Global Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence

Distinguished speakers will present industry best practices on lean implementations for various industry sectors in small and medium manufacturing, assembly, healthcare, banking, logistics, services, etc.

November 14, Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:45 pm – Onsite Room 1
Session Chair: Dr Seyed Mojib Zahraee

4:00 – 4:20, November 14, Tuesday

Theo Goutzioulis
Senior Process Transformation Lead / Scrum Lead / Product Owner
Telstra
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

4:20 – 4:40, November 14, Tuesday

4:40 – 5:00, November 14, Tuesday

Dr. Guilherme Tortorella
Senior Lecturer
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, Australia

5:00 – 5:20, November 14, Tuesday

Dr Seyed Mojib Zahraee
Research Assistant
RMIT School of Engineering
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia

Dr Seyed Mojib Zahraee is a research assistant at RMIT School of Engineering. His research domains are sustainable biomass supply chain, supply chain management, Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma sustainable renewable energy value chain, transportation and logistics, sustainability, and optimizing operations. Seyed has published over 60 research papers in multidisciplinary fields with more than 2,000 citations. Additionally, he has reviewed more than 250 papers for reputational journals and conferences.

5:20 – 5:40, November 14, Tuesday

5:40 – 6:00, November 14, Tuesday

Dr. Ahad Ali
Associate Professor
Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Executive Director, IEOM Society International

Dr. Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. Dr. Ali is the Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ali is the Executive Director of IEOM Society and Conference Chair of the Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and operations Management, Kuala Lumpur 2016. He advised six doctorate students in Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems. Dr. Ali has published journal and conference papers. He was past President of IIE Lean Division. Dr Ali has done research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include quality, reliability, six sigma, manufacturing, simulation, optimization, scheduling, maintenance, e-manufacturing, lean, CAE and GD&T and. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IEOM, INFORMS, and SME.