IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition
10th Annual IEOM Dubai Conference
March 10-12, 2020
Dubai, UAE
Venue: Hyatt Regency Dubai
Registration is open. complete the form at the end of this page
Period Receiving Registrations for Phase 1: January 1st to January 31st, 2020 (Case Study will be sent to the participants when they register)
Results of Phase 1 Communicated to Participants: by 7th February
Phase 2: Case study will be handed over to participants on March 10, 2020 at the IEOM Dubai Conference venue and participants will solve it and deliver a power point to the committee
Competition Description
will recognize outstanding case studies in the area of lean
and six sigma. Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must
be presented at the IEOM Dubai Conference. The paper will be judged based on
the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award
certificates. The winning awards will be given at the IEOM Dubai Conference
award event.
The IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition provides an opportunity
for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as recent graduates to show
and demonstrate their skills, knowledge and technical capabilities on lean six
sigma to solve current challenging problems.
General Rules and Guidelines
- Submissions could be as individuals or a team of 2-3 members.
- All participants should be current undergraduate, postgraduate or recent graduate students.
- Finalist teams will be invited to participate in a live competition in the 10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) to take place in the Hyatt Regency Dubai Hotel, UAE, March 10-12, 2020.
- The lean six sigma case study must be solved completely by the team members.
- Submission must be within the deadlines and no late submissions will be accepted.
Phase 1– ONLINE
- Consists of a technical case study that requires the use of lean and six sigma knowledge and tools to be analyzed and solved.
- The case study will be sent to the team once the registration is completed.
- It is free for participants to join the first phase virtual competition.
Phase 2 – Dubai
- A live phase at the 10th IEOM Annual Conference at Hyatt Regency Dubai on March 10, 2020.
- Consists of a technical case that needs to be solved, analyzed and presented.
- The case study description will be given to the finalist teams at the conference.
- Final phase teams must register and pay the registration fee and attend the conference for the final case study solution and presentation.
AWARDS / Trophies
1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and certificates will be
provided.
Awards will be presented at the 10th International
Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) awards
dinner on March 12, 2020.
Competition
Chairs/Coordinators:
- Dr. Saso Krstovski, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering Lawrence Technology University (skrstovsk@ltu.edu)
- Dr. Hayder Zghair, Adjunct Professor in Industrial Engineering Program, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technology University (hzghair@ieomsociety.org)