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Algan Tezel

Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering

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workUniversity Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
UK
Algan.Tezel@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

After completing his studies in civil engineering at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Dr. Tezel joined the School of Built Environment (SoBE) at the University of Salford in 2007 as an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) sponsored PhD researcher. He completed his PhD on Lean Construction and Visual Management in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Lauri Koskela and Prof. Patricia Tzortzopoulos.

Dr. Tezel was appointed as a research fellow in 2015 to deliver a series of research projects sponsored by the industry on Lean and Digital Construction at the University of Salford. He joined the University of Huddersfield in 2016 first as a research fellow, and then was promoted to a lecturer in 2017, and to a senior lecture in 2018. He established and led the BSc Construction Management and MSc Advanced Project Management in Construction courses at the same university. He later joined the civil engineering department at Aston University in 2021 as a lecturer and course leader for the MSc Construction Management and Engineering course.

Dr. Tezel joined the civil engineering department at the University of Nottingham in 2023 as an associate professor in civil engineering and management. He is currently leading the MSc.Civil Engineering and Management course and acting as the deputy director for PG studies. Alongside his academic experience, he also has industry experience and worked for five years as a project manager to deliver large scale engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) based projects in the building and energy sector.

Expertise Summary

Dr Tezel' s expertise and research interests lie in the domains of construction and engineering management as well as digital built environment, including applications of Lean Construction, Visual Management, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Lean and BIM interaction, Digital Twins, Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, Automatic Compliance Checking, Text Mining, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models, Design for Maintenance with an asset life cycle focus covering design, engineering, construction, asset management and demolition.

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Recent Publications

KEVIN MCHUGH, BHARGAV DAVE, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and VIRANJKUMAR PATEL, 2022. Towards Lean Construction Site 4.0: Integrating Lean and Digital Technologies. In: GONZÁLEZ, VICENTE A., FAROOK HAMZEH and ALARCÓN, LUIS FERNANDO, eds., Lean Construction 4.0 1st',. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 17-34
ISHARA RATHNAYAKE, GAYAN WEDAWATTA and ALGAN TEZEL, 2022. Smart Contracts in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review Buildings. 12(12',),
ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, ALGAN TEZEL, IBRAHIM YITMEN and PER HILLETOFTH, 2022. Blockchain innovation ecosystems orchestration in construction Industrial Management and Data Systems.
B PEDÓ, L KOSKELA, P TZORTZOPOULOS, A TEZEL and S ROBINSON, 2022. Visual Management (VM) supporting collaborative practices in infrastructure engineering design IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1101(5',),

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Current Research

Dr Tezel is currently investigating 1) applications of BIM based automatic code compliance checking for health and safety in highways engineering, 2) introducing lean construction in BIM workflows in infrastructure engineering, 3) generating value through blockchain in construction project delivery and supply chain management, 4) applications of digital tokens on blockchain in building markets and asset ownership, 5) use of large language models in asset management, 6) design for maintainability and demolition, 7) interactions between digital twin and humans in project delivery.

KEVIN MCHUGH, BHARGAV DAVE, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and VIRANJKUMAR PATEL, 2022. Towards Lean Construction Site 4.0: Integrating Lean and Digital Technologies. In: GONZÁLEZ, VICENTE A., FAROOK HAMZEH and ALARCÓN, LUIS FERNANDO, eds., Lean Construction 4.0 1st',. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 17-34
ISHARA RATHNAYAKE, GAYAN WEDAWATTA and ALGAN TEZEL, 2022. Smart Contracts in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review Buildings. 12(12',),
ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, ALGAN TEZEL, IBRAHIM YITMEN and PER HILLETOFTH, 2022. Blockchain innovation ecosystems orchestration in construction Industrial Management and Data Systems.
B PEDÓ, L KOSKELA, P TZORTZOPOULOS, A TEZEL and S ROBINSON, 2022. Visual Management (VM) supporting collaborative practices in infrastructure engineering design IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1101(5',),
ERGO PIKAS, BARBARA PEDO, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and MARKUS VEERSOO, 2022. Digital Last Planner System Whiteboard for Enabling Remote Collaborative Design Process Planning and Control Sustainability. 14(19',),
SOUDABEH DAVOUDABADI, BARBARA PEDO, ALGAN TEZEL and LAURI KOSKELA, 2022. A Cognitive Review for Improving the Collaboration between BIM and Lean Experts. In: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC30) The International Group for Lean Construction',. 669–680
ALGAN TEZEL, DIMOSTHENIS KIFOKERIS, FORMOSO, CARLOS TORRES, LAURI KOSKELA and CHRISTIAN KOCH, 2022. A Conceptual Framework for Lean Construction and Blockchain Synergy In: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC30)',. 576-587
BARBARA PEDO, NGUYEN, QUYNH ANH, LAURI KOSKELA, ALGAN TEZEL, ELENA VRABIE, ANDREW WHITELOCK-WAINWRIGHT, DOUG POTTER, STUART ROBINSON and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2022. Devising and Implementing Process Models Within Infrastructure Engineering Design In: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC30). 504-515
PAOLO MISTRANGELO, TAGLIABUE, LAVINIA CHIARA and ALGAN TEZEL, 2022. Property Tokenization Digital Framework for Inclusive and Sustainable Asset Markets Development In: Proceedings of the 2022 European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3).
ESRA DOBRUCALI, EMEL SADIKOGLU, SEVILAY DEMIRKESEN, CHENGYI ZHANG and ALGAN TEZEL, 2022. Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on the United States Construction Industry: Challenges and Opportunities IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
BAYHAN, HASAN GOKBERK, SEVILAY DEMIRKESEN, CHENGYI ZHANG and ALGAN TEZEL, 2022. A lean construction and BIM interaction model for the construction industry Production Planning and Control.
ALGAN TEZEL, ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, IBRAHIM YITMEN and MARZIA BOLPOGNI, 2021. Blockchain Opportunities and Issues in the Built Environment: Perspectives on Trust, Transparency and Cybersecurity. In: BOLPAGNI, MARZIA, GAVINA, RUI and DIOGO RIBEIRO, eds., Industry 4.0 for the Built Environment 20. Springer. 569-588
ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, ALGAN TEZEL, IBRAHIM YITMEN and PER HILLETOFTH, 2021. Blockchain Ecosystem in Construction: Open or Closed Innovation? In: Proceedings of the 37th Conference and Annual General Meeting, ARCOM Conference 2021: Recover, Rebuild and Renew..
NGUYEN, QUYNH ANH, LAURI KOSKELA, DOUG POTTER, ALGAN TEZEL, BARBARA PEDO and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2021. Application of Ji Koutei Kanketsu in highways design process improvement In: Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29). 623-633
KEVIN MCHUGH, LAURI KOSKELA and ALGAN TEZEL, 2021. Reality Capture Connecting Project Stakeholders In: Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 737-746
BARBARA PEDO, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA, ANDREW WHITELOCK-WAINWRIGHT, DANIEL LENAGAN and NGUYEN, QUYNH ANH, 2021. Lean Contributions to BIM Processes: The Case of Clash Management in Highways Design In: Proceedings of 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29). 116-125
ALGAN TEZEL, PEDRO FEBRERO, ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI and IBRAHIM YITMEN, 2021. Insights into Blockchain Implementation in Construction: Models for Supply Chain Management Journal of Management in Engineering. 37(4',),
SEVILAY DEMIRKESEN and ALGAN TEZEL, 2021. Investigating major challenges for industry 4.0 adoption among construction companies Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management.
ALGAN TEZEL, ESRA DOBRUCALI, SEVILAY DEMIRKESEN and KIRAL, ISIK ATES, 2021. Critical Success Factors for Safety Training in the Construction Industry Buildings. 11(4',),
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2021. Implementation of continuous improvement cells: a case study from the civil infrastructure sector in the UK Production Planning and Control.
ALGAN TEZEL, ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, IBRAHIM YITMEN and PER HILLETOFTH, 2020. Preparing construction supply chains for blockchain technology: An investigation of its potential and future directions Frontiers of Engineering Management. 7(4',), 547–563
LAURI KOSKELA, BROFT, RAFAELLA D., ERGO PIKAS and ALGAN TEZEL, 2020. Comparing the Methods of A3 and Canvas In: Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 13-24
ALGAN TEZEL, MARTIN TAGGART, LAURI KOSKELA, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, JOHN HANAHOE and MARK KELLY, 2020. Lean Construction and BIM in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Construction: A Systematic Literature Review Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 47(2',), 186-201
LAURI KOSKELA, ALGAN TEZEL and VIRANJ PATEL, 2019. Theory of Quality Management: Its Origins and History In: Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 1381-1390
SAEED TALEBI, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, LAURI KOSKELA, MANI POSHDAR, TOMMELEIN, IRIS D., ALGAN TEZEL and RICARDO ANTUNES, 2019. A Vision for the Future of the Computer-Aided Tolerance Management in Construction Based on the Lessons Learned from Manufacturing In: Proceedings of the CIB World Building Conference 2019. 926-935
ALGAN TEZEL, ELENI PAPADONIKOLAKI, IBRAHIM YITMEN and PER HILLETOFTH, 2019. Preparing Construction Supply Chains for Blockchain: An Exploratory Analysis In: CIB World Building Conference 2019.
VIAN AHMED, ZEESHAN AZIZ, ALGAN TEZEL and ZAINAB RIAZ, 2018. Challenges and Drivers for Data Mining in the AEC Sector Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 25(11',), 1436-1453
DENISE BRADY, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, JOHN ROOKE, FORMOSO, CARLOS TORRES and ALGAN TEZEL, 2018. Improving Transparency in Construction Management: A Visual Planning and Control Model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 25(10',), 1277-1297
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, SAEED TALEBI and MIRON, LUCIANA INES GOMES, 2018. Continuous Improvement Cells in the Highways Sector In: 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 691-707
KOICHI MURATA, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2018. Sources of Waste on Construction Site: A Comparison to the Manufacturing Industry In: 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 973-981
LAURI KOSKELA, ALGAN TEZEL and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2018. Why Visual Management? In: 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 250-260
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2018. Lean thinking in the highways construction sector: motivation, implementation and barriers Production Planning and Control. 29(3',), 247-269
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2018. Current condition and future directions for lean construction in highways projects: A small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perspective International Journal of Project Management. 36(2',), 267-286
DA ROCHA, CECILIA G., ALGAN TEZEL, SAEED TALEBI and LAURI KOSKELA, 2018. Product Modularity, Tolerance Management, and Visual Management: Potential Synergies In: 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 582-592
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA, JONATHAN GOSLING and MANEESH KUMAR, 2017. From Construction to Production: Enablers, Barriers and Opportunities for the Highways Supply Chain
VIAN AHMED, ALGAN TEZEL, ZEESHAN AZIZ and MAGDA SIBLEY, 2017. The future of Big Data in facilities management: opportunities and challenges Facilities. 35(13-14',), 725-745
ALGAN TEZEL and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2017. From Conventional to IT Based Visual Management: A Conceptual Discussion for Lean Construction Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 22, 220-246
KOICHI MURATA, ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2017. An Application of Control Theory to Visual Management for Organizational Communication in Construction In: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 185-191
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2017. Lean Construction in Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): An Exploration of the Highways Supply Chain In: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 853-859
ALGAN TEZEL and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2017. Visual management in highways construction and maintenance in England Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 24(3',), 486-513
ALGAN TEZEL and ZEESHAN AZIZ, 2017. Benefits of Visual Management in Construction: Cases from the Transportation Sector in England Construction Innovation. 17(2',), 125-157
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2016. Visual management in production management: A literature synthesis Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 27(6',), 766-799
ALGAN TEZEL, ZEESHAN AZIZ and CHUXIONG JIANG, 2016. BIM based Design Management of a Building Project Collaboratively Designed with a Foreign Design Firm in China: A Case Study International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling. 5(2',), 16-38
ZEESHAN AZIZ, CHRISTOPHER BARKER and ALGAN TEZEL, 2016. Using quantitative approaches to enhance construction performance through data captured from mobile devices. In: VIAN AHMED, ALEX OPOKU and ZEESHAN AZIZ, eds., Research Methodology in the Built Environment 1',. Routledge-Cavendish. 79-92
ALGAN TEZEL, ZEESHAN AZIZ, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2016. Benefits of visual management in the transportation sector In: IGLC 2016 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 123-132
L. MIRON, S. TALEBI, L. KOSKELA and A. TEZEL, 2016. Evaluation of continuous improvement programmes In: IGLC 2016 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 23-32
ALGAN TEZEL, ZEESHAN AZIZ, LAURI KOSKELA and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2016. Visual management condition in highways construction projects in England In: IGLC 2016 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 133-142
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, FORMOSO, CARLOS TORRES and THAIS ALVES, 2015. Visual management in Brazilian construction companies: Taxonomy and guidelines for implementation Journal of Management in Engineering. 31(6',),
K. MURATA, K. NAKAJIMA, K. KINOSHITA, A. TEZEL, L. KOSKELA, P. TZORTZOPOULOS and H. KATAYAMA, 2015. Investigation of visual management cases in construction by an analytical framework from manufacturing In: Proceedings - CIE 45: 2015 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. 744-751
ALGAN TEZEL and YASEMIN NIELSEN, 2013. Lean Construction Conformance among Construction Contractors in Turkey Journal of Management in Engineering. 29(3',), 236-250
ALGAN TEZEL, KOSKELA, LAURI J. and PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, 2013. Visual Management in industrial construction: A case study In: 21st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2013, IGLC 2013. 675-684
DA ROCHA, CECILIA G., FORMOSO, CARLOS T., PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS-FAZENDA, LAURI KOSKELA and ALGAN TEZEL, 2012. Design science research in lean construction: Process and outcomes In: Proceedings for the 20th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction.
ALGAN TEZEL, LAURI KOSKELA, PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS, ANSSI KOSKENVESA and SATU SAHLSTEDT, 2011. An examination of visual management on finnish construction sites In: 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2011, IGLC 2011. 115-124
ALGAN TEZEL, KOSKELA, LAURI J., PATRICIA TZORTZOPOULOS-FAZENDA, FORMOSO, CARLOS T., THAIS ALVES, BARROS NETO, DANIELA VIANA and BRUNO MOTA, 2010. Process transparency on construction sites: Examples from construction companies in Brazil In: 18th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 18. 296-305