Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: December 5, 2024

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Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=282w1Sd

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IEOM Society International is organizing the 7th Annual Bangladeshi International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is hosted by AIUB – American International University – Bangladesh. The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore 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.

The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest technologies, tools and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023) and Melbourne (2023). The IEOM Society currently has 220 student chapters in 54 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 20,000 members.

Templates

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Abstract – http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-dubai2024.docx
Paper Checklist – http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-checklist.pdf
IEOM Reference Format – http://ieomsociety.org/documents/ieom-reference-format.docx

Sample IEOM Papers can be followed to prepare a quality paper:
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4, Paper 5, Paper 6, Paper 7, Paper 8, Paper 9 and Paper 10.

SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN IJIEOM (International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

If you need an acceptance letter/invitation letter or have any question, please contact Dr. Taufiq Islam (info@ieomsociety.org).

Tracks

Topics covering industrial issues/applications and theoretical research include:

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Business Management and Operations Management
Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT
Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement
Engineering Management and Project Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Facilities Planning and Layout
Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems
Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence
Manufacturing, Assembly and Design
Quality, Reliability and Maintenance
Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement
Supply Chain and Logistics
Sustainability, Green Systems and Energy
Case Studies and Best Practices

COMPETITIONS:

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied
Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON
Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz
Master Thesis Competition
Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Competition
High School STEM Project Competition
AI-ML Competition
Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
Lean Six Sigma Competition
Simulation Competition
Poster Competitions

IEOM Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Each paper must present a significant research contribution, encompassing:

Motivation of the Research: Clearly state the relevance of the research and its importance within the field.
Problem Statements and Objectives: Identify the specific problem(s) addressed and outline clear, measurable objectives.
Literature Review: Provide a comprehensive review of relevant research to establish the context and background.
Data: Describe the data sources, collection methods, and any preprocessing steps undertaken.
Methods: Detail the methodologies used, including the rationale behind their selection.
Results: Include both numerical and graphical results, effectively presenting key findings.
Statistical Analysis and Hypothesis Tests: Perform appropriate statistical tests to validate findings, presenting results with proper interpretation.
Research Validation: Demonstrate that each objective has been met through quantitative or qualitative analysis, confirming the reliability of the results.
Technical Writing Quality: Ensure the paper is well-written, free from spelling and grammatical errors, and follows a clear, logical structure.

Each paper and its abstract must strictly adhere to the IEOM Template for consistent formatting, including fonts, headings, and layout.

Special Tracks

Global Engineering Education (GEE)
Global Business Management Education (GBME)
Industry 4.0
Industry Solutions
Smart Mobility and Smart Cities
COVID-19 Analytics
Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA)
Panel Sessions

Deadlines

Paper Submission: December 1, 2024
Paper Review: December 5, 2024
Registration: December 10, 2024
Final Paper: December 15, 2024
Conference: December 21-23, 2024

IEOM Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Paper Title (18 font bold center)

Eldon G. Caldwell Marin (12 font bold center)
Industrial Engineering Department
Engineering School
University of Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
eldon.caldwell@ucr.ac.cr

Ahad Ali and Don Reimer
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering (12 font center)
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI 48075, USA
aali@ltu.edu, dreimer@ltu.edu

Paper Title

18 font with bold and center justification
All titles should be in standard mixed case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized and followed by lower case letters, as noted below:

Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management and Six Sigma Applications

Authors and Affiliations

Author name – 12 font with bold and center justification
Affiliation – 12 font with center justification
Authors with same affiliation should be together
Authors with different affiliation should be listed separately with one space in between
Email can be added for each author
Single space between affiliation and abstract title

Abstract (12 font)

Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract (10 font)

Abstract title – 12 font with bold and center justification
Abstract text – 10 font with full justification
Not exceeding 250 words.

Keywords (12 font)

Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3, Keyword 4 and Keyword 5. (10 font)

No more than five keywords (10 font)

1. Introduction (12 font)

Add introduction here including motivation of the research (why this research is important / why this research is needed), and problem statements. (10 font)

1.1 Objectives (11 font)

Add research objectives here. Make sure to fulfil all the research objectives at the end and articulate in the conclusion. Focus on key unique research contributions (10 font)

2. Literature Review (12 font)

Add literature review here (10 font)

3. Methods (12 font)

Add methods here (10 font)

4. Data Collection (12 font)

Add data collection here. (10 font)

5. Results and Discussion (12 font)

5.1 Numerical Results (11 font)

Add numerical results here. Make sure to describe all tables and add inferences (10 font)

5.2 Graphical Results (11 font)

Add graphical results here. Make sure to describe all figures and add inferences. If needed, add statistical analysis here. (10 font)

5.3 Proposed Improvements (11 font)

Add propose improvements write here including additional numerical and graphical results (10 font)

5.4 Validation (11 font)

Add any validation here including improvement with statistical hypothesis tests write here (10 font)

6. Conclusion (12 font)

Add conclusion here. Make sure to address that all objectives are met and emphasize of unique research contribution (10 font)

References (12 font)

Add references here. Make sure to follow IEOM reference format. See details at the end. (10 font)

Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R. and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.

Reimer, D., Islam, T. and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-6, 2012, https://doi.org/10.46254/AN4.12.202201.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Available: http://www.ieomsociet.org/ieom/newsletters/, July 2020.

Reimer, D. and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 – 6, 2012.

Reimer, D., Title of the paper, Proceedings of the 5^th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. xx-xx, Detroit, Michigan, USA, August 10-14, 2020.

Shetty, D., Ali, A. and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.

Biography (12 font)

Add each author biography – limited to 250 words. (10 font)

Page Layout

8 1/2″ X 11″ paper
All margins: 1.00″
Full justification
Times New Roman font
Maximum 12 pages
Single space for entire manuscript

Each paper should have abstract, introduction, literature review with minimum 15 citations including some recent publications, methods, data analysis, numerical and graphical results, statistical analysis, validation, conclusion and references.

Conference name as a header and copyright information as footer must be used. Copyright information implies that IEOM Society International has right to publication the paper

Headings (12 font)

12 font size with bold and left justification
Header should have numbering

1.1 Sub-Headings (11 font)

Title – 11 font with sub-numbering
Text – 10 font with no indexing
One space between paragraphs

Literature Review

If author is mentioned at the beginning for the citation:

Rener (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For Single author

Rener and Ali (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For two authors

Rener et al. (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For more than two authors

or if author is mentioned at the end for the citation:

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener 2020). – For single author

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener and Ali 2020). – For two authors

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener et al. 2020). – For more than two authors

Full details should be provided at the end for Reference Section:

Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A. and Ali, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A., Ali, A. and Reimer, D., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Few aspects to be considered to prepare a literature review:

Introductory write up for literature review
Make sure to add some recent references
Avoid paper-by-paper review. It should be based on category. Similar topics, applications or tools could be added in one paragraph. Few citations should be in a paragraph.
A summary paragraph should be added.

Figures

Texts of figure should be readable
Original high quality pictures
Center justification
Title of Figure should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Figure x: …”
Title of figure should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font
Title should be after figure
All figure numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and figure, figure and title of the figure and title of the figure and texts.

Figure 1. Name of the figure

Tables

Texts of table should be readable
Center justification
Title of table should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Table x: …” It should be added before table.
Title of table should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font size
All table numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and table, table and title of the table and title of the table and texts.

Table 1. Name of the table

Equations

Equation numbering is optional.

Acknowledgements

Add acknowledgement if needed

IEOM Reference Format

Citation Styles

If author is mentioned at the beginning for the citation, use the below format:

Rener (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For Single author

Rener and Ali (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For two authors

Rener et al. (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For more than two authors

If author is mentioned at the end for the citation, use the below format:

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener 2020). – For single author

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener and Ali 2020). – For two authors

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener et al. 2020). – For more than two authors

Full details should be provided at the end for Reference Section:

Reimer, D., Islam, T. and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-6, 2012, https://doi.org/10.46254/AN4.12.202201.

Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A. and Ali, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A., Ali, A. and Reimer, D., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, pp. xx-xx, 2020.

References Guidelines

References title – 12 font with bold and left justification
References texts – 10 font
Use single space
No empty line between two references
No numbering should be used for references
Last name and year should be used for any reference citation. Last name and year should be used for single author and double authors. For more than two authors, last name of the first author and “et al.” with year should be used. For examples: Reimer (2009), (Reimer 2009), Reimer and Ali (2009), (Reimer and Ali 2009), Reimer et al. (2009) and (Reimer et al. 2009). Number is not allowed in the reference citation.
All references must be cited in the paper.
Journal and conference names should in italic.
Title of the book should be in italic.
All lines after the first line of references list should be indented one-fourth (1/4) inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
Below are some examples.

For journal papers

One author

Last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Journal Name, vol., no., pp., year.

Lee, J., Measurement of machine performance degradation using a neural network model, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol.16, no. 4, pp. 192-199, 1996.

Two author (more authors will have similar format with addition authors)

Last name, first initial. and last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Journal/Conference Name, vol., no., pp, year.

Cook, V. and Ali, A., End-of-line inspection for annoying noises in automobiles: trends and perspectives, Applied Acoustic, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 265-275, 2012.

Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R. and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.

Reimer, D., and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. x, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 – 6, 2012.

Shetty, D., Ali, A. and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.

For conference papers

One author

Last name, first initial. Title of the paper, Conference Name, pp. xx-xx, city, country, dates, year.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship learning experiences, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7-10, 2022.

O’Neill, E., Introduction to Improving Adaptive Snow-Sports through Engineering Design, Ergonomic Form and Function, Proceedings of the 4^th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 1486-1487, Toronto, Canada, October 23-25, 2019.

Two author (more authors will have similar format with addition authors)

Last name, first initial. and last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Conference Name, pp. xx-xx, city, country, dates, year.

Aghimien, D. and Aigbavboa, C., Performance of selected funding schemes used in delivering educational buildings in Nigeria, Proceedings of the 3^rd North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 108-119, Washington DC, USA, September 27-29, 2018.

Reimer, D., Islam, T. and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3-6, 2012, https://doi.org/10.46254/AN4.12.202201.

Motsepe, Y. A., Makhanya, B. and Pretorius, J.H.C., Exploring the impact project definition readiness index on capital projects for coal-fired power station projects, Proceedings of the First African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 638-649, Pretoria, South Africa, October 29 – November 1, 2018.

For books

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Title of the book, edition, publisher, year.

Chang, T., Wysk, R. and Wang, H., Computer-Aided Manufacturing, 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2006.

For website

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Article title article title article title article title article title, Available: http://www.ieomsociety.org/Details.aspx?id=xxx, May 21, 2019. If the author’s name is not listed, begin with the title of the article for citation.

Name of the website, Available: http://www.ieomsociety.org/Details.aspx?id=xxx, Accessed on May 21, 2019.

For Newspaper

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Newspaper article title, date of publication, URL. Accessed Month Day, Year. If the author’s name is not listed, begin with the title of the newspaper article for citation.

All references should be organized alphabetically

References

Ali, A. and Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, year.

Chang, T., Wysk, R. and Wang, H., Computer-Aided Manufacturing, 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2006.

Cook, V. and Ali, A., End-of-line inspection for annoying noises in automobiles: trends and perspectives, Applied Acoustic, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 265-275, 2012.

Krstovski, S., Quality index, www.ieomsociety.org/newsletter/. Accessed May 21, 2020.

Lee, J., Measurement of machine performance degradation using a neural network model, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol.16, no. 4, pp. 192-199, 1996.

Masud, A.S.M. and Whitman, L.E., Educating future engineers: An example, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 175-179, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9 – 10, 2010.

Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R. and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship learning experiences, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7-10, 2022.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship, innovation and experiential learning, Available: http://www.ieomsociety.org/id=xxx, May 21, 2019.

Rener, A., Ali, A. and Reimer, D., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, year.

Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, pp. xx-xx, year.

Retnanto, A., Parsaei, H.R. and Parsaei, B., The role of program advisory board in elevating the degree program content Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 739-741, Bangkok, Thailand, March 5-7, 2019.

Shetty, D., Ali, A. and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.

Biography / Biographies (for single author – biography and multiple authors- biographies) – 12 font bold

Include bio of each author at the end of the paper
Limited to 250 words

Biographies

Eldon Caldwell is full professor/Cathedraticus of the University of Costa Rica, Central America; member of the IEOM Society Academy of Fellows and member of the IEOM Society Global Council. Also, he has been recognized by the IEOM Society with the “Outstanding Service Award” for his career of over 30 years as an educator, researcher and promoter of development of industrial engineering and as “Distinguished Professor” by IEEE Computer Society, USA. Dr. Caldwell earned his B.Sc. and Master degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Costa Rica and he earned a Master degree in Service Marketing, as well in Financial Analysis at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; M.Sc. Health Management Systems at UNED, Costa Rica and a M.Sc. Operations Management at ITESM, México. Finally, he earned three doctoral degrees: Ph.D. in C.Sc. / Industrial Engineering, Autonomous University of Central America; Ph.D. (Sc.D.) in Robotics and Automation, University of Alicante, Spain; and Ph.D. (Dr. Ed.) in Education at the University of Costa Rica, developing the “Theory of Socio-educational Exergy-Anergy and Entropy”. He is author of many scientific articles and two books: “Marketing of Social Products & Services”, UCR Publications; and “Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals and techniques for cycle time reduction”, Kaikaku Ins. Press, USA. Dr. Caldwell served as Director of Industrial Engineering Department at Engineering School of University of Costa Rica, Operations Manager at MASECA, CA; Lean Manufacturing Project Manager at Eaton Corp. Costa Rica, General Manager at Quirós & Cía-Bandag Inc. and General Manager at Lean Systems Intl., USA. He has more than 30 years of experience as advisor and consultant in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Logistics at Interamerican Bank for Development, WHO, UN, World Wide Bank, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Costa Rican Institute for Electricity, RTC- Perú, Young Electrical Signs, Nevada, USA, AirCare Inc., Reno, Nevada, Plan International-Honduras, Bournes Co., DOLE Co. and many others. In addition, Dr. Caldwell currently serves as Director of the Central America Robotics and Industry 4.0 Challenge Contest (ROBOTIFEST) and General Manager at Kaikaku Institute Latin America.

Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE), Director of Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma at A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering of the Lawrence Technological University (LTU), Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned BS in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award of the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez. He has published 60 journal and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., 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, lean six sigma, simulation, artificial intelligence, supply chain, optimization and manufacturing systems. He supervised 11 doctoral students. Dr. Ali has involved with many international conference committees. He is the Founder of IEOM Society International and serving as an Executive Director. Dr. Ali serves as a Conference Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management and organized events in Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, UK, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Pretoria, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Sao Paulo, India, Riyadh, Manila, Melbourne, New Delhi and Sydney. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.

Don Reimer is a Chief Operating Officer of the IEOM Society International, Michigan, USA. He is the managing member of The Small Business Strategy Group, L.L.C and serves as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He has been recognized as a professional management consultant with over 45 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, management and corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. He has served as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation. He is member of the Lawrence Tech Alumni Board of Directors and has elected a Fellow of the IEOM Society International. Mr. Reimer is a faculty advisor of the Student Chapter of the IEOM Society at Lawrence Tech.