Eric Johansen

Northumbria University, School of the Built and Natural Environment, Faculty Member

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I am currently the Director of Postgraduate resaerch for the School of the Built and Natural Environment.

I joined the University in 1990 after nearly 20 years in Construction & Project Management with one of the country’s largest contractors. Mainly working in the North East and Cumbria I was proud to be involved in a number of prominent projects including Newcastle Crown Courts and both the Lanes Shopping Centre and the Market Hall Refurbishment in Carlisle.

I have been involved in most aspects of academic work from Foundation degree to PhD level and I currently teach and research in the areas of Construction Planning, Lean Construction, Project Management and Project Delivery as well as supervising research & dissertations for undergrad, masters and PhD students. In 2011 I moved from being Director of the Construction Group to my new role.
Address: Northumbria University
School of the Built and Natural Environment
Ellison Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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An efficient method for scheduling construction projects with resource constraints

International Journal of …, Jan 1, 2001

In construction scheduling, conflicts can arise when activities require common resources that are... more

A qualitative re-construction of project measurement criteria

Industrial Management & …, Jan 1, 2008

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An experience of introducing last planner into a UK construction project

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The impact of strategy on ICT projects

Journal of Information …, Jan 1, 2004

A survey of the take-up of Lean Concepts among UK construction companies

Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference …, Jan 1, 2000

Understanding lean construction and how it penetrates the industry: a comparison of the dissemination of lean within the UK and the Netherlands

… of the 10th Annual Conference on Lean …, Jan 1, 2002

The application of a pilot pull planning system to construction projects

A new planning system was introduced as a pilot within a large UK construction company. The syste... more A new planning system was introduced as a pilot within a large UK construction company. The system, which attempts to address some of the problems of construction "front end" planning, is investigated relative to Lean Construction and specifically the Last Planner system. The purpose is to see if it can be used as the basis for applying a lean planning model which the company intends to introduce and test through a research project. The existing system is seen to have strengths in terms of goodwill and commitment from the participants but is still fundamentally linked to the schedule pushed traditional approach to planning which is seen to be unsuccessful. An attempt to use "first run studies" to produce high quality planning and performance information was partly successful and indicated possibilities for future implementation. Further work is needed to fully develop the application model and training in the fundamentals of the system will be needed to improve performance.

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An efficient method for scheduling construction projects with resource constraints

International Journal of …, Jan 1, 2001

In construction scheduling, conflicts can arise when activities require common resources that are... more