Proceedings – First Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM)Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9-10, 2010
ISSN: 2169-8767 (U.S. Library of Congress) ISBN: 978-984-33-0988-4
Keynote1 Current Trends in Operations Research
Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Keynote2 Operations Management, Quality Management and Supply Chain Management: An Integrated Approach
Dr. Abdur Rahim, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton (Canada)
Keynote3 Accreditation of Engineering Education: Option or Necessity
Dr. Tasneem Pervez, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
Keynote4 Operations Excellence
Mr. Abdul Muktadir, Managing Director – Incepta Pharmaceuticals (Bangladesh)
V. R. Pramod and D. K. Banwet, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 110016, India
ID 102 Optimal Fuzzy Inventory Policies via Fuzzy Geometric Programming
A. Kordi, Department of Productivity and Industrial Engineering, Tarbiat Moalem University, Tehran, Iran
ID 103 Determinants of Supply Management Performance: A Study of the. Garment Industry in Bangladesh
Mohammad Asif Salam, Department of Business, University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
ID 104 Design of a Direct Gain Passive Solar Heating System
Md. Tanbiruj Jaman, Md. Masudur Rahman and A.N.M. Mizanur Rahman, Mechanical Engineering Department, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
ID 105 Quality Costing: An Efficient Tool for Quality Improvement Measurement
Rathindra Nath De, Mechanical Engineering Department, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India
ID 106 Contemporary Model for Project Selection in Changing World
Waqar Ahmed Mirza, Descon Engineering Limited, Pakistan
J. Thavamani, M. Herbert Raj and D. Mohan Lal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India
C. Theophilus Dhyankumar and M. Rajmohan, Department of Industrial Engineering, CEG, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ID 109 Biomedical Signal Processing and Applications
Muhammad Ibn Ibrahimy, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 53100, Malaysia
Aboozar Mehrmanesh, Tehran University, Iran
Alireza Hajisotoudeh, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Mohammad Ali Bavar, Elm-o-Sanat University, Iran
Timir Gandhi and S. M. Bhatt, Mechanical Engineering Department, L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India
Timir Gandhi and S.M. Bhatt, Mechanical Engineering Department, L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India
ID 113 Understanding Project Complexity from the Perspective of a Project Manager
Sanjeev Sinha and Bimal Kumar, School of Built and Environment Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
Avril Thomson, Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, Glasgow G1 1XJ, Scotland, UK
Saurabh Kumar, Department of Electronics and Communications, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
Ali Massaeli, International Science and Research Centers, Research and Technology Directorate, National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
Mona Mirhadi, Industrial Consultant Engineer, Gas Dispatching Directorate of National Iranian Gas Company, Tehran, Iran
ID 115 Queuing based Analysis of Inventory Control in a Multi-Level Supply Chain
Maryam Mohajeri, Amir Hossein Enzabati and Mahdi Tarokh, Department of Industrial Engineering, Khaje Nasir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
ID 116 Development of an Integrated Method for Analyzing Ergonomic Compliance of a Workstation
I. K. Chopde, Mechanical Engineering Department, Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
P. K. Joshi, NaP/PJ-ERG, BOSCH Ltd, MIDC, Satpur, Nashik, India
Y. M. Puri, Mechanical Engineering Department, Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Dinesh V Suryawanshi, Industrial Engineering Department, Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
M. Mazibar Rahman, Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shaid Mallick, Training Research Education for Empowerment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 118 Assessing the Impact of Multi-Loop Kanban Systems in a High-Volume Fabrication System
Dhesirey Beryl K. Sio and Dennis T. Beng Hui, Department of Industrial Engineering, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
ID 120 Prospects of Remanufacturing – Bangladesh Perspective
Md. Rezaul Hasan Shumon, Kazi Arif-Uz-Zaman and Md. Kutub Uddin, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
ID 121 A Meta-Heuristic Algorithm for Solving Economic Lot Scheduling Problem (ELSP)
Farimah Mokhatab Rafiei Department of Industrial Engineering Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan, Iran
ID 122 Selection of Industrial Robots using Compromise Ranking Method
Vijay Manikrao Athawale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Amravati – 444603, India
Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, India
ID 123 Facility Location Selection using PROMETHEE II Method
Vijay Manikrao Athawale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Amravati – 444603, India
Shankar Chakraborty, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, India
ID 124 A TOPSIS Method-based Approach to Machine Tool Selection
Vijay Manikrao Athawale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Amravati – 444603, India
Shankar Chakraborty, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata – 700032, India
Mehdi Rahimdel Meybodi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Payam Noor, Iran
Azamdokht Safi samghabadi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Payam Noor, Iran
Mahdi Bashiri, Department of Industrial Engineering, Shahed University, Iran
ID 126 Design of Two Switch Mechanism Concepts for a Surgical Shears Device
Karthik Kollipalli, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, India
ID 127 Application of ISO – 9001: 2008 in Academic Institutions
Rathindra Nath De, School of Management Science and Mechanical Engineering, BESUS, India
ID 128 Ranking Alternatives in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Based on a Common-Weight DEA
Chiang Kao, Department of Industrial and Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
ID 129 Recognition of Control Chart Patterns using Discriminant Analysis of Shape Features
Monark Bag, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Susanta Kumar Gauri, SQC and OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Shankar Chakraborty, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaShankar Chakraborty
ID 130 Selection of Weapon using Digraph and Matrix Methods
S. Senthil, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, India
ID 132 Managing Material Flow at the US Shipbuilding Industry
MD B. Sarder, Industrial Engineering Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM),730 East Beach Blvd, Long Beach, MS 39560, USA
Ahad Ali, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, Michigan 48075, USA
Susan Ferreira, Systems Engineering Research Center, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
Mohammad A. Rahman, Industrial Engineering Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Long Beach, MS 39560, USA
ID 133 Productivity Improvement through Line Balancing in Apparel Industries
Md. Rezaul Hasan Shumon, Kazi Arif-Uz-Zaman and Azizur Rahman, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
ID 134 Scheduler – Flexible Scheduling Method, Interface with Planning and Production
Kazi Arif-Uz-Zaman, Md. Rezaul Hasan Shumon and Azizur Rahman, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
ID 136 An Industrial Application of DMECA Approach to Management Process Analysis
Azizur Rahman and Md. Kutub Uddin, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and technology, Khulna-920300, Bangladesh
ID 137 Surface Texture Investigation in High-Speed Flat End Milling of Ti-6Al-4V
S. Alam1, AKM Nurul Amin1 and Anayet U. Patwari1,2
1Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Islamic Uninversity of Technnology, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A.K.M Nurul Amin1, Anayet U. Patwari1,2, M.S. Sharulhazrin1, and I. Hafizuddin1, 1Department of Manufacturing and Material Engineering
International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2 Islamic University of Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 139 Behavioral Analysis of Hydraulically Driven Fire Fighting Water Monitor Trailer
Prashant S. Kadu, Department of Mechanical Engineeering, GHRCE, Digdoh Hills, Nagpur, India
Amit R. Bhende, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NYSS CER, Wanadongri, Nagpur, India
Mohammad Iqbal, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Salma Akhter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
Abdullahil Azem, Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
ID 141 Ensuring Safety: A Great Challenge for Electricity Distribution System
Azizur Rahman and Md. Kutub Uddin, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Siful Islam, Asst Engineer, Khulna Power Station (BPDB), Goal Para, Khulna 9000, Bangladesh
ID 142 Decision Analysis for Avoiding Disastrous Consequence of Iran’s Nuclear Conflict
M. A. Rashid, A. Kinjo, T. Nagata and S. Tamaki, Department of Information Engineering, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru-1, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
ID 144 Modularity: Catalyst of Innovation
Farooq Sheikh State University of New York (SUNY), Geneseo, NY, USA
ID 145 Measuring Organizational Leanness Using Fuzzy Approach
Seyed Mahmod Zanjirchi, Hossein Sayyadi Tooranlo and Leili Zeidabadi Nejad, Economics, Management and Accounting Faculty, Yazd University, Iran
ID 146 The Effect of Display Type and Video Game Type on Visual Fatigue and Mental Workload
Chih-Long Lin and Mao-Jiun J. Wang, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, R.O.C
ID 148 Management of Supply Chain in Petroleum Corporations in India
Surajit Roy, LPG Operations, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Mumbai 400053, India
R. S. Dhalla, Microbiological Consultants, Mumbai 400007, India
ID 150 A Model for Automatic Preventive Maintenance Scheduling and Application Database Software
Abul Mukid Mohammad Mukaddes, Nazi Faisal Ahmed Chowdhury and Md. Moin Uddin, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
ID 151 Educating Future Engineers: An Example
Abu S. M. Masud, Graduate School, 107 Jardine Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0004, USA
Lawrence E. Whitman, College of Engineering, 103 Wallace Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0044, USA
ID 153 A Market Driven Demand Estimation Model for the Indian Petroleum Industry
Uttiya Bhattacharyya, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051, India
Rizwan S. Dhalla, Institute of Technology & Management, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400705, India
ID 154 Application of Systematic Layout Planning in Hypermarkets
Rajshekhar S Inglay, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, F-21, Opus Park, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400093, India
Rizwan S Dhalla, Institute of Technology and Management, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400705, India
Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Supply and Distribution, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (MD), G-9, Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400053, India
R. P. Mohanty, and R. S. Dhalla, Institute for Technology and Management, Vashi, Mumbai 400705, India
ID 156 Performance Appraisal of Public Sector Service Organization
Sandhya Pal, Department of Commerce, Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, India
ID 157 Modification of Spur Gear Using Computational Method-Involutes Profile Being Modify
I. D. Paul and G.P. Bhole, Mechanical Engineering Department, Shri Sant Gadge Baba College of Engineering and Technology, ZTC Bhusawal, Maharashtra – 425201, India
ID 158 Modelling Choice of Mobile Technology for M-Banking
Saifullah M. Dewan, School of Information Systems Technology and Management, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ahsanullah M. Dewan, Graduate School of Business, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
ID 160 Collaboration as a Strategy for Auto-service Business at Supermarkets
Debabrata Bhattacharjee, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal-700068, India
ID 161 Impacts of Common Components in Multistage Production System under Uncertain Conditions
M. A. Wazed, Shamsuddin Ahmed and Nukman Yusoff, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ID 163 Possibility Programming Application in Analysis of Fuzzy Knapsack Problems
M. Rad Simson, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
ID 164 Enhancement of Tool Material Machining Characteristics with Cryogenic Treatment: A Review
Rupinder Singh and Kamaljit Singh, Department of Production Engineering, Punjab Technical University (GNDEC, Ludhiana-141006), Punjab, India
ID 165 Effect of Total Quality Management on Performance of Indian Pharmaceutical Industries
Sudhanshu Bala Singh, Pharmacokinetics Department, Glenmark Generics Ltd., A-607, T.T.C. Industrial Area, M.I.D.C., Mahape, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra-400 709, India
R. S. Dhalla, Institute of Technology and Management, B.S.E.L. Tech Park, Vashi, Navi-Mumbai, India
ID 166 Automotive Sector – A Country Wise Comparative Analysis: India-Spain-Brazil
Ananth Rangarajan1, 2, Miguel Mendia Betelu1, 3, André Boaventura Gomide1, 4
1University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
2Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 3Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
4Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
ID 167 BRTS- Bus Rapid Transit System in Pune: Modeling, Simulation and Feasibility Analysis
Ananth Rangarajan, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada,
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, University of Pune, Pune, 411037, Maharashtra, India
ID 168 A New Balancing Approach in Balanced Scorecard by Applying Cooperative Game Theory
M. Jafari-Eskandari, A.R. Aliahmadi, M. Heidari and GH.H. Khaleghi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
A.M.M. Mukaddes, M. N. Bagum, M. A. Islam, M. A. Bashar and V. Chakrabarty, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
ID 170 Models for Bed Occupancy Management of a Hospital in Singapore
Arun Kumar and John Mo, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
ID 172 Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises through Virtual Team
Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Harishani L. Liyanage, Department of Transport and Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa, Colombo, 10400, Sri Lanka
Junya Miyamoto, Kozo Nakamura and Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
ID 175 Design and Kaizen of Automated Assembly Production Lines Using 3D Computer Graphics
Masatoshi Kitaoka, Toshio Fujita and Hideki Kumagai, Department of Industrial Engineering, Kanagawa University, Rokakubashi, Yokohama, Japan
Hitoshi Takeda, Department of Information Management, Bunkyo University, Chigasaki, Kanagawa 253-8550 Japan
Chang-Hsien Hsu, Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Ming-Wei Weng, Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chi-Yuan Chen, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chun-Ming Yang, Department of Business Administration, Asia University, Taichung, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
M. Jafari-Eskandari, Azad University Islamic, East Tehran Branch, Iran
S.G.H. Jalali-Naiini, A.R. Aliahmadi and S.J. Sadjadi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak
Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
ID 178 QMS Positive Impact for SMEs: An Indian Textile Exporter’s Example
K. Sriram, Gandhi Gram Rural University, Gandhigram-624302, India
Shima Mohebbi, Department of Industrial Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran 1999143344, Iran
Iraj Mahdavi and Zahra Hejazizadeh, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol 734, Iran
Bahram Sadeghpour Gilde, Department of Statistics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47415, Iran
ID 180 Structural Modeling of a Manufacturing Organization Focusing on Worker Allocation
Tahera Yesmin, Abdullahil Azeem and Farhana Afreen Proma, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 181 Assessment of the Risks for Workers Using FMEA: A Case Study in a Pharmaceutical Industry
M. Ahsan Akhter Hasin, Tahera Yesmin and Farhana Afreen Proma, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 182 CBM (Condition Based Maintenance) through Score Normalization of Voice Biometrics
Muhammad Haris Nisar and Syed Sarwar Imam, Center of Advance Studies in Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan
ID 183 Emerging Trends in e-Manufacturing, Web-enabled Integration and Smart Manufacturing
Ahad Ali and Devdas Shetty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Tech University, 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA
ID 184 Measurement of Service Quality of an Automobile Service Centre
Rajnish Katarne and Satyendra Sharma, Truba College of Engineering and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (State Technological University M.P.), INDORE, M.P, 452020, India
Jayant Negi, Transnational Knowledge Society Group of Institutions, INDORE, M.P., 452001, India
ID 185 An Empirical Study of Educational Supply Chain Management for the Universities
Md. Mamun Habib and Chamnong Jungthirapanich, Graduate School of Information Technology, Assumption University, Bangkok 10240, Thailand
C. K. Sahoo and S. K. Sahoo, Institute of Mathematics and Application, Bhubaneswar-751007, Orissa, India
ID 188 Effectiveness of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in SMEs of Auto Parts Manufacturing
Harvinder Singh Gill, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhutta College of Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141206, India
Harwinder Singh and Sehijpal Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
ID 190 A Framework for Assessing Management Losses from TPM Perspective
Farhana Afreen Proma, Tahera Yesmin and M. Ahsan Akhtar Hasin, Dept. of Industrial and Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh
Farhana Afreen Proma, Tahera Yesmin and M. Ahsan Akhtar Hasin, Dept. of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh
A.S. Pallegedara, A.K. Kulatunga and W.R. Weerasekara Arachchi, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
U.S.S. Dharmapriya, Department of Engineering Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
U.S.S. Dharmapriya and S.B. Siyambalapitiya, Department of Engineering Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
A.K. Kulatunga, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
A.K. Kulatunga, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
S.B. Siyambalapitiya and U.S.S. Dharmapriya, Department of Engineering Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
U.S.S. Dharmapriya and S.B. Siyambalapitiya, Department of Engineering Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
A.K. Kulatunga, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Golam Mohammad M. Aurup and Ting Ting Cai, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1M8, Canada
ID 197 Analysis of Brainwave Signals to Describe User Preference from Similar Products
Golam Mohammad M. Aurup, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G1M8
Bhaba R. Sarker and Pablo Biswas, Department of Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
ID 199 Applying Quality Cost Analysis in Manufacturing of Power Generators
Mohammad. S. Eslamipour, Mapna Generator Co., Iran
ID 200 Meta Analytic Approach to Compare Competence Indices of an Automobile Company
R. Chakrabarty, S. K. Basu and N. Mazumdar, Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700001, India
Prasun Ghosal, Malabika Biswas and Manish Biswas, Department of Information Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, WB 711103, India
ID 202 Innovative Approach to Engineering Education
Lutfar R. Khan, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
ID 203 Green Supply Chain Management; Critical Research and Practices
L. K. Toke, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Sant Gadge Baba College of Engineering and Technology, ZTC, Bhusawal, Maharashtra – 425201 India
R. C. Gupta and Milind Dandekar, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Shri. G.S.I.T.S. Indore Madhya Pradesh- 452003, India
ID 204 Optimization Technique-Supply Chain in Reverse Logistics
L. K. Toke, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Sant Gadge Baba College of Engineering and Technology, ZTC, Bhusawal, Maharashtra 425201 India
R. C. Gupta and Milind Dandekar, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Shri.G.S.I.T.S. Indore Madhya Pradesh- 452003, India
C. K. Sahoo and S. K. Sahoo, Institute of Mathematics and Application, Bhubaneswar-751007, Orissa, India
Rashed Sahraeian, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
Payman Kaveh, Postgraduate of Industrial Engineering Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
ID 207 A Decision Support Model for Bank Branch Location Selection
Nihan Cinar and S. Sebnem Ahiska, Department of Industrial Engineering, Galatasaray University,Ortakoy, 80840, İstanbul. Turkey
ID 208 Design of a Facial Prosthesis
Md. Shafayet Hossain Bhuiya, Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A5B9, Canada
ID 209 Minimizing Makespan in Flowshops with Bounded Processing Times
Ali Allahverdi, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Harun Aydilek, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally 32093, Kuwait
ID 211 Reliability Modeling of a Manufacturing Cell Operated under Degraded Mode
Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Safat, Kuwait
ID 212 Modeling and Analysis of Fire Center Locations in a City to Minimize Response Time
Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Safat 13060, Kuwait
ID 213 TQM for Bangladesh Power Generating Sector
Azizur Rahman, Md. Rezaul Hasan Shumon and Kazi Arif Uz Zaman, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna-920300, Bangladesh
ID 214 The Rationale of Lean and TPM
Mohammad R. Arashpour, Mohammad R. Enaghani and Roy Andersson, School of Engineering, University of Borås, SE-501 90 Borås, Sweden
ID 215 Connectivity Management in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: A Fuzzy Based Semi-Distributed Approach
Jishan Mehedi, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar, Assam-788010, India
M.K. Naskar, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata700032, West Bengal, India
ID 217 Layered OSGi-based Reconfigurable Lightweight RFID Reader Protocol
Aniruddha Bhattacharjya and Rajat Kumar Pal, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700 009, India
ID 218 A Fuzzy Cost-based FMEA Model
Afshin Jamshidi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Reza Baradaran Kazemzadeh, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
ID 219 Complexity Level in Industrial Firms: Case Studies Implementation
Ibrahim H. Garbie and Ashraf Shikdar, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Oman
ID 220 Point Process Based Maintenance Modeling for Repairable Systems: A Review
V. Md. S. Hussain and V. N. A. Naikan, Reliability Engineering Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721 302, West Bengal, India
ID 221 Minimizing Total Completion Time in Flowshops with Bounded Processing Times
Harun Aydilek, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally 32093, Kuwait
Ali Allahverdi, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
ID 222 Evaluation of the Current Maintenance System and Maintenance Management System in KIMIA Co
Ghasem Ebadi, Chlor – Alkali Process Department, BIPC, Mahshahr, Iran
ID 223 Modelling Cost of Maintenance Contract for Rail Infrastructure
Anisur Rahman, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
Gopinath Chattopadhyay, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Health, CQUniversity Australia, Bryan Jordan Drive, Gladstone, QLD4680, Australia
ID 224 Energy Consumption, Energy Savings and Emission Analysis for Industrial Motors
R. Saidur and M. Hasanuzzaman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
N. A. Rahim, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ID 225 Development of a Web based Education Module for Verilog HDL
Rifat Shima and Liakot Ali, Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Postcode 1000, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Arshed Mehmood, Mechanical Engineering Department UET, Taxila, Pakistan
Mirza Jahanzaib, Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
ID 227 Employee Attrition in Engineering Firms: Case Study of DCIPS Pvt. Ltd, India
Sharmistha Banerjee, Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta, India
Sumana Guha, St. Xavier’s College, Department of Commerce, Kolkata, India
ID 228 Grounded Linguistic Symbols and WordNet Ontologies
Samir K. Borgohain, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar, Assam – 788010, India
Shivashankar B. Nair, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam – 781039, India
Mir M. A. Hayder, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6, Canada
ID 230 Intermittent Demand Forecast and Inventory Reduction Using Bayesian ARIMA Approach
Mohammad Anwar Rahman, Industrial Engineering Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS 39560, USA
Bhaba R. Sarker, Department of Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Ghasem Ebadi, Chlor – Alkali Process Department, BIPC, Mahshahr, Iran
ID 232 Advanced Design for Robot in Mars Exploration
P. Pradeep, M. Prabhakaran, B. Prakash, P. Arun Kumar and G. Gopu, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore-641022, Tamilnadu, India
ID 233 An Integrated Supply Chain Model for the Supply Uncertainty Problem
S. Mehdi Sajadifar and Behrooz Pourghannad, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Culture, Park Avenue,
Ashrafi e Esfahani Blvd. Tehran, Iran
ID 234 Secure Mobile Payment System in e-Commerce
Md. Khaled Hossain Ansary and Liakot Ali, Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Postcode 1000, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 235 Model for Forecasting Passenger of Airport
Farzane Ahmadzade, Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Karaj Branch, Karaj, Tehran, Iran
ID 236 A 1-V LNA for UWB Applications in 90 nm CMOS Technology
Santosh K. Gupta, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam) – 788010, India
Anirban Das, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam) – 788010, India
ID 237 Development of a Mobile Agent for Modern e-shopping
Md. Ashik Ali Khan and Md. Liakot Ali, Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Postcode 1000, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 238 Corner Effects in SOI Vs Bulk Tri gate FinFETs using 3D device simulation
Santosh K. Gupta and Pavan K. Manchi, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam) – 788010, India
ID 239 Global Outsourcing Strategy: Product Development Perspective
A.H.M. Shamsuzzoha, Department of Production, University of Vaasa, PO Box 700, FI-65101, Finland
A.B.M. Abdul Malek and M. Iqbal, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
M. M. Nazrul Islam and Prodeep Kumar Paul, Planning, Apex Holdings Ltd, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Abdur Rahim, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Mohammed Fareeduddin, Department of Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Abdur Rahim, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Muhammad Shakil, Department of Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Eskandar Soheilpour, National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (BIPC), Chlor Alkali (CA) Process Department, Khuzestan, Iran
ID 244 Tradeoffs among Paradigms in Supply Chain Management
V. Cruz Machado, UNIDEMI, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal
Susana Duarte, UNIDEMI, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal
ID 245 Stochastic Investment Decision Making with Dynamic Programming
Md. Noor-E-Alam1 and John Doucette1,2, 1Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2TRLabs, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Michelle V. Mancenido, Ana Camille D. Lopez, Irish Faith Maravillas and Trisha Marie Panes, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
ID 247 Demand Based Pricing Model for Outsourced Software Application Maintenance
Jagadish Kundu, Cognizant Technology Solutions, GN-34/3, Salt Lake Electronic Complex, Kolkata, India
Abhik Mukherjee, Department of Computer Science & Technology Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur, Howrah, India
ID 248 Leveraging Web 2.0 for Increasing Competitiveness of Offshore-Driven IT Industry
Jagadish Kundu, Cognizant Technology Solutions, GN-34/3, Salt Lake Electronic Complex, Kolkata 700 091, India
Abhik Mukherjee, Department of Computer Science and Technology Bengal Engineering & Science University Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, India
ID 249 Crashing Project Time by Linear Programming (LP): A Case Study
Mohammad Anamul Haque, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Nafis Ahmad, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ID 250 Design of On-Board Weighing System for Effective Supply Chain Management
Suresh, K., Gunasekaran, TDesign of On-Board Weighing System for Effective Supply Chain Management
P. Suresh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India
R. Kesavan, Department of Production Technology Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
K. Gunasekaran and R. Thanigaivelan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India
ID 251 Open Loop Supply Chain Model for the Automotive Industry Using Hybrid K-Means GA with SA
P. Suresh Department of Mechanical Engineering Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India
R. Kesavan Department of Production Technology Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Chowdury Md. Luthfur Rahman, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Chowdury Md. Luthfur Rahman, Graduate student, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Paul Rogers and S.T. Enns, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
ID 254 Ranking of Bangladeshi Coals Based on Fuzzy Set Theory
M. Shamsuzzaman and F. Dweiri, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
A.M.M. Sharif Ullah, Department of Mechanical Engineering Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan
R. Chakrabarty and Mahuya Chakrabarti, Department of Business Management, Calcutta University, India
ID 256 The Relationship between Project Management and E-Collaboration
Marjan Mohammad Jafari, Shamsuddin Ahmed and Siti Zawiah Md Dawal, Department of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing, University of Malaya Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ID 257 Minimizing Makespan for a Flexible Flow Shop Scheduling Problem in a Paint Company
Sandipan Karmakar and Biswajit Mahanty, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
ID 258 Production Planning using Simulation Approach verses Hybrid Approach: A Case Study
M M Hossain, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
M D Byrne, Division of Operations Management, Business School, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom
ID 259 Reliability Assessment of Used Components in Consumer Electronics Products
K. Arun Vasantha Geethan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
S. Jose, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, India
P. Devabalan, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Bharath Niketan Engineering College, Theni, India
ID 260 Applications of Data Mining Techniques in Customer Churn Prediction
Sahand KhakAbi, Mohammad R. Gholamian and Morteza Namvar, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran
ID 261 Design and Manufacturing of a Stair Climbing Vehicle
Md. A. Hossain. Nafis A. Chowdhury, Rubaiat I. Linda and Shamiuzzaman Akhtar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIST, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
ID 263 On Developing an Adaptive Gage R&R Evaluation Model of Measurement System
JrJung Lyu and Ming-Hsien Hsu, Department of Industrial and Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC
Rashed Sahraeian, Mahdi Bashiri and Majid Ramezani, Department of Industrial Engineering, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
A. John Rajan, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
K. Ganesh, Senior consultant, Global Business Services, IBM India Private Limited, Mumbai, India
K.V. Narayanan, Controller of Examinations, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
ID 278 Procurement Management Challenges in Gas Projects of Iran
Mohammad Vafaiee, Mohammad Saleh Owlia and Mohammad Ali Vahdat, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Yazd University of Iran
Mohsen Vafaiee, Senior Expert of Procurement Contracts
ID 279 Application of Integer Linear Programming Model in Vendor Selection
A. John Rajan, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
K. Ganesh, Senior consultant (Supply Chain), IBM, Mumbai, India
K.V. Narayanan, Controller of Examinations, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
Mahadevan ML, Poorana Kumar S, and Vinodh R, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
Paul Robert T, Department of Industrial Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
ID 281 Application of a Plug-and-Play Guidance Module for Hospital Robots
M.K. Hasan, A.S.M. Hoque and Tamas Szecsi, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
ID 282 FFT Based Spectrum Analysis of Three Phase Signals in Park (d-q) Plane
Anuradha Guha and Surajit Chattopadhay, Electrical Engineering Department, Hooghly Engineering & Technology College, West Bengal, India
Samarjit Sengupta, Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-9, India
ID 283 Development of Interactive CAD Teaching System
W. Xu, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
Shams Rahman, Logistics and Supply Chain Discipline, School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
Willem Selen, Business Administration Department, College of Business & Economics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
ID 287 Operating Point Optimization of a Poly-Phase Asynchronous Machine for Energy Saving
Pinaki Chakraborty and Surajit Chattopadhyay, Electrical Engineering Dept., Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, West Bengal, India
Samarjit Sengupta, Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-9, India
Subhasis Kundu and Surajit Chattopadhay, Electrical Engineering Department, Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, West Bengal, India
Samarjit Sengupta, Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-9, India
ID 289 OR Modeling and Public Policies in Bangladesh: Implementation Challenges
Shams Rahman, Logistics and Supply Chain Discipline, School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
ID 291 Kanban Supplier System as a Standardization Method and WIP Reduction
Ahad Ali, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48334, USA
Mohammad Khadem, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-khod 123, Muscat, Oman
Neriliz Santini, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, PR 00680, USA
Mohammad Hossein Fazel Zarandi, Soheil Davari and Ahmad Hemmati, Department of Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
ID 294 A Granular Computing Approach to Decision Analysis using Rough Set Theory
Iftikhar U. Sikder, Department of Computer and Information Science, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
ID 295 Analysis of Potential Wind and Solar Energy at Selected Airport Locations in Canada
Quazi K. Hassan Department of Geomatics Engineering, and, Centre for Environmental Engineering Research and Education Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ahad Ali, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 W Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA
ID 296 The Application of Occupational Safety and Health Management in Train Workshop” Balai Yasa”
PT Kereta Api (Persero) Yogyakarta, Widodo Hariyono, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta 55164, Indonesia
ID 299 Productivity Assessment and Its Improvement Strategies for a Ceramic Industry – A Case Study
Mohammad Iqbal1, Abul Fazal Md. Salahuddin2, Salma Akhter3 and Nasrin Jahan4, 1Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, 2Office of the Registrar, 3Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science 4 Department of Economics Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
ID 300 Method and Algorithm for solving the Bicriterion Network Problem
Hossain M. Akter, Ecole Doctorale Internationale, Technical University of Sofia, bul. Kl. Ohridsky 8, Sofia, Bulgaria
ID 301 Developing an Information Model for Supply Chain Information Flow and its Management
A. M. M. Mukaddes, C. A. A. Rashed, A. B. M. A. Malek, M. J. Kaiser and S.M. S. Alam, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
ID 302 Recognition of Control Chart Patterns using Discriminant Analysis of Shape Features
Monark Bag, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India
Susanta Kumar Gauri, SQC and OR Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata-700108, West Bengal, India
Shankar Chakraborty, Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India
ID 303 Superplastic Behavior of Al5083 Alloy during Microforming Process
M.A.M. Hossain, K.Y. Park and S.T. Hong, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic
ID 304 Six Sigma based Control Chart for the Number of Defectives
R. Radhakrishnan, Department of Statistics, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 014, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Balamurugan, Department of Statistics, The Kavery Engineering College, Salem-636 453, Tamil Nadu, India
R. Radhakrishnan and P. K. Sivakumaran, Department of Statistics, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 014, Tamil Nadu, India
ID 306 Dynamic Analysis of Petrochemical Project Progress – A System Dynamics Approach
Mashayekhi Ali N., Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, Mazaheri Tahmasb and Yousefi Fatemeh, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
ID 307 Optimal Solution for Multi-Objective Facility Layout Problem Using Genetic Algorithm
S. Jannat, A.A. Khaled and Sanjoy Kumar Paul, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh
ID 308 Performance Analysis of Coal fired Power Plants in India
Santosh K Behera, and Ambika P Dash, NTPC, India, Jamal A Farooquie, Aligarh Muslim University, India
ID 309 A Quality Function Deployment Approach for Improving Quality of Yarn: A Case Study
S. Jannat, A.K.M. Maud and M.A. Habib, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, BUET, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
ID 310 Reliability Modeling of a Manufacturing Cell Operated under Degraded Mode
Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Safat 13060 Kuwait
ID 311 Decision Analysis in Sector Selection: A Case Study of a Development Organization
Sudipa Sarker, Department of Industrial Engineering and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
ID 312 Heuristic Solution of Multi Item Dynamic Lot-Sizing: A Case Study
Sultana Parveen and Hafiz Ullah, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Chandra K. Jaggi and Mona Verma, Department of Operational Research, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
ID 315 Literature Review and Future Directions in SCM Research
Zaheed Halim, School of Business, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh
Chaudhary Imran Sarwar, Institute of Business Administration, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Management Studies Department, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan