received the Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award in 2023.
Location-Based Management for Construction (book) - Co-author
Olli co-authored "Location-Based Management for Construction: Planning, Scheduling and Control" with Professor Russell Kenley (Spon Press / Routledge), a foundational text on the location-based management system, alongside peer-reviewed research in Construction Management and Economics and the Lean Construction Journal.
Vico Software - Co-Founder and VP of Services
Olli co-founded Vico Software, a pioneer of 5D BIM and location-based planning tools for construction, and later served as Director of VDC Services at Trimble following its acquisition of the technology.
5D Flow Oy and Aiforsite Oy - Founder / Board Chair
Olli founded 5D Flow Oy, providing lean and digital construction training and delay-analysis support, and chairs the board of Aiforsite, a data-driven construction site-intelligence company.
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