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COMMITTEE
\n<\/strong>4th North American IEOM Toronto Conference<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n

Honorary Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Abdul Rahim
\nFaculty of Business Administration
\nUniversity of New Brunswick (UNB)
\nFredericton, Canada<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Conference Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Ahad Ali
\nAssociate Professor and Director of IE Programs
\nLawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Dr. Ali ElKamel
\nUniversity of Waterloo
\nWaterloo, Canada<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Dr. Srinivas Ganapathyraju
\nSheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
\nBrampton, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Industry Solutions Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Steven Sibrel
\n<\/strong>Senior Supplier Quality Manager
\nHarman International, Novi, MI
\nProfessional Development Chair and Past Chair – ASQ Greater Detroit<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Chair – Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pr. Loubna Benabbou
\nManagement Sciences Department
\nUQAR- L\u00e9vis Campus
\nL\u00e9vis, QC, Canada<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Co-Chair – Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prof. Soumaya Yacout
\n<\/strong>Professor
\n<\/strong>Department of\u00a0 Industrial Engineering
\n<\/strong>\u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al<\/span>
\nMontr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Global Engineering Education Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Abu Masud, P.E. (Retired)
\nBoeing Global Engineering Professor
\nIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
\nWichita State University, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

\"AbuMasud150x150\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Hamid Parsaei, P.E.
\nProfessor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
\nTexas A&M University (College Station)
\nand
\nProfessor of Mechanical Engineering
\nTexas A&M University Qatar<\/p>\n

\"Hamid<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

5th NA Conference Chairs (2020 Monterrey)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Bernaro Villarreal Celstino
\nEngineering Department
\nUniversity of Monterrey, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Ing. Luz Mar\u00eda Valdez de la Rosa
\nEngineering Department
\nUniversity of Monterrey, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Ing. Jacobo Tijerina Aguilera
\nDirector of Extension, Consulting and Research Division
\nUniversity of Monterrey, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Sponsors and Exhibitors Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Don Reimer
\nLawrence Technological University
\nSouthfield, Michigan<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n

Organizing Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Prof. Qipeng (Phi) Zheng, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \n

    Track Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Samira A. Rahimi, Eng, PhD<\/span>
    \nAssistant Professor<\/span>
    \nDepartment of Family Medicine<\/span>
    \nMcGill University<\/span>
    \nMontr\u00e9al, QC, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Ehsan Teymourian
    \nRutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
    \nNJ, USA<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Automation and Agility<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Alok K. Verma, Ph.D., P.E., CMfgE
    \nRay Ferrari Professor
    \nEngineering Technology Department
    \nOld Dominion University
    \nNorfolk, Virginia<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Automotive Manufacturing Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Mukdam Kena
    \nFord Motor Company
    \nDearborn, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Business Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr. Luis Rocha-Lona
    \nInstituto Polit\u00e9cnico Nacional
    \nMexico City, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Abdulaziz Ahmed
    \nProgram Director, Business Department
    \nUniversity of Minnesota Crookston<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Case Studies<\/strong><\/span>
    \nGhorbanmohammad Komaki
    \nCase Western Reserve University
    \nCleveland, Ohio<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Cellular Manufacturing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Gursel Suer
    \nIndustrial and Systems Engineering
    \nOhio University
    \nAthens, Ohio<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Computer Aided Design, Applications and Computing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Rushan Ziatdinov
    \nDepartment of Industrial Engineering
    \nKeimyung University
    \nDaegu, South Korea<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Construction Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Rakesh Ramnath
    \nThe University of the West Indies
    \nSt Augustine Campus, West Indies<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Cyber Security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Gahangir Hossain
    \nTexas A&M University-Kingsville
    \nKingsville, Texas<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Sikder M. Kamruzzaman, PhD, SMIEEE<\/div>\n
    \n
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/div>\n
    Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering<\/div>\n
    Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Data Analytics<\/strong> \/ Business Analytics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Bharat Kolluri
    \nBarney School of Business
    \nUniversity of Hartford
    \nWest Hartford, Connecticut<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Mehdi Davoodi
    \nRutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
    \nNew Brunswick, NJ<\/p>\n

    Decision Sciences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Ing. Johanna Trujillo D\u00edaz, M.Sc.
    \nPrograma Ingenier\u00eda Industrial
    \nEscuela Colombiana de Ingenier\u00eda Julio Garavito
    \nBogot\u00e1, D.C., Colombia<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Design and Analysis<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Mohammadsadegh Mobin
    \nFiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Ahsanul Karim
    \nFord Motor Company
    \nDearborn, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Defense and Aviation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr.\u00a0Farshid Azadian
    \nManagement, Marketing and Operations Department
    \nCollege of Business
    \nEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    \nDaytona Beach, Florida<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    e-Business\/e-Service \/ e-Commerce<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    TBA<\/p>\n

    Energy
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Sadi
    \nUniversity of Central Missouri
    \nKansas City, Missouri<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Engineering Education<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr.\u00a0Daniel M. Ferguson
    \nEngineering Education
    \nPurdue University
    \nWest Lafayette, Indiana<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Engineering Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr.\u00a0Adrian Ramirez Nafarrate
    \nITAM
    \nMexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Luz Mar\u00eda Valdez de la Rosa
    \nEngineering Management Program
    \nDivision of Engineering and Technology
    \nUniversidad de Monterrey
    \nMonterrey, Mexico<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Environmental Systems Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Ali ElKamel
    \nUniversity of Waterloo
    \nWaterloo, Canada<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Financial Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Cesar Acosta
    \nDaniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
    \nUniversity of Southern California
    \nLos Angeles, California<\/p>\n

    Healthcare Operations and Services<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Joonyup Eun
    \nVanderbilt University
    \nNashville, Tennessee<\/p>\n

    Vahab Vahdat
    \nPhD Candidate – Industrial Engineering
    \nNortheastern University<\/p>\n

    Human Factors and Ergonomics<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Fabio Frugiero
    \nUniversity of Basilicata, Italy<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Industrial Services<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Joseph Ogundu
    \nEmerald Global Consulting
    \nSouthfield, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Information Systems and Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr. Farouq Alhourani
    \nInformation and Technology Management
    \nUniversity of Tampa
    \nTampa, Florida<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Innovation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Gilson Ditzel Santos
    \nUniversidade Tecnol\u00f3gica Federal do Paran\u00e1 (UTFPR)
    \nPato Branco, Brazil<\/p>\n

    Inventory Management<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Salvatore Miranda
    \nAssociate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering
    \nUniversity of Salerno, Italy<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Lean<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Faranak Fathi Aghdam
    \nFiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
    \nAuburn Hills, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Logistics
    \n<\/strong><\/span>Shahram Taj, Ph.D.
    \nLogistics & Supply Chain Management
    \nFlorida Polytechnic University
    \nLakeland, Florida<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Manufacturing
    \n<\/span><\/strong>Dr. Ramy Harik
    \nMcNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research
    \nUniversity of South Carolina
    \nColumbia, South Carolina
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"\"
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Mathematical Modeling\/ Heuristics and Meta-Heuristics
    \n<\/strong><\/span>Dr. Aidin Delgoshaei
    \n<\/span><\/span>University of Kharazmi
    \nIran<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Modeling and Simulation<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Mohammad Dehghani
    \nNortheastern University
    \nBoston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Ali ElKamel
    \nUniversity of Waterloo
    \nCanada<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Operations Management<\/span><\/strong>
    \nHans-J\u00fcrgen Sebastian
    \nInstitut f\u00fcr Wirtschaftswissenschaften
    \nRWTH Aachen
    \nAachen, Germany<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Amr Elbadan
    \nUniversity of Business and Technology
    \nJeddah, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Operations Research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Qipeng Phil Zheng
    \nAssociate Professor
    \nDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
    \nUniversity of Central Florida
    \nOrlando, Florida, USA<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Dr. Azadeh Maroufmashat
    \nUniversity of Waterloo
    \nCanada<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Optimization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Mahdi Fathi
    \nIndustrial and Systems Engineering
    \nMississippi State University<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)<\/span><\/strong>
    \nDr. Bill Edwards, PhD, PE, PMP
    \nIndustrial, Systems, & Engineering Management
    \nPawley Lean Coordinator
    \nOakland University
    \nRochester, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Md Tanbiruj Jaman
    \nAGCO Corporation
    \nHesston, Kansas<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Production Engineering<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Jos\u00e9 L\u00e1zaro Ferraz, Ph.D.
    \n<\/strong>Coordinator of Production Engineering Course
    \nEngineering College of Sorocaba – BRAZIL<\/p>\n

    Production Planning and Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Edmund L. Ijumba<\/strong>
    \nEvergreen Packaging
    \nMemphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Project Management<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Arun Nambiar
    \nCalifornia State University
    \nFresno, California<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Afshan Roshani
    \nPermasteelisa North America
    \nWindsor, Connecticut<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Quality<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Andy Pandian
    \nSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU)
    \nSaginaw Valley, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Reliability<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Seyed A. Niknam
    \nWestern New England University
    \nSpringfield, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

    \"\"
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Sensors and Sensing<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Mukti Rana
    \nDelaware State University
    \nDover, Delaware<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Service Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    TBA<\/p>\n

    Six Sigma<\/strong><\/span>
    \nSaso Krstovski
    \nFord Motor Company
    \nSterling Heights, Michigan<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Supply Chain \/ Supply Chain Sustainability \/ Green Supply Chain<\/span><\/strong>
    \nDr. Faisal Aqlan
    \nPenn State Behrend
    \nErie,\u00a0Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Sustainability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Amarjit Singh
    \nUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
    \nHonolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Sustainable Manufacturing<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Omar Ashour
    \nPenn State Behrend
    \nErie,\u00a0Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Statistical Process Monitoring<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Mojtaba Pasha<\/span>
    \n<\/span><\/b>Department of Mathematics and Statistics
    \nUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Statistics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Arjun K. Gupta
    \nBowling Green State University
    \nBowling Green, Ohio<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Systems Dynamics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr.\u00a0Mahdi Bastan
    \nDepartment of Industrial Engineering
    \nUniversity of Eyvanekey, Semnan, Iran<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Systems Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr.\u00a0Wilkistar Otieno
    \nIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering
    \nUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Technology Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr. Masoud Rahiminezhad Galankashi
    \nUniversity of Technology, Malaysia<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Transportation and Traffic<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi
    \nMehrastan University
    \nGilan, Iran<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    \n

    Competition Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, MehrAstan University, Gilan, Iran<\/p>\n

    Graduate Student Paper Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland<\/p>\n

    Doctoral Dissertation Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Mehran Doulat, Center for Quality and Sustainability, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/p>\n

    Masters Thesis Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Suat Kasap, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait<\/p>\n

    Senior Design Capstone Project\u00a0 Poster Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE<\/p>\n

    Undergraduate Research Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia<\/p>\n

    Simulation and PLM Competition Chair<\/span>
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Dr. Magdy Helal, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait<\/p>\n

    High School and Middle School \/ K-12 STEM Competition Chair<\/span>
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Tech University, Michigan<\/p>\n

    Poster Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    TBA<\/p>\n

    Lean Six Sigma\u00a0Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr. Saso Krstovski,\u00a0Ford Motor Company,\u00a0Sterling Heights, Michigan<\/p>\n

    Supply Chain and Logistics\u00a0Competition Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Dr.\u00a0Loubna Benabbou,\u00a0University of Quebec (UQAR) in Quebec, Canada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n

    Website Coordinators<\/span>
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Christian Forrest,\u00a0 Manager of Web Services, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
    \nSuvro Sudip, Undergraduate Student at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA<\/p>\n

    \n

    North American Academic\u00a0Committee (NAAC)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
      \n
    • Professor Abdul Mannan, Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Colombia, Washington DC, USA<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Masud Rana, Delaware State University, USA<\/li>\n
    • Dr. M. El-Shark, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Mohamed Awwad, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, New York<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Reza Akhavian, Construction Management Program, School of Engineering, California State University, East Bay<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Sampson Gholston, University of Alabama in Huntsville<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Jacqueline Chestnut, Adjunct Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, College of Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n

      Honorary Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, \u00c9cole Mohammadia d\u2019ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
      \nDr. Fouad Al-Sunni, Department of Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
      \nDr. Richard Bush, Dean, College of Information Technology at Baker College, Flint, Michigan
      \nDr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, Department of Industrial and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, UAE
      \nDr. Mohamed Essaaidi, Professor and Director (Dean), ENSIAS College of Engineering \u2013 Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco
      \nDr. Devashis Mitra, Dean \u2013 Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
      \nProf. Dr. Mohd Razali Muhamad, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and Internationalization), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
      \nProfessor Dr. Norazman Mohamad Nor, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), National Defence University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur
      \nDr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
      \nDr. Ismail Tag, SVP & Provost, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
      \nDr. Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia<\/p>\n

      \n

      Advisory Committee<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, \u00c9cole Mohammadia d\u2019ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
      \nDr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
      \nDr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
      \nDr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
      \nDr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA
      \nDr. Mohammed Ben-Daya,\u00a0King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
      \nDr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
      \nDr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
      \nDr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
      \nDr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK
      \nDr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
      \nDr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
      \nDr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
      \nDr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
      \nDr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA
      \nMasaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan
      \nDr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
      \nDr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
      \nDr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, GSB-Sung Kyun Kwan University,\u00a0Seoul, Korea
      \nDr. Nor Hasni Osman, Universiti Utara Malaysia
      \nDr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA
      \nDr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University \u2013 VNUHCM, Vietnam
      \nDr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
      \nDr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
      \nDr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee \u2013 Knoxville, USA
      \nDr. Rosemary Seva,\u00a0De La Salle University \u2013 Manila, Philippines
      \nDr. Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA
      \nDr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
      \nDr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
      \nDr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute \u2013 Asia Pacific, Singapore
      \nDr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
      \nDr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Universiti Utara Malaysia
      \nDr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
      \nDr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
      \nDr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
      \nDr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands
      \nDr. Ravi Inder S Jassar, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India<\/p>\n

      \n

      Program Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Dr. Rushan\u00a0Ziatdinov, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
      \nDr. Lina Aboueljinane, Industrial Engineering Program, \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Mines de Rabat (ENSMR), Morocco
      \nDr. Bouloiz Hafida, Industrial Engineering Department, National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
      \nDr. Jaouad Boukachour, Universit\u00e9 Le Havre, France<\/p>\n

      \n

      Global Engineering Education Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Dr. Abu Masud, Boeing Global Engineering Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
      \nDr. Hamid Parsaei, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Director of Academic Outreach \u2013 Texas A&M University, Qatar<\/p>\n

      \n

      Industry Solutions Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Dr. Zeki Aya\u011f, Kadir Has University, Turkey
      \nAmine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
      \nSameh Moh. Nour El-Din A-Razek, Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., Alexandria, Egypt
      \nAbdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
      \nNatasha Dzulkarnain, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)
      \nDr. Kenichi Funaki, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan
      \nDr. Adel Hejaaji, Engineering Services Management (ESM) Limited, Essex, UK
      \nDr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
      \nIhfasuziella Ibrahim, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)
      \nDr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
      \nHwa Kooi Kok, Intel Malaysia
      \nAli Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran
      \nGerman Moya, President at IEEE Costa Rica Section, Costa Rica
      \nPaul Moore, International Mining, England, UK
      \nDr. Gerard O\u2019Connor, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
      \nDr.\u00a0Banu Ozkeser, Istanbul, Turkey
      \nDr. Sushil K. Shetty, Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA
      \nMasaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan<\/p>\n

      \n

      Woman in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
      \nDr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
      \nDr. Mey Goh, Assoc Professor in Product Design, Loughborough University, UK
      \nDr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
      \nDr. Stefanie Pillai, Dean and Associate Professo, Faculty of Languages\u00a0& Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      \nDr. Funda Sivrikaya \u015eerifo\u011flu, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
      \nDr. Adibah Shuib, Head of Strategic Planning (Monitoring), Centre for Strategic Planning,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
      \nDr. Vanajah Siva, Chalmers University, Sweden
      \nVanessa Victoire,\u00a0 University of Mauritius
      \nProf. Soumaya Yacout, \u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al, Canada<\/p>\n

      \n

      Technical Committee<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
      \nDr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France
      \nDr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
      \nDr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
      \nGasim Al-Hawarii, Senior Fleet Management Engineer, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates
      \nAli I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hungary
      \n\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Basel Alsayyed, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
      \nDr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
      \nDr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
      \nDr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
      \nDr. Bandar A. Alkhayyal,\u00a0Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
      \nAmine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
      \nDr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
      \nDr.\u00a0 D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
      \nDr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d\u2019Ing\u00e9nieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
      \nDr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
      \nDr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
      \nDr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh
      \nDr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
      \nDr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
      \nDr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
      \nDr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
      \nDr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
      \nDr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
      \nDr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
      \nDr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
      \nDr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
      \nDr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
      \nDr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia
      \nDr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
      \nDr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
      \nDr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq
      \nDr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
      \nDr. Javad Khamisabadi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
      \nDr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
      \nDr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
      \nDr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
      \nDr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
      \nDr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
      \nDr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
      \nDr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
      \nDr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
      \nDr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
      \nDr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
      \nDr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
      \nDr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
      \nDr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
      \nDr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
      \nDr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University \u2013 Fresno, USA
      \nDr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
      \nDr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
      \nDr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
      \nDr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
      \nDr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
      \nDr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
      \nDr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
      \nDr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
      \nDr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
      \nDr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
      \nDr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
      \nDr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
      \nDr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, University of Vaasa, Finland
      \nDr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
      \nDr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
      \nDr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
      \nDr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management
      \nDr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
      \nDr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia
      \nDr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
      \nLaurent Tchommo, Operations Management, Department of CIS & BSAN, College of Business, James Madison University, VA, USA
      \nDr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
      \nDr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
      \nDr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
      \nDr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
      \nDr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
      \nDr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
      \nDr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
      \nDr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
      \n<\/span>Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran<\/p>\n

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