IEOM Awards

IEOM Society International recognizes educators, researchers, and professionals for the significant contribution through teaching, research and publication, service, innovation, or leadership in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. Please contact info@ieomsociety.org for further details or sending your nominations to IEOM Award Committee.

IEOM AWARD RECIPIENTS

Eligibility and Nominations

IEOM Society International Awards are selected by the Awards Selection committee.
The Awards are presented at the discretion of the Awards Selection Committee.
The Awards will be presented at any of major IEOM Society International events.
Board of Directorsand members of selection committee are not eligible to be nominated.
An individual (member or non-member of IEOM Society International) may participate as sponsor or cosponsor for a maximum of three award nominations in any calendar year.
Only applications that are completed and submitted in their entirety by the posted deadline will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. Adherence to the posted deadlines will be strictly followed.

Nomination packets shall consist of

a completed nomination form.
a statement of the candidate’s qualifications for the award, Identification of the specific work on which the nomination is based and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee’s accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized by the award in question, are of great importance.
a supporting letter that support the substance of the nomination This letter should contain factual information not provided elsewhere in the nomination.
Attachment of nominee’s CV that highlights relevant publications, patents, important honors, and key accomplishments that are pertinent to the award in question.

Renomination(s)

Renomination of candidates is encouraged; nominations for IEOM Society International Awards are not extended automatically. It is highly recommended, but not required, that the contents of the nomination package and of the supporting letters be updated annually to be competitive; at minimum, however, the nomination form and supporting letters must have current dates.

IEOM Awards

IEOM Lifetime Achievement Award

It is the most prestigious recognition awarded by the IEOM Society International. This award seeks to honor an individual from academia or from industry who has devoted entire career to the improvement of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management profession. The individual’s dedication to the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management profession has made significant impact on the advancement of either classroom teaching and/or fundamental and applied research in the field.

IEOM Global Diversity Award

Equality, diversity and inclusion are concepts which are fast becoming part of success of an institute. We believe that by both promoting these core values, and acknowledging those institutions who go the extra mile to ensure a fair playing field for all, we can help advance the diversity agenda so that all members of the community feel they each have an equal stake in wider society. This award recipient can be an academic department, an industry, or an organization.

IEOM Spirit / Innovation Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of the Continued Support, Encouragement and Nurturing for Innovation and Commercialization. This award honors the person or company who create products to solve real-world problems of the 21st century, especially in the field of industrial engineering and operations management.

IEOM Global Manufacturing Award

This award recognizes companies and individuals who can demonstrate that they are world class when it comes to driving innovation, operational efficiency, customer value, the use of advanced digital technologies, and employee engagement. The recipients lay the groundwork for a new era of greater productivity in manufacturing.

IEOM STEM Award

The STEM Award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of STEM education at the primary, middle and high school levels, with winners selected from each level. Each level is evaluated based on the use of Curriculum fostering basic industrial engineering and operations management knowledges, Collaboration, Design, Problem Solving and the STEM Experiences offered.

IEOM Distinguished Educator Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding lifelong contribution, dedication, support, and services in education in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management profession. The honoree engages teaching in greater innovation around industrial engineering and operations management subject lines and can be lead to new opportunities in K-12 classrooms.

IEOM Distinguished Industry Award

The IEOM Distinguished Industry Award recognizes outstanding achievements in supporting growth and transformation of the profession of industrial engineering and operations management.

IEOM Distinguished Service Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through lifelong professional support and services in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management. This award celebrates individuals who epitomize the profession’s highest standards. The honorees focus attention on the exemplary, and by doing so, elevate the profession overall and establishes a high standard of excellence.

IEOM Outstanding Researcher Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through exceptional research contribution and achievements in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. In selecting the award winners, careful consideration is given to the fundamental insights, industrial relevance, technical difficulty, communications and high impact publications.

IEOM Outstanding Teaching Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions who have distinguished themselves through exceptional teaching and learning in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. This award program honors exceptional instructors in the university classroom. The recipient stimulates intellectual curiosity in students; demonstrates commitment to student learning as teacher, role model, or positive influence on career development of students; and reflects on past teaching experience to improve current practice.

IEOM Industry Solutions Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Achievements, Dedication and Leadership in Industry Practices and Service & Support in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The honoree as individuals or as a company have unique ability to solve unique challenges such as reducing maintenance, improving safety, saving energy and lowering operations cost.

IEOM Global Engineering Education Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Achievements, Service and Dedication in Global Engineering Education in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The recipient engineering faculty has demonstrated an ability to link engineering education with utmost professional practice.

IEOM Woman in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Award

In Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Service in the Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Profession. The objective of this award program is to honor significant accomplishments by women who have stimulated or fostered industrial engineering and operations management profession and have promoted their professional developments most outstanding ways.

IEOM Outstanding Track Chair Award

The IEOM Outstanding Track Chair Award recognizes outstanding support and service for the leadership in managing all activities for the track. The recipient has consistently proven to be exemplary amongst the industrial engineering and operations management community in teaching as well as in research. This individual goes above and beyond the expectations of academic and research excellence.

IEOM Ambassador Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding support and encouragement to promote IEOM initiatives. The Ambassador award is given to the individuals for advocacy, communication, outreach, policy making, and immeasurably aiding the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management fields.

IEOM Outstanding Services Award

It recognizes an individual’s contributions for their outstanding support and services in the profession of industrial engineering and operations management. This award recipients have sustained excellent job performance and contributed to the IEOM community in any of its major projects and program developments more efficiently with better services.

IEOM Outstanding Student Award

The IEOM Outstanding Student Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of industrial engineering and operations management. The outstanding student not only exhibits academic excellence but also serves IEOM Society International as an example to fulfil its mission. The recipient student has excelled in the classroom and beyond, whether it is through academic performance in the field of IEOM, research or community services.

IEOM Student Chapter Awards

The IEOM Student Chapters will receive special recognition on the basis of their programs and activities as described in the student chapter reports. Awards are classified as Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Chapters that do not qualify for either of these awards will receive a certificate of achievements for satisfactory performance.

IEOM Professional Chapter Awards

The IEOM Professional Chapters will receive special recognition on the basis of their programs and activities as described in the professional chapter reports. Awards are classified as Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Chapters that do not qualify for either of these awards will receive a certificate of achievements for satisfactory performance.

Student Paper Competition Winner Awards

The IEOM Student Paper Competition will recognize outstanding papers in the field of industrial engineering and operations management written by student(s).

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Award: The IEOM Undergraduate Student Paper competition Award recognizes outstanding papers written by undergraduate students in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Graduate Student Paper Competition Award: The IEOM Graduate Student Paper competition Award recognizes outstanding papers written by graduate students in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Senior Design Project Competition Award: The IEOM Senior Design Project Competition Award recognizes outstanding senior design project/ final year project in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Doctoral Dissertation Award: The IEOM Best Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Masters Thesis Competition Award: The IEOM Masters Thesis Award recognizes outstanding Masters thesis in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Award: The IEOM Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate research presentation in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
High School STEM Project Competition Award: The IEOM High School STEM Project Competition Award recognizes outstanding STEM projects presented by High School students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Simulation Competition Award: The IEOM Simulation Competition Award recognizes outstanding simulation projects in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition Award: The IEOM Supply Chain and Logistics Competition Award recognizes outstanding best practices on supply chain and logisitcs.
Lean Six Sigma Competition Award: The IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition Award recognizes outstanding best practices using lean and six sigma.
Best Poster Award: The IEOM Best Poster Awards recognize the best poster presentations at the IEOM Conference.

Best Track Paper Awards

Best paper award recognizes outstanding paper for each track. Track chairs will nominate the best papers that pertain to the practice and/or theory in their tracks. There is no limit on the number of papers that a track chair can nominate; the only requirement is that the track chair must consider the paper(s) deserving of consideration for the Best Paper Award. The Award coordinator will carefully review the candidate papers and decide the winner.

IEOM Award Nomination Form (PDF Form / MS Word Form)

Please complete this form for each award being nominated.

Award Name:

Nominee Information (Person / Company / Organization):

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Nominated by:

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Submit the completed nomination package in its electronic form to info@ieomsociety.org or by hard copy to:

Honors and Awards
IEOM Society International
21415 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 217
Southfield, MI 48076, USA

IEOM 2017 Award Recipients
April 12, 2017 (Sofitel Rabat Hotel)

IEOM Global Diversity Award

Virsmousil Tanger, Tangier, Morocco

IEOM Global Manufacturing Award

SIEMENS PLM

IEOM STEM Award

Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, California, USA

IEOM High School/Middle School STEM Project Awards

Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School. San Jose, CA, USA
Joseph Jang, Monta Vista High School, San Jose, CA, USA
Zonghuan Li, San Mateo High School, San Mateo, CA, USA
Timothy Liu, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA, USA
Hyunjun Min, Jiho Shin, Jaeho Choi, and Hohyun Lee, Data Science Lab, Paul Math School, Goesan County, Korea

IEOM Distinguished Educator Awards

Dr. Brian Denton, Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
MI, USA and President of INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
Dr. Kevin Smith, Dean of the School of Science and Engineering, Associate Professor of Computer Science, School of Science and Engineering, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
Dr. Joe E. Amadi-Echendu, Professor, Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa and Director, Institute of Engineering Technology and Innovation Management, UNIPORT
Dr. Suk-Hwan Suh, Professor and Director of Center for Ubiquitous Manufacturing, Dean of Graduate School of Engineering Mastership, POSTECH: Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
Prof. Adagbonyin Obiazi, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria and President, AEDC
Professor Mohamed Essaaidi, ENSIAS College of Engineering – Director (Dean), Mohamed V University and IEEE Morocco Section Past Chair & Founder (2004)
Dr. Hesham K. Alfares, Chairman and Professor, Systems Engineering (SE) Department, College of Computer Sciences & Engineering (CCSE), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

IEOM Distinguished Industry Awards

Mr. Hakim ABDELMOUMEN, President of AMICA (Moroccan Association for Automotive Industry and Trade)
Mr. Taoufiq ABBAD ANDALOUSS, Director General, Virsmousil Tanger, Morocco
Mr. Bas van Dijk, Account Manager, Siemens PLM Software, Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Dr. Othmane Benmoussa, Consultant in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and Business Sustainability and Part-Time Faculty in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
Mouna Al Ibrahimi, Supply Chain, OE & Commercialization Manager, MENA, The Coca-Cola Company, Rabat, Morocco
Mohammed Nidar BAKKALI, Logistics Manager at Renault Nissan Tangier Plant, Morocco

IEOM Outstanding Researcher Awards

Dr. Mohammed Boulmalf, Professor & Dean of the Computer Science, International University of Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Mohd Nazri Ismail, Associate Professor, National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM)

IEOM Teaching Excellence Awards

Dr. María Jesús Sáenz
Director of the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Spain
Professor at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program
Director of the Behavioral SCM research group
Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

IEOM Distinguished Service Awards

Dr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
Dr. Virgilio Cruz-Machado, Head of Department at Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, New University of Lisbon, Portugal and President – Portuguese Institute of Industrial Engineering (IPEI)
Bhaskar Bhaskar, Chairman, Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India
Kavitha Prabhu, General Manager- ASQ MEA, World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
General Tan Sri Ismail Jamaluddin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Weststar Aviation Services (WAS), Aviation Services – Offshore Helicopter Services
Dr. Charles Chen, Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, California, United States

IEOM Industry Solutions Awards

Ananth Rangarajan, Flipkart Internet Private Ltd., Bangalore, India

IEOM Spirit / Innovation Award

Play Academy (Laila Berchane, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Casablanca, Morocco)

IEOM Entrepreneurship Award

Ms. Iman Youssef, CEO, Amour Fragrance and CEO, Best Canadian Liquidation (BCL), LaSalle, Ontario, Canada

IEOM Global Engineering Education Awards

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Egon Müller
Director Institute of Industrial Sciences and Factory Systems
Chemnitz University of Technology
Chemnitz, Germany

Professor Youssef Benadada
Head of Operational Research and Logistics (ROL)
Head of the Department of Informatics and Decision Support (IAD)
Coordinator of the e-Logistics Engineering (IeL)
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique et d’Analyse des Systèmes (ENSIAS)
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco

Dr. Antonio Henriques de Araujo Junior
Professor
Department of Production Engineering
College of Technology
State University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brazil

Dr. Rezg Nidhal
Professor of University
Director of LGIPM Laboratory (Laboratoire de Génie Industriel, de Production et de Maintenance)
Director of Training and Research Unit (MIM)
University of Lorraine
Metz, France

IEOM Outstanding Service Awards

Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI)
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco

Dr. Loubna Benabbou
Professor of Industrial Engineering
The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI)
Mohammed V University
Rabat, Morocco

Dr. Said Elfezazi
Professor
Department of Instrumental Techniques and Quality Control
Higher School of Technology
Research Team Lead in Industrial Engineering
Cadi Ayyad University
Marrakech, Morocco

Dr. Charles Mbohwa
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Department of Quality and Operations Management
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Indonesia

Dr. Abdul Hakim Halim
Professor
Manufacturing Systems Research Group
Department of Industrial Engineering
Bandung Institute of Technology
Bandung, INDONESIA

IEOM Woman in Industry and Academia Award

Dr. Ilham Kissani, Engineering & Management Science, School of Science & Engineering, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco

Dr. Tagwa Ahmed Musa, Dean and Associate Professor, College of Petroleum Engineering and Technology, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

IEOM Appreciation Awards

Mr. Mohamed Lamghari, Senior Consultant, AMICA (Moroccan Association for Automotive Industry and Trade), Rabat, Morocco

Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

Outstanding Track Chair Awards

Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico – Lean and Six Sigma

Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran – Transportation and Traffic

IEOM Outstanding Student Awards

Sarah Namany, Student at Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco

Lahcen Mifdal, Laboratory of Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Production – LGIPM, University of Lorraine, Metz, France

Outstanding Student Chapter Award

Gold
India

Silver
Morocco

Bronze
South Africa
EMI

Outstanding Professional Chapter Award

Gold
Ethiopia

Silver
Iran

Bronze
Bangladesh / Azerbaijan

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Awards Sponsored by SIEMENS

1^st Place sent
ID 126 A Continuous Improvement Project to Increase Fulfillment Level in a Wire Company

Mitzary Elizabeth Chavero Hidalgo, Yaneth Alejandra Santos Muñiz, Alan Javier Corral De León, Fernando González Aleu, Jesus Vazquez, Teresa Verduzco-Garza and Jose A. Lozano, Department of Engineering, Universidad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

2^nd Place sent
ID 546 Developing a Mobile Health Application ”I.Diabetic” for Type 1 Diabetic Kids

Rawan Al-Shatti and Suat Kasap, Industrial Engineering Department, American University of the Middle East – AUM, Egaila, Kuwait

3^rd Place sent
ID 036 Improving On-Time Delivery Eliminating Routing Waste: A Case Study

Ilse-Valeria Benavides-Peña, Valeria Garza-Amaya, Cecilia Garza-Madero and Bernardo Villarreal, Departamento de Ingeniería, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL 66238, Mexico

Graduate Student Paper Competition Awards sponsored by EATON Corporation

1^st Place
ID 013 Bibliometric Analysis of Research in Continuous Improvement Projects in Hospitals

Fernando Gonzalez Aleu, Department of Engineering, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, NL, 66238, Mexico

Eileen M. Van Aken, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, U.S.A.

Heather Keathley-Herring, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.

Doctoral Dissertation Awards

1^st Place sent
ID 311 A Strategic Approach to Effectively Manage Supplier Quality within the Construction Industry

Rufaidah AlMaian, Kuwait University, Kuwait

2^nd Place sent
ID 055 An Empirical Investigation of Critical Success Factors for Continuous Improvement Projects in Hospitals

Fernando Gonzalez Aleu, UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY, Mexico

3^rd Place sent
ID 550 Topological Analysis of Project Risks Network: A Case of Rabat Tramway Project

Younes Bourass, Mohammadia Engineering School, Morocco

Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Awards

1^st Place sent
ID 379 Bone Phosphate Lime – Sampling Method

Wiam Aissaoui, School of Science and Engineering, Al Akhawayn University of Ifrane, Ifrane, 48075, Morocco

2^nd Place sent
ID 580: Superiority of Sanskrit Language in Tele Communication & Computing

Shashank Mani Tripathi, Institute of Engineering & Technology, Bundelkhand University Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Senior Design Project Competition Awards

1^st Place
Aymane Eddahmani, Savonius Vertical Wind Turbine: Design and Simulation, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

Basma Belarhzal, Air Treatment Using Misting Technology, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

2^nd Place

Ayad Ibtihal, DMAIC Implementation for Logistics Process Reengineering in a Sorting Center, École Mohammadia d’ingénieurs (EMI), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Hoor Jalo, Depollution of Olive Mill Wastewater, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

3^rd Place
Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, Traffic Sign Evaluation and Redesign of Typeface in Saudi Arabia, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Oumayma Grine, Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Window Constraints and Clustering, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
El Quissoumi Zaineb, Optimization with the time, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

High School/Middle School STEM Project Presentation Competition Awards

1^st Place
Statistical JAVA Gaming Simulation

Timothy Liu, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA, USA
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School. San Jose, CA, USA
Joseph Jang, Monta Vista High School, San Jose, CA, USA

2^nd Place
Use Robotics to Simulate Self-Driving Car on SUV Fields
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School and Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, CA, USA

3^rd Place
An Analysis of Powerball and Condition Leading to January Largest Powerball in History
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School, Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, CA, USA
Zonghuan (Jason) Li, San Mateo High School, Morrill Learning Center, San Mateo, CA, USA

High School/Middle School STEM Project Poster Competition Awards

1^st Place

ID 152 Simulate Self-Driving Taxi in Route Tracking
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School, Morrill Learning Center, San Jose, CA, United States

2^nd Place

ID 151 Data Mining- Detect Cheating Pattern
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School, San Jose, CA, USA
Timothy Liu, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA, USA

3^rd Place

ID 500 Predict 2017 NBA Team Winning Percent
Mason Chen, Milpitas Christian School, San Jose, CA, USA
Maggie Lau, Challenger School, San Jose, CA, USA

Simulation and PLM Competition Awards

1^st Place
ID 551 Ergonomic Weightlifting” Competition by using JACK
Ali Al Ramadhan, Abdulrahman Ahmad, Saoud Alotaibi and Suat Kasap, Industrial Engineering Dept., American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

Best Poster Awards

1^st Place
ID 470 Improving the Passive Building Energy Efficiency – Case Study: Office Building in Tetuan City in Northern of Morocco
Abdelmajid El Bouardi, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco
Friedrich Sick, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Meriem Lebied, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany and Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco

2^nd Place
ID 160 The Innovation function within the company: Review of Literature and Attempt of Modeling of the Associated Process
Rime Ettabaa and Driss Bouami, Ecole Mohammedia d’ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco
Elfezazi Said^,ERGI Université cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco

3^rd Place
ID 053 Intellectual Capital and its Measurement
Brahmi Samira, Aitouche Samia and Mouss Mohamed Djamel, Industrial Engineering Department, Batna 2 University, Batna, Algeria

Best Track Papers Awards

Artificial Intelligence

Detection of Steel Surface Defect Based on Machine Learning Using Autoencoder Network (ID 57)

Ehab A. Kholief, Production Engineering Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21614, Egypt

Samy H. Darwish, Electrical Engineering Department, Pharos University, Alexandria, 21614, Egypt

Nashat Fors, Production Engineering Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21614, Egypt

Automation and Control

Design Concept of Day Minus 1 Production Model Using Systems Modeling Language: a Case Study of Hospital Beds Production (ID 94)

Susanto Sudiro, Magister Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pancasila Jakarta, Indonesia

Sha’ri Mohd Yusof, Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Revino, Post Graduate Program, Institut Sains dan Teknologi Nasional Jakarta, Indonesia

Case Studies

Optimizing Durability of the High Performance Nano-Concrete Applying Taguchi Method and Desirability Function (ID 312)

Elahe Abbasi, Office of Standards and Surveys Monitoring, Statistical Centre of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Hamid Reza Pasandideh, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Mostafa Zandiyeh, Department of Industrial Management, Accounting and Management Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Mohamad Hadi Behboodi, Department of Civil Engineering, Ghazali Higher Education Institute, Qazvin, Iran

Computers and Computing

Getting Model of MVVM pattern from UML Models (ID 366)

Mouad El Omari, MATSI Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Mohammed First University, Oujda, 60000, Morocco

Mohammed Erramdani, MATSI Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Mohammed First University, Oujda, 60000, Morocco

Saida Filali, MATSI Laboratory, Department of Management, Mohammed First University, Oujda, 60000, Morocco

Construction Management

Assessment of Financial Condition: A Case Study of Saudi Construction Companies (ID 176)

Naif Turki Ibn-Homaid and Tijani Ibrahim A, Construction Engineering & Management, Civil Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Decision Sciences

In the framework of the Corporate Social Responsibility: Proposal of a methodology of selection of performance indicators (ID 377)

Samah Elrhanimi, Laila El Abbadi, and Abdellah Abouabdellah, Systems Engineering Laboratory, National School of Applied Sciences Kenitra, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

Energy

Energy Efficiency Evaluation in Petrochemicals Industry (ID 332)

Mohamed Salaheldin, Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Ahmed Farouk Abdul Moneim, Industrial and Management Engineering, Arab Academy of Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt

Nashat Fors, Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Parallel active filter for harmonics reduction in a solar conversion chain connected to the electrical network with nonlinear loads (ID 409)

CHTOUKI Ihssane, PhD Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY IN RABAT, Morocco

ZAZI Malika, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY IN RABAT, Morocco

Engineering Education

Gamifying the Industrial Engineering Profession (ID 347)

Hasan Darwish, School of Industrial Engineering, North West University, Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa

Visuospatial Abilities Development of Secondary Vocational School Students (ID 40)

Peter Toth, Trefort Agoston Centre for Engineering Education, Obuda University, Nepszinhaz u. 8, H-1081 Budapest, Hungary

Engineering Management

Evaluating the performance of a production line by the Overall Equipment Effectiveness: An approach based on Best Manufacturing Practices (ID 330)

Jamal Fattah, Latifa Ezzine, Zineb Aman, Abdeslam Lachhab

Research Team: Modeling, Control Systems and Telecommunications, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco

Awareness of industries toward implementing Concurrent Engineering (CE) culture. Case Study: Jordanian Industries (ID 345)

Mohammad D. AL-Tahat, Industrial Engineering Department, Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

A Framework for National Innovation Determinants (ID 362)

Siham HAMIDI and Abdelaziz BERRADO, Equipe AMIPS – Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Mohamed V University, Avenue Ibn Sina, BP765, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Facilities Planning and Management

Systematic Planning Layout and Line Balancing for Improvement in an Armoured Vehicle Manufacturing Plant (ID 415)

Norzima Zulkifli, Ahmad Shah Hizam bin Md Yasir, Faieza Abd. Aziz

Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia

Healthcare Systems

Using Ontology as a Decision Support System for Manage Risks in Medicines Supply Chain: Case of Public Hospitals in Morocco (ID 90)

Touria Benazzouz, Abdelwahed Echchtabi and Abdelkabir Charkaoui

University Hassan 1st , Laboratory of Mechanics, Industrial Management and Innovation, FST Settat, Morocco

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Employee’s clustering based on the Big Five Model in a fitness franchising (ID 38)

Anderson Bertarello Fernandes and Michel José Anzanello, Department of Production Engineering and Transportation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-190 Brazil

Guilherme Luz Tortorella and Carlos Ernani Fries, Department of Production and Systems Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, C.P. 476, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil

Lean and Six Sigma

Effect of Manufacturing Activities on Lean – Green Management Integration (ID 131)

Lamyaa Mohammed Dawood, Production Engineering and Metallurgy, Department/IE Division, University of Technology / Baghdad

Zuher Hassan Abdullah, Department/ Mechanical Technologies, Technical Institute of Babylon

Lean deployment in SMEs, performance improvement and success factors: A case study (ID 308)

Amine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco

Fatima Ezzahra Touriki, Department of Industrial Engineering, National School of Applied Sciences, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco

Said El Fezazi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco

Logistics Management

Simulation Analyzes Material Handling Requirements for a Major Automotive Supplier (ID 162)

Gabriel Carreño, Dinesh Patlolla, and Edward J. Williams, Department of Simulation Analysis, PMC, Dearborn, MI 48126, USA

Manufacturing and Design

Application of Product Modularity in Industry: a Case Study (ID 460)

Ahm Shamsuzzoha^*, Mahmood Al-Kindi, and Nasr Al-Hinai, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Modeling and Simulation

Diagnosing Causes of Coal Power Plant Energy Losses Using Bayesian Belief Network (ID 486)

Muhamad Iqbal Felani and Ariyana Nugraha, Research of Power Plant and Primary Energy, PT PLN (Persero) Research Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia

Risk Assessment in LPG Loading Operations by Simulation (ID 179)

Maryam Gallab and Mohamed Tkiouat, LERMA, Engineers’ Mohammadia School, Mohammed V-Rabat University, Rabat, Morocco

Hafida Bouloiz, Industrial Engineering Department, LG2I, National School of Applied Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

Emmanuel Garbolino, Crisis and Risk research Centre (CRC), Mines Paris-Tech, PSL University, Sophia Antipolis, France

Operations Management

Relating flexibility of information systems to different planning process styles, information systems architecture and strategy of the organization (ID 173)

Somen Dey, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

R.R.K. Sharma, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

Operations Research

A Stochastic AHP Method for Bid Evaluation Plans of Military Systems In-Service Support Contracts (ID 35)

Ahmed Ghanmi, Defence Research and Development Canada, Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

New exact method to solve multi-capacitated location problem using set partitioning formulation (ID 466)

Mohammed EL AMRANI, Team ROL, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique et d’Analyse des Systèmes – ENSIAS -Mohammed V University in Rabat, Madinat Al Irfane, BP 713, Agdal Rabat, MOROCCO

Youssef BENADADA, Team ROL, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique et d’Analyse des Systèmes – ENSIAS – Mohammed V University in Rabat, Madinat Al Irfane, BP 713, Agdal Rabat, MOROCCO

Bernard GENDRON, Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation – CIRRELT – Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal QC H3C 3J7 CANADA

Production Planning and Management

Managing Changeover Waste in Manufacturing Plants When Using Single Minute Exchange of Dies (ID 59)

Rushil Madhav, Annlize Marnewick and Hannelie Nel, Postgraduate School of Engineering Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Project Management

Towards an Effective Project Portfolio Selection Process (ID 508)

Ghizlane ELBOK and Abdelaziz BERRADO, Research team AMIPS, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco

Quality Control and Management

Experimental Analysis of Surface Roughness in CNC Taper Turning of Aluminum 6061 Using Taguchi Technique (ID 46)

Sanchay Gupta, Vimanyu Chadha, Vishal Sardana, Viplav Setia, Ranganath M Singari, Department of Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, 110058, India

The Role of Strategic Quality Planning in Continuous Improvement Efforts (CI) – Case of a Short-Term Insurance Company in South Africa (ID 457)

Sambil Charles Mukwakungu and Charles Mbohwa, Department of Quality and Operations Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Reliability and Maintenance

Using FMEA Analysis for Assessing Air Conditioners Remanufacturing Processes (ID 536)

Bashir Salah, King Saud University, KSU, Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Alkahtani, King Saud University, KSU, Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Aiman Ziout, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

Supply Chain Management

Proposed Performance Evaluation Framework for Assessing and providing Approximate Dimensioning of Supply Chains: Case Study of Public Pharmaceutical Products Supply Chains (ID 507)

Zoubida Chorfi1, Loubna Benabbou2, Abdelaziz Berrado1, 1Equipe AMIPS, 2Equipe MOAD-SCM, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco

Sustainability and Green Systems

Sustainable Distribution Networks Adoption in Moroccan industry: barriers and instigators (ID 136)
Hajar Deqqaq and Abdellah Abouabdellah, Laboratory Systems Engineering, Research team ‘ Modelling and Optimization of the Industrial and logistic Systems ‘ MOSIL, National School of Applied sciences, Ibn Tofail university, Kenitra, Morocco

Sustainable Manufacturing

An Environmental Friendly Optimizer for Landscape Design (Envo- Land) (87)
Ossama Hosny, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt

Transportation and Traffic

Improving Distribution Efficiency to Increase Agility: An Application to a Mexican Company (ID 302)
Bernardo Villarreal, Ilse-Valeria Benavides-Peña, Valeria Garza-Amaya and Cecilia Garza-Madero
Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., México

Usage of Non-Linear Regression for Modeling the Behavior of Motor Vehicle Crash Fatality (MVF) Rate (ID 438)

Galal M. Abdella, Wael Alhajyaseen, Khalifa N. Al-Khalifa and Abdel Magid Hamouda
Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center (QTTSC)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Qatar University, Doha – Qatar

IEOM Awards

IEOM 2017 Award Recipients April 12, 2017 (Sofitel Rabat Hotel)

Best Track Papers Awards

IEOM 2017 Award Recipients
April 12, 2017 (Sofitel Rabat Hotel)