{"id":30,"date":"2015-02-08T23:50:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T23:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iieom.org\/ieom2016\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2017-01-04T00:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T00:47:08","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/ieom2017\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Conference Committee &#8211; IEOM 2017 Morocco<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Conference Chairs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA<br \/>\nDr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Industry Solutions Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK<br \/>\nMasaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Honorary Chair<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Global Engineering Education Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Abu Masud, Boeing Global Engineering Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA<br \/>\nDr. Hamid Parsaei, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University (College Station) and Director of Academic Outreach &#8211; Texas A&amp;M University, Qatar<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Women in Industry and Academia Chair<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Program Chairs<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. M. Khadem, Sultan\u00a0Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman<br \/>\nDr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Technical Chairs<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, Industrial Engineering, The Ecole Mohammadia d&#8217;Ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Loubna Benabbou, Industrial Engineering, The Ecole Mohammadia d&#8217;Ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Publication Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Mohammed Rahman, Central Connecticut State University, USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sponsors and Exhibitors Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Ph.D. Dissertation Presentation Evaluation Committee Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Seifedine Kadry American University of the Middle East in Kuwait<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Graduate\/Postgraduate Student Paper Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran<br \/>\nDr. Fatih Mutlu, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Senior Design Capstone Project \/ FYP Poster Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Undergraduate Research Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Industry Relations Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ahmed Al Jabr, President &#8211; IEOM Saudi Chapter<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Website Coordinator<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Christian Forrest,\u00a0 Manager of Web Services, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA<br \/>\nSuvro Sudip, Undergraduate Student at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Conference Secretariat<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Taufiqul Islam, Freelance Consultant, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Local Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Othmane Benmoussa, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d&#8217;Ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Yassine Salih Alj, Al AKhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Honorary Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, \u00c9cole Mohammadia d&#8217;ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Fouad Al-Sunni, Department of Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum &amp; Minerals, Saudi Arabia<br \/>\nDr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, Department of Industrial and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, UAE<br \/>\nDr. Mohamed Essaaidi, Professor and Director (Dean), ENSIAS College of Engineering &#8211; Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Devashis Mitra, Dean &#8211; Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada<br \/>\nProf. Dr. Mohd Razali Muhamad, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and Internationalization), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka<br \/>\nProfessor Dr. Norazman Mohamad Nor, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), National Defence University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur<br \/>\nDr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&amp;M University<br \/>\nDr. Ismail Tag, SVP &amp; Provost, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\nDr. Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Advisory Committee <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, \u00c9cole Mohammadia d&#8217;ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences &amp; Technology, Pakistan<br \/>\nDr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa<br \/>\nDr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia<br \/>\nDr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA<br \/>\nDr. Mohammed Ben-Daya,\u00a0King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia<br \/>\nDr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand<br \/>\nDr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK<\/span><br \/>\nDr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada<br \/>\nDr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)<br \/>\nDr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan<br \/>\nDr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia<br \/>\nDr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA<br \/>\nMasaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan<br \/>\nDr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA<br \/>\nDr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa<br \/>\nDr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, GSB-Sung Kyun Kwan University,\u00a0Seoul, Korea<br \/>\nDr. Nor Hasni Osman, Universiti Utara Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA<br \/>\nDr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University \u2013 VNUHCM, Vietnam<br \/>\nDr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada<br \/>\nDr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait<br \/>\nDr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee &#8211; Knoxville, USA<br \/>\nDr. Rosemary Seva,\u00a0De La Salle University &#8211; Manila, Philippines<br \/>\nDr. Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA<br \/>\nDr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA<br \/>\nDr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal<br \/>\nDr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute &#8211; Asia Pacific, Singapore<br \/>\nDr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Universiti Utara Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA<br \/>\nDr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia<br \/>\nDr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China<br \/>\nDr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Program Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. M. Khadem, Sultan\u00a0Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman (Co-Chair)<br \/>\nDr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia(Co-Chair)<br \/>\nDr. Rushan\u00a0Ziatdinov, Department of Industrial &amp; Management Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea<br \/>\nDr. Lina Aboueljinane, Industrial Engineering Program, \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines de Rabat (ENSMR), Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Bouloiz Hafida, Industrial Engineering Department, National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Jaouad Boukachour, Universit\u00e9 Le Havre, France<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Industry Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Zeki Aya\u011f, Kadir Has University, Turkey<br \/>\nAmine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco<br \/>\nSameh Moh. Nour El-Din A-Razek, Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., Alexandria, Egypt<br \/>\nAbdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia<br \/>\nNatasha Dzulkarnain, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)<br \/>\nDr. Kenichi Funaki, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan<br \/>\nDr. Adel Hejaaji, Engineering Services Management (ESM) Limited, Essex, UK<br \/>\nDr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA<br \/>\nIhfasuziella Ibrahim, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)<br \/>\nDr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&amp;D Labs. Inc., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan<br \/>\nHwa Kooi Kok, Intel Malaysia<br \/>\nAli Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran<br \/>\nGerman Moya, President at IEEE Costa Rica Section, Costa Rica<br \/>\nPaul Moore, International Mining, England, UK<br \/>\nDr. Gerard O&#8217;Connor, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland<br \/>\nDr.\u00a0Banu Ozkeser, Istanbul, Turkey<br \/>\nDr. Sushil K. Shetty, Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA<br \/>\nMasaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Woman in Industry and Academia Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK<br \/>\nDr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Mey Goh, Assoc Professor in Product Design, Loughborough University, UK<br \/>\nDr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering &amp; Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Stefanie Pillai, Dean and Associate Professo, Faculty of Languages\u00a0&amp; Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Funda Sivrikaya \u015eerifo\u011flu, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Adibah Shuib, Head of Strategic Planning (Monitoring), Centre for Strategic Planning,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)<\/span><br \/>\nDr. Vanajah Siva, Chalmers University, Sweden<br \/>\nVanessa Victoire,\u00a0 University of Mauritius<br \/>\nProf. Soumaya Yacout, \u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al, Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Track Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Peiman Pazhoheshfar, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran<br \/>\nDr. Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<strong>Automation and Control<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Case Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Javad Feizabadi, MIT Global SCALE Network in Asia- Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation<br \/>\nDr. Farzad Firouzi jahantigh, Department of Industrail Engineering, Univeristy of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Computers and Computing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Jatinderkumar R. Saini, Narmada College of Computer Application, Zadeshwar, Bharuch, Gujarat, India<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Construction Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt<br \/>\nDr. Mohd Yamani Yahya, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Data Analytics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Nihat Kasap (Sabanc\u0131 University, Turkey)<br \/>\nNorzaidahwati Zaidin, Univeristy Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Decision Sciences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ainul Akmar Mokhtar,\u00a0 Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Md. Abdul Alim, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Defense Management Science<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Bar\u0131\u015f Y\u0131ld\u0131z (Bilkent University, Turkey)<br \/>\nLt Kol Zamri bin Ismail, National Defence University of Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>E-Business and E-Commerce<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Christoph Wunck, Jade University, Wilhelmshaven, Germany<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Energy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Engineering Economy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Engineering Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Chee-Ming Chan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Peter Toth, Trefort Agoston Centre for Engineering Education. Obuda University, Hungary<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Engineering Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">Majid Baseer, Sarhad University, Peshawar, Pakistan<br \/>\nDr. Mehran Doulat. University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">L\u00fctfihak Alpkan (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Facilities Planning and Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Dr. Joshua A\/L Jaya Prakash, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Financial Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Kamilah Ahmad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Healthcare Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Soheil Davari (Cardiff University, UK)<br \/>\nDr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA<br \/>\nDr. Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh, Univeristy of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Human Factors and Ergonomics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Fabio Frugiero, University of Basilicata, Italy<br \/>\nDr. Mohd Nasrull Abdol Rahman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>IE \/ OM in Asia and Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Binus University, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Information Technology and Information Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Sandhya Makkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, India<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Inventory Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Lean and Six Sigma<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico<br \/>\nEdly Ramly, \u00a0Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, EFR Certification, Malaysia<br \/>\nAbdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Logistics Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Paloma Mart\u00ednez S\u00e1nchez, Universidad del Bosque, Colombia<br \/>\nKetut Gita Ayu, Industrial Engineering Department, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Manufacturing and Design<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Mohd Khairol Anuar B. Mohd Ariffin, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Erween Abd Rahim, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Modeling and Simulation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Operations Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Navid Mortezaei, University Putra Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Teh Sin Yin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penag, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Operations Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ravi Gor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (Established by Govt. of Gujarat), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India<br \/>\nDr. Michael Mutingi, National University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia<br \/>\nDr. Tongu\u00e7 \u00dcnl\u00fcyurt, Sabanc\u0131 University, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Product Lifecycle Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait<br \/>\nDr. Badrul Omar, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Production Planning and Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Pravin P. Tambe, IIT Delhi, India<br \/>\nDr. Gede Agus Widyadana, Petra Christian University, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Project Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. \u00d6nc\u00fc Haz\u0131r (TED University, Turkey)<br \/>\nDr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Quality Control and Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Banten, Indonesia<br \/>\nDr. Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Reliability and Maintenance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Aide Aracely Maldonado Macias, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez Mexico<br \/>\nDr.-Ing. Zied Hajej, Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine, France<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sensors and Sensing Systems<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Shahrul Kamaruddin, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Service Systems and Service Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Software Testing and Quality Assurance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Abdul Mannan, Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Colombia, Washington, DC, USA<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Statistics and Empirical Research<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bulut, Ya\u015far University, \u0130zmir, Turkey<br \/>\nDr. Arjun K. Gupta, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Supply Chain Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. F\u00fcsun \u00dclengin (Sabanc\u0131 University, Turkey)<br \/>\nDr. Shao Hung Goh, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) University, Singapore<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sustainability and Green Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sustainable Manufacturing<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Sarabjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Pubjab, India<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Systems Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Norzelawati Asmuin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Nermine Harraz, Alexandria University, Egypt<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Technology Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Alina Shamsuddin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Nor Aziati Abdul Hamid, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Norizah Mohamad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Transportation and Traffic<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Work Design, Measurement,\u00a0 Standardization and ISO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. Abdalla Alrashdan, <span class=\"st\">Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Technical Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa<br \/>\nDr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France<br \/>\nDr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran<br \/>\nDr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\nGasim Al-Hawarii, Senior Fleet Management Engineer, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\nAli I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hungary<br \/>\nDr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan<br \/>\nDr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia<br \/>\nAmine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus<br \/>\nDr.\u00a0 D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India<br \/>\nDr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d&#8217;Ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco<br \/>\nDr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran<br \/>\nDr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia<br \/>\nDr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh<br \/>\nDr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain<br \/>\nDr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia<br \/>\nDr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya<br \/>\nDr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka<br \/>\nDr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile<br \/>\nDr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece<br \/>\nDr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India<br \/>\nDr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark<br \/>\nDr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA<br \/>\nDr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia<br \/>\nDr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq<br \/>\nDr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Toyota Central R&amp;D Labs, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan<br \/>\nDr. Javad Khamisabadi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran<br \/>\nDr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India<br \/>\nDr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada<br \/>\nDr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India<br \/>\nDr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China<br \/>\nDr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France<br \/>\nDr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa<br \/>\nDr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria<br \/>\nDr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore<br \/>\nDr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India<br \/>\nDr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia<br \/>\nDr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana<br \/>\nDr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University \u2013 Fresno, USA<br \/>\nDr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea<br \/>\nDr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand<br \/>\nDr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&amp;T State University, USA<br \/>\nDr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar<br \/>\nDr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia<br \/>\nDr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland<br \/>\nDr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom<br \/>\nDr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK<br \/>\nDr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India<br \/>\nDr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management<br \/>\nDr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada<br \/>\nDr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE<br \/>\nDr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey<br \/>\nDr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA<br \/>\nDr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia<br \/>\nDr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan<br \/>\nDr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan<br \/>\nDr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia<br \/>\nDr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Anass CHERRAFI, Ing\u00e9nieur\u00a0d&#8217;Etat\u00a0en\u00a0G\u00e9nie Industriel, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Student Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Venkata Rajasekhar Gandavarap, MSIE Student, Lawrence Technological Univeristy, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline ! important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you have any question about IEOM Conference and\/or IEOM Society, please contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@ieomsociety.org\">info@ieomsociety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Committee &#8211; IEOM 2017 Morocco Conference Chairs Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA Dr. Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco Industry Solutions Chairs Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd. 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