Call for Papers and Presentations (Flyer)
IEOM Society International is organizing the 1st African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Pretoria / Johannesburg, South Africa, October 29 – November 1, 2018. The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
Submission Site: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=eX83H9v
Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit full paper(s). All full papers will be subjected to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and indexed by Scopus. PREVIOUS IEOM PAPERS ARE IN SCOPUS ALREADY. Any submission implies that an author will attend IEOM 2018 South Africa Conference and present the paper or abstract.
Paper Template WORD (*.doc), WORD (*.docx)
Abstract Template WORD (*.doc), WORD (*.docx)
If you need an acceptance letter/invitation letter or have any question, please contact Dr. Taufiq Islam (info@ieomsociety.org).
CLICK HERE for ONLINE Conference Registration
Tracks
Topics covering industrial issues/applications and academic research include, but are not limited to:
Artificial Intelligence
Automation and Control
Business Management
Case Studies
Computers and Computing
Construction Management
Cyber Security
Data Analytics and Big Data
Decision Sciences
Defense Management Science
Design and Analysis
E-Business and E-Commerce
E-Manufacturing and RMS (Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems)
Energy
Engineering Economy
Engineering Education
Engineering Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Environmental Engineering
Facilities Planning and Management
Financial Engineering
Healthcare Systems
Human Factors and Ergonomics
IE / OM in Africa
Information Technology and Information Systems
Inventory Management
Lean
Logistics Management
Manufacturing
Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)
Modeling and Simulation
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Operations Management
Operations Research
Optimization
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Production Planning and Management
Project Management
Quality Control and Management
Reliability and Maintenance
Sensors and Sensing Systems
Service Systems and Service Management
Six Sigma
Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Statistics
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability and Green Systems
Sustainability in Supply Chain, Enterprise Operations and Strategies including Food Supply Chain (Special Track, organized by Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Derby Business School, University of Derby, UK and Dr. Vikas Kumar, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK)
Sustainable Manufacturing
Systems Engineering
Technology Management
Total Quality Management
Transportation and Traffic
Waste Management
Work Design, Measurement, Standardization and ISO
COMPETITIONS:
- Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
- Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
- Master Thesis Competition
- Doctoral Dissertation Competition
- Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Poster Competition
- Undergraduate Research Competition
- High School and Middle School STEM Competition
- Simulation and PLM Competition
- Lean Six Sigma Case Study Competition
- Supply Chain and Logistics Case Study Competition
- Poster Competition
Special Tracks
Globally Competitive Rail Manufacturing
Global Engineering Education (GEE)
Industry Solutions
Women in Industry and Academia (WIIAA)
Panel Sessions on GEE and WIIAA
Deadlines
- Paper submission deadline: July 30, 2018
- Notification of acceptance: August 7, 2018
- Camera-ready submission deadline: August 15, 2018
- Registration deadline: August 30, 2018
- Conference: October 29 – November 1, 2018