IEOM Detroit Conference (IEOM 2016)
 

 

 
 

Committee

Conference Chairs

Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA

Steven Sibrel, Harman International and Chair, ASQ Greater Detroit

 

Honorary Chair

Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada

 

Industry Solutions Chairs

Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK

Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan

 

Global Engineering Education Chairs

Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria

Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA

Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Prof. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University

 

Program Chairs

Prof. Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Dr. Mohammad Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

 

Publication Chair

Dr. Anwar Rahman, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), USA

 

Industry Relations Chair

Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA

 

Student Relations Chair

Ahmed Al-Jabr, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and President of IEOM Saudi Chapter

 

Exhibitor and Sponsor Chair

Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA

 

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Chair

Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran

Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

 

Graduate Student Paper Competition Chair

Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

 

High School STEM Project Presentation Competition Chair

Dr. Ahsanul Karim, Ford Motor Company

 

Doctoral Dissertation Competition Chair

Dr. Seifedine Kadry, American University of the Middle East in Kuwait

Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia

 

Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition Chair

Hayder Zghair, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, USA

 

Senior Design Project Competition Chair

Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE

 

REGIONAL ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Dr. Walid Abdul-Kader, University of Windsor, Canada

Dr. Srinivas R. Chakravarthy, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan

Dr. Matthew John Franchetti, University of Toledo, Ohio

Dr. Molu Olumolade, School of Engineering & Technology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Dr. Andy Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan

Dr. Robert Van Til, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

Dr. Dan Steffy, Oakland University, Rochester Michigan (President - INFORMS Southeastern Michigan Chapter)

 

INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Dr. M. Javad Barakchi Fard, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio, USA

Dr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, USA

Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain, General Motors (GM), Michigan, USA

Tarun Mohan Lal, Mayo Clinic, USA

Dr. Joseph Ogundu, Emerald Global Consulting Inc., USA

Kush Shah, Sr. Mgr. - Global Operational Excellence - General Motors

Dr. Lihui Shi, Centerfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA

Dr. Jayant Trewn, Lean and Six Sigma Coach, Troy, Michigan, USA

 

LOCAL COMMITTEE

Dr. Sabah Abro, College of Engineering - LTU

Dr. Daw Alwerfalli, College of Engineering - LTU

Dr. Lisa M. Anneberg, College of Engineering - LTU

Dr. Marija Franetovic, eLearning Services - LTU

Dr. Janice Means, College of Architecture and Design - LTU

Dr. Srikant Raghavan, College of Management - LTU

Prof. Don Reimer, College of Engineering - LTU

Dr. Annette Lerine Steenkamp, College of Management - LTU

Dr. Shahram Taj, College of Management - LTU

Filza H. Walters, Architectural Engineering - LTU  

Robin Leclerc, University Special Events and Services University - LTU

Chevette White, Scheduling - LTU

 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Ing. Humberto R. Álvarez A., Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama

Dr. Nadia Bhuiyan, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Dr. Eldon Glen Caldwell, University of Costa Rica

Dr. Srinivas R. Chakravarthy, Kettering University, Flint, MI, USA

Dr. Wei Tong Chen, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech), Touliu, Taiwan

Dr. Robert de Souza, National University of Singapore

Dr. Victor Esteves, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria and President, African Engineering Education Association

Dr. Emilio Insfran, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Dr. Arun Kumar, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Dr. Eui Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA

Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick – Fredericton, Canada

Dr. Cristian Rusu, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile

Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA

Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of District of Colombia, USA

Dr. S P Sarmah, IIT-Kharagpur, India

Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippine

Dr. Ing Eckart Uhlmann, Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK, Germany

Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico

 

HONORARY COMMITTEE

Larry P. Bennett, Engineering Director, Vehicle Technology and Innovation, Eaton, Southfield, Michigan, USA

Dr. Uriel Cukierman, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Facultad Regional Buenos Aires, Argentina; President of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council) Committee Member

Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman, Director, Engineering Accreditation Department (EAD) – Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), Board of Engineers Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Dr. Andrew K.S. Jardine, Principal Investigator, Evidence Based Asset Management, Founding Director of Centre for Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Engineering and Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Hans-Juergen Hoyer, Secretary General of the International Federation for Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), Executive Secretary of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) and Resident Scholar in Global Engineering at Marquette University

Hulas King, Director, Diversity, Professional Affiliations & Global Community Relations at Siemens PLM Software

 

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Joseph I. Ajiri, South University, Novi, Michigan, USA

Dr. Mohsen Alardhi, College of Technological Studies, Kuwait

Dr. Hesham K. Alfares, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Farouq Alhourani, University of Tampa, Florida, USA

Dr. José R. Deliz Álvarez, Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico

Dr. Soroor Alkhafaji, Baghdad University, Iraq

Dr. Behrooz Arbabshirani, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Dr. Fatemeh Almasi, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran

Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India

Vladimir Robles Bykbaev, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador

Dr. Omar Ghrayeb – Northern Illinois University, USA

Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Babylon City, Hilla, Iraq

Dr. Ajay Joneja, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Dr. Anand Kumar, M.S. Engineering College, Navarathna Agrahara, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. Muammer Koc, Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey

Dr. Vladimir Modrak, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

Dr. Yunos Ngadiman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Dr. Galia Novakova, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria

Dr. Celestine A Ntuen, North Carolina A&T State University, USA

Dr. Kamran Paynabar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Dr. Kit Fai Pun, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

Dr. Kutub Uddin, Khulna University of Engineering & Tech, Bangladesh

Dr. Sarder E. Sadique, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA

Dr. Sushil K. Shetty Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA

Dr. Sarbjit Singh, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Dr. Seema Singh, Delhi Technological University, India

Dr. Nubia Velasco, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Dr. Li Xu, Old Dominion University, USA

 

TRACK CHAIRS

Artificial Intelligence

Peiman Pazhoheshfar, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad Univ., Iran

Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 

Automation and Control

Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya 

Automotive Manufacturing

Dr. Daw Alwerfalli, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA 

CAE Applications in Design and Manufacturing

Dr. Ahsanul Karim, Ford Motor Company 

Case Studies

Ghorbanmohammad Komaki, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 

Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

Dr. A. John Rajan, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India 

Computer and Computing

Dr. Jatinderkumar R. Saini, Narmada College of Computer Application, Gujarat, India 

Construction Management

Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt 

Data Analytics

Dr. Lihui Shi, Centerfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California, USA 

Decision Sciences

Dr. Md. Abdul Alim, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka

Mohamad Amin Kaviani. Young Researchers & Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, Iran 

Design and Analysis

Mohammadsadegh Mobin, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA 

E-Business/E-Commerce

Zahra Daneshfar, Aminparsian Insurance Services Company, Tehran, Iran 

E-Manufacturing

Dr. Rajendra Patil, TSSM's Padmabhooshan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology, Bavdhan, Pune, India 

Energy

Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

Dr. Mizanur Rahman, UTM 

Engineering Education

Dr. Chee-Ming Chan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Dr. Peter Toth, Obuda University, Hungary 

Engineering Management

Dr. Sabine Baumann, Jade University, Germany 

Entrepreneurship

Ahmad Rashed, Nassar Stone, Palestinian Territory 

Environmental Systems

Dr. Quazi K. Hassan, University of Calgary, Canada 

Financial Engineering

S.M. Tofayel Ahmad, Bangladesh Bank, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Healthcare Operations and Services

Dr. Mohammad Dehghani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Dr. Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh, Univeristy of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran 

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Dr. Fabio Frugiero, University of Basilicata, Italy 

Information Technology

Dr. Sandhya Makkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, India 

Innovation

Afshin Jamshidi, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec - IRDPQ, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada 

Inventory Management

Dr. Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy 

Lean

Dr. Faranak Fathi Aghdam, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Logistics

Ketut Gita Ayu, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia 

Maintenance Services

Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Manufacturing

Dr. Andy Pandian, Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), Michigan, USA 

Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)

Dr. Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand 

Modeling and Simulation

Dr. Mohammad Dehghani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Canada

Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada 

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Edly Ferdin Ramly, EFR Management Consultant, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 

Operations Management

Dr. Shahla Yassaei, Sharif University, Iran 

Operations Research

Dr. Michael Mutingi, National University of Science and Technology, Namibia

Behzad Nikjo, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran 

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait 

Production Planning and Management

Dr. Gede Agus Widyadana, Petra Christian University, Indonesia 

Project Management

Dr. Arun Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA

Afshan Roshani, Permasteelisa North America, CT, USA 

Quality

Mehran Doulat Abadi, Genichi Taguchi Center for Quality and Sustainability, Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Afshan Roshani, Permasteelisa North America, CT, USA 

Reliability

Aide Aracely Maldonado Macias, Autonomous Univ. of Ciudad Juarez Mexico

Mohammadsadegh Mobin, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA 

Sensors and Sensing Systems

Dr. Mukti Rana, Delaware State University, USA 

Service Systems and Management

Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand 

Six Sigma

Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE 

Statistics and Optimizations

Dr. Arjun K. Gupta, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA

Dr. Azadeh Maroufmashat, University of Waterloo, Canada 

Supply Chain

Dr. Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 

Sustainability and Green Systems

Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 

Sustainable Manufacturing

Dr. Omar Ashour, Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 

Systems Engineering

Dr. Hema Date, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India 

Technology Management

Dr. Alina Shamsuddin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 

Transportation and Traffic

Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran 

GD&T Workshop Chair

Saso Krstovski, Ford Motor Company

 

STUDENT COMMITTEE

Altherwi Abdulhai, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia and MSIE Program – LTU

Arman Dehpanah, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran

Behnam Malmir, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA

Gomanth Duvvuru - Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Program - LTU

Hassan Hijry, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia and MSIE Program - LTU

Leah Batty - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Program - LTU

Salem Lakrash, Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems (DEMS) Program - LTU

Venkata Rajasekhar Gandavarapu - MS in Industrial Engineering Program – LTU

 

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