Conference Committee – IEOM 2020 Harare
Conference Chair
Professor Charles Mbohwa
Pro-Vice Chancellor Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation
University of Zimbabwe
Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Conference Co-Chairs
- Dr. Perkins Muredzi, Dean, School of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Harare Institute of Technology, Zimbabwe
- Dr. Londiwe Cynthia Nkiwane, Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Fibre and Polymer Materials Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Dr. Wilbert Mtangi, Director: Institute of Materials Science, Processing and Engineering Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Conference General Chair
- Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Tawanda Mushiri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
- Dr. Loice K Gudukeya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
- Dr. Ignatio Madanhire, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
- Dr. Wilson R. Nyemba, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
- Dr. Bupe Mwanza, University of Zambia
- Prof. Michael Mutingi, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Department, Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia
- Dr. William Msekiwa Goriwondo, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
- Monica Mureriwa, Director for Public Relations and Marketing, Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Dr. Sam Takavarasha Jr. Women’s University in Africa
Global Engineering Education Chair
- Dr. Wilson R. Nyemba, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
Industry Solutions Chairs
- Dr. William Msekiwa Goriwondo, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
- Dr. Wilkistar Otieno, Associate Professor and Chair, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Faculty Mentor of Preparing Engineers and Computer Scientist NSF-STEM Scholarship PI. & WiscAMP, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Chairs
- Dr. Loice Gudukeyes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Dr. Fortunate Fariral, PhD (Pr. Eng.), Chief Executive Officer of Sustenergy Zimbabwe
Sponsors and Exhibitors Chair
Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Conference Secretariat
- Dr. Taufiqul Islam, Operations Manager, IEOM Society International, Michigan, USA
African Support Committee
- Bruno Emwanu, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dewa Mncedisi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
- Dothan Moyo, Industrial Pharmacist and Director at Pharmanova (Pvt) Ltd., Zimbabwe
- Dr. Anoop Kumar Sahu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Studies in Engineering and Technology Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, State – Chhattisgarh, India
- Dr. Anthea Amadi-Echendu, Senior Lecturer, Acting Chair of the Department of Operations Management, University of South Africa
- Dr. Atul Kumar Sahu, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, School of Studies in Engineering and Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, State – Chhattisgarh, India
- Dr. Bingwen Yan, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
- Dr. Bolanle Tolulope Abe, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
- Dr. Esther Titilayo Akinlabi, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dr. Hannelie Nel, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
- Dr. Harendra Kumar Narang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
- Dr. Iruka Chijindu Anugwo, Department of Construction Management & Quantity Surveying, Durban University of Technology, Durban Area, South Africa
- Dr. Ishmael Sango, Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), Zimbabwe
- Dr. Joke Buhrmann, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa
- Dr. Joseph
- Dr. Kubheka
- Dr. Lavern Samuels, Director International Education and Partnerships, Durban University of Technology, Durban Area, South Africa
- Dr. Lloyd Matowe, Director at Pharmaceutical Systems Africa
- Dr. Michael Agarana, Department of Mathematics Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
- Dr. Nelson Madonsela, Department of Quality and Operations Management, University of Zimbabwe
- Dr. Nita Sukdeo, Full Time Senior Lecturer in Quality and Operations Management, Department of Quality and Operations Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dr. Obinna Ozumba, Associate Professor, School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dr. Olasumbo Ayodeji Makinde, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
- Dr. Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju, Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa
- Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, Senior Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Dr. Philip Oladijo, Department of Chemical, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, BUIST, Palapye, Botswana
- Dr. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark
- Dr. Sriyogi Kottala, School of Business Management, Department of Operations and School of Science, Program Director – B.Sc(Applied Statistics & Analytics), SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad Campus, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Dr. Trust Nhubu, Projects Engineer, Shamah Water Engineering, Zimbabwe
- Eng. Chigerwe, Midlands State University (MSU), Zimbabwe and Harare Polytechnic
- Eriyeti Murena, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Fortu Zim
- Ms. Sebonkile Thaba, Lecturer and Community Engagement Coordinator, Department of Transport and Supply, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
- Nitin Kumar Sahu, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, School of Studies in Engineering and Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, State – Chhattisgarh , India
- Paul Agachi, Botswana International University of Science & Technology, Palapye, Botswana
- Prof. Alessandro Bonadonna, Department of Management (Commodity Science Area) of the University of Turin, Italy
- Prof. Clinton Aigbavboa, Vice Dean-Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation and Head of Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
- Prof. Isreal Dunmade, Faculty of Science & Technology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
- Prof. Joe Amadi-Echendu, Professor, Engineering & Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Prof. John Alfred Trimble, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
- Prof. Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, University of the Free State, South Africa
- Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
- Prof. Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
- Prof. Pule Kholopane, Vaal University of Technology (VUT), South Africa
- Prof. Ruben Ndihokubwayo, Associate Professor, Walter Sisulu University, Cape Town Area, South Africa
- Prof. Ruben Ndihokubwayo, Associate Professor, Walter Sisulu University, Cape Town Area, South Africa
- Prof. Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa
- Prof. Thomas Tengen, Vaal University of Technology (VUT), South Africa
- Professor Mulaba, University of Zimbabwe
- Vennan Sibanda, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
- Wilbert, Harare Institute of Technology (HIT), Zimbabwe
Track Chairs
Agricultural Engineering Systems
- P. Udomkun, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bujumbura, Burundi
- S. Nsabimana, Department of Geography, University of Burundi, P.O. Box: 1550, Bujumbura, Burundi
- Minteh, Agricultural Engineering Services (AES) Unit, Department of Agriculture (DoA), Ministry of Agriculture, Gambia
Artificial Intelligence
Dr. L. Razanakolona, Laboratory Application the Computer Model in Development, LIMAD, Uneversity Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Automation and Control
Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya
Dr. G.M. Bouba, LTI Laboratory, ESP/UCAD, Dakar, Senegal
Business Management
Dr. M Sandada, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Management, University of Zimbabwe
Case Studies
Dr. G.A. Mboro Nchama, Departamento de Ciencias Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE), Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Climate
- G.-N.T. Longandjo, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Université Nouveaux Horizons, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo
Cyber Security
- Dr. Sam Takavarasha Jr. Women’s University in Africa
- Dr. Alfred Musarurwa CIO Nedbank, Zimbabwe
Computers and Computing
Joseph Shitote, Strathmore University, Kenya
Construction Management
Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Data Analytics
Rym Nassih, École Mohammadia d’ingénieurs (EMI) Rabat, Morocco
Decision Sciences
- Dr. Bupe Mwanza, University of Zambia
Design and STEM Workshop
- Dr. Marni Lafleur, University of Madagascar
E-Business and E-Commerce
Dr. N. Armando, Escola Superior Politécnica do Uíge, Universidade Kimpa Vita, Kondo Benze Uíge, Angola
Energy
Rannditsheni Pfunzo, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Kátia C.P. Gabriel, Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC), Departamento de Engenharias e Tecnologias (DET), Av. Luanda Sul, Rua Lateral Via S10, Talatona-Município de Belas, Luanda, Angola
Engineering Economy
Dr. Clarimon Georges Kiakondo, Faculté des sciences et technologies, Brazzaville, Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)
Engineering Education
Dr. J. Kamaghe, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania
Dr. Tagwa Musa, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Engineering Management
Dr. Ignatio Madanhire, University of Zimbabwe
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr. Khedidja Allia, Department of Process Engineering, FGMP – USTHB – Algiers, Algeria
Environmental Engineering Systems
Ronald Ragoasha, Council of Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa
Rui Sitoe, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
ERP
- Professor Chandima Ratnayake, Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger, Norway
Facilities Planning
Dr. Abderrezzak Hocine, University Badji Mokhtar, Sidi Amar, Algeria
Financial Engineering
Dr. Amevi Acakpovi, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana
Healthcare Systems
F. Tshibasu, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo
C.O. Bagayoko, Centre d’Innovation et de Santé Digitale, DigiSanté-Mali, USTTB, Bamako, Mali
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Dr. Osatohanmwen Enehizena, University of Benin
iCloud
- M.T. Dandjinou, Nazi BONI University/LAMDI, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
IE / OM in Africa
Dr.
Industry 4.0 in African Context
- Emmanuel Lule, African Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (ACEIoT), College of Science and Technology (C.S.T.), University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
- C. Mikeka, Chancellor College, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Malawi (UNIMA), Zomba, Malawi
Information Technology and Management Information Systems
Dr. Euchi Jalel
OLID Laboratory, ISGIS, Sfax University, LR19ES21, 3021, Sfax, Tunisia
Department of Management Information Systems and Production Management, College of Business and Economics, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
Inventory Control and Management
Abebayehu Abdela, School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Chair, EiTM – Ethiopian Institute of Technology Mekelle, Mek’ele, Ethiopia
IoT – Internet of Things
- M.M. Wielfrid, Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët-Boigny (INPHB), Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire
Lean and Six Sigma
Dr. Adekunle Kolawole, Senior Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Logistics
Noredine Sadki, Industrial Engineering Science, Faculty of Sciences and Technology Tangier, Morocco and Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco
Manufacturing
- Dr. AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering & Technology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA
- Dr. Nicholas Tayisepi, Lecturer in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
- Dr. Khobatha Setetemela, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho
Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)
Dr. Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada
Dr. Magdy Helal, American University of the Middle East (AUM), Kuwait
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Dr. A.M. Idriss, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al Aassriya Nouakchott University, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Dr. F.N. Osman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, South Sudan
Operations Management
Lawrance Seseni, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Operations Research
Dr. Michael Mutingi, National University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia
Optimization
Prof. Lagouge Tartibu, Associate Professor: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Sandile Motsa, Department of Mathematics, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Swaziland
Product Development
- Dr. R. Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Asmara, Eritrea
Product Lifecycle Management
Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Production Planning and Management
Jerekias Gandure, Lecturer at University of Botswana
Project Management
Edison Lubua, Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania
Quality Control and Management
Dr. Devkumar Callychurn, Mechanical and Production Engineering Department (MPED) at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius
Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering
Dr. Tawanda Mushiri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
Reliability and Maintenance
Thierry Ngoundou Boulamatari, Gabon
Sensors and Sensing Systems
Kizito Mubiru, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda
Service Systems and Service Management
Dr. N.D. Lamso, Université de Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
Statistics
Dr. H. Wurie, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Dr. G. Nallo, University of Liberia Pacific, Institute for Research and Evaluation, Monrovia, Liberia
Supply Chain Management
Ms. Sebonkile Thaba, Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Sustainability and Green Systems
Dr. Loice K Gudukeya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
F.A. Muvundja, Centre de Recherche en Environnement et Géoressources, Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB), Central African Republic
Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr. J.B.M. Moungomo, Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique (ENSET), Boulevard Léon Mba, Libreville, BP 3989, Gabon
Dr. I. Pachoukova, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs (ENSI), University of Lome, Togo
Systems Engineering
Dr. Kamga Tchwaket Ignace, Chef du département d’Economie à l’ISSEA, Cameroon
Technology Management
Dr. J. Mbainaibeye, Université de DOBA, Doba, Chad
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Dr. Salah Haridy, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. M. Shamsuzzaman, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Transportation and Traffic
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
Work Design, Measurement, Standardization and ISO
Dr. Yunos Ngadiman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
African Academic Committee
- Grace Kanakana, University of South Africa
- Venkata Seshachala Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Bolanle Abe, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
- Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Joe Amadi-Echendu, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Guateng, South Africa
- MELLAK Abderrahmane, Boumerdes University – Algeria
- Ambrosia Moeng, University of Botswana
- Kamga Tchwaket, President, Head of Economics, ISSEA, Cameroon
- Noha Jalal, Zagazig University, Egypt
- Abebayehu Abdela, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
- Thierry Ngoundou Boulamatari, Gabon
- Felix Atsu Ackuayi, President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Ghana
- Veronica Ngunzi, Kisii University, Kenya
- Nickson Kipngetich, Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng. Dept. Kenyatta University, Kenya
- Saber Elmabrouk, University of Tripoli, Libya
- Santaram Venkannah, University of Mauritius
- Ilham Kissani, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
- Michael Mutingi, Namibia Univ. Sci. and Tech., Namibia
- Elkanah Oyetunji, President, Lagos State University, Nigeria
- GAYE Khalifa, University Assane Seck of Ziguinchor, Senegal
- Tagwa Musa, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
- Safa Layeb Bhar, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, Tunisia
- Kizito Mubiru, Makerere University, Uganda
Honorary Committee
- Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, École Mohammadia d’ingénieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
- Dr. Hesham Kamal Al-Fares, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, Department of Industrial and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, UAE
- Dr. Mohamed Essaaidi, Professor and Director (Dean), ENSIAS College of Engineering – Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco
- Dr. Devashis Mitra, Dean – Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
- Prof. Dr. Mohd Razali Muhamad, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and Internationalization), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
- Professor Dr. Norazman Mohamad Nor, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), National Defence University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur
- Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Ismail Tag, SVP & Provost, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Dr. Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Professor and Past Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Advisory Committee
- Prof. Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark
- Prof. Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark
- Prof. John K. Pedersen, Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark
- Prof. Lasse Alstrup Rosendahl, Aalborg University – Esbjerg Campus, Denmark
- Prof. Dan M. Ionel, University of Kentucky, USA
- Prof. Michael Pecht, University of Maryland, USA
- Prof Volker Pickert, Newcastle University, UK
- Prof. Derek Abbott, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- Prof. Gabriele Grandi, University of Bologna, Italy
- Prof. Vincenzo Pieuri, University of Milano, Italy
- Prof. David Infield, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
- Prof. Massimo Mitolo, Irvine Valley College, CA, USA
- Dr. Innocent Kamwa, Hydro-Quebec Research Institute, Canada
- Prof. Christian Rehtanz, TU Dortmund, Germany
- Prof. Patrick William Wheeler, Fellow IET, Nottingham University, United Kingdom
- Pr. Moulay Larbi Abidi, Director, École Mohammadia d’ingénieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
- Dr. Muhammad Abid, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
- Dr. Olufemi Adetunji, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Dr. Umar AL-Turki, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Ronald G. Askin, Arizona State University, USA
- Dr. Shekar Babu, Founding Head, AMRITA School of Business, Bangalore, India
- Dr. Mohammed Ben-Daya, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Dr. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, University of Derby, UK
Dr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada - Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Dr. Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Dr. Arun Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia
- Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, USA
- Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Sendai, Japan
- Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
- Dr. Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Dr. Samar Mukhopadhyay, GSB-Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Dr. Nor Hasni Osman, Universiti Utara Malaysia
- Dr. Leonard Perry, University of San Diego, USA
- Dr. Ho Thanh Phong, International University – VNUHCM, Vietnam
- Dr. Yassine Ouazene, University of Technology of Troyes, France
- Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
- Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
- Dr. Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, USA
- Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
- Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Dr. Hamid Seifoddini, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
- Dr. Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
- Dr. Robert de Souza, The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, Singapore
- Dr. Masine Md. Tap, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Dr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Universiti Utara Malaysia
- Dr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Dr. Venkata Seshachala Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Dr. Hari Agung Yuniarto, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Dr. Li Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
- Dr. Henk Zijm, Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, University of Twente, Netherlands
Global Engineering Education Committee
- Dr. Abu Masud, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA (Chair)
- Dr. Hamid Parsaei, Texas A&M University (College Station) and Texas A&M University, Qatar (Co-Chair)
- Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Dr. Mukondeleli Grace Kanakana, Assistant Dean: Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
- Dr. Syed Ahmad Helmi Al Haddad, Program Coordinator for MSc in Industrial Engineering and Associate Fellow, Center for Engineering Education (CEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Dr. Mehmet Savsar, Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
- Dr. Vitor M. Caldana, Professor, Depto. de Eletroeletrônica, IFSP – Instituto Federal de São Paulo – Campus Sorocaba, Santana de Parnaíba, SP, Brazil
- Dr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Dr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
- Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
- Dr. Rosemary Seva, De La Salle University – Manila, Philippines
- Dr Hannelie Nel, Senior Lecturer, Postgraduate School of Engineering Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Program Committee
- Dr. M. Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
- Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Dr. Rushan Ziatdinov, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea
- Dr. Lina Aboueljinane, Industrial Engineering Program, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat (ENSMR), Morocco
- Dr. Bouloiz Hafida, Industrial Engineering Department, National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
- Dr. Jaouad Boukachour, Université Le Havre, France
Industry Solutions Committee
- Dr. Zeki Ayağ, Kadir Has University, Turkey
- Amine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
- Navpreet Singh Chandok ,O2i Technologies, India
- Dr. Rahul Chougule, Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
- Sameh Moh. Nour El-Din A-Razek, Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co., Alexandria, Egypt
- Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
- Natasha Dzulkarnain, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)
- Dr. Kenichi Funaki, Hitachi, Yokohama, Japan
- Dr. Adel Hejaaji, Engineering Services Management (ESM) Limited, Essex, UK
- Dr. Anwar Hossain, Daikin Applied, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Ihfasuziella Ibrahim, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM)
- Hwa Kooi Kok, Intel Malaysia
- Ali Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran
- Bob Mathur, Sr. Project Manager, Phillips 66 Refinery (Exxon), Linden, NJ, USA
- German Moya, President at IEEE Costa Rica Section, Costa Rica
- Paul Moore, International Mining, England, UK
- Dr. Gerard O’Connor, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Dr. Banu Ozkeser, Istanbul, Turkey
- Dr. Sushil K. Shetty, Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA
- Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan
Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Committee
- Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
- Dr. Chan Chee-Ming, Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Academic and Research), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Dr. Mey Goh, Assoc Professor in Product Design, Loughborough University, UK
- Dr. Ilham Kissani, Faulty of Engineering & Management Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
- Dr. Stefanie Pillai, Dean and Associate Professor, Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Dr. Funda Sivrikaya Şerifoğlu, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Dr. Adibah Shuib, Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Dr. Vanajah Siva, Chalmers University, Sweden
- Vanessa Victoire, University of Mauritius
- Prof. Soumaya Yacout, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
- Dr. Docki Saraswati, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Bina Nusantara University (Binus), Indonesia
Technical Committee
Dr. A.O. Adewumi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Kondo H. Adjallah, Paul-Verlaine University, France
Dr. Abdollah Aghaie, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Gasim Al-Hawarii, Senior Fleet Management Engineer, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates
Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Miskolic University, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Hungary
Dr. Fernando González Aleu, Departamento de Ingeniería, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
Dr. Faieza Abdul Aziz, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Amine Belhadi, Industrial Engineering Research Team, Higher School of Technology, Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, The Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI), Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Mahdi Bashiri, Shahed University, Iran
Dr. Vladimir Beresnev, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
Dr. Haider Ali Biswas, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Dr. Miguel Sanz Bobi, Comillas Pontifical University, Spain
Dr. Nejib Chouaibi, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, Tunisia
Dr. Mohammad Ishak Desa, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Dr. Mehran Doulat, Center for Quality and Sustainability, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Omar Elmabrouk, Benghazi University, Libya
Dr. Dinusha Gamage, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Rodrigo Garrido, Universidad Adolfo Ibaez, Chile
Dr. Vassilis Gerogiannis, Department of Project Management, Greece
Dr. Jahara bint Ghani, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Salah Haridy, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Indra Gunawan, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Brac University, Bangladesh
Dr. Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Maruf Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Babylon University, Iraq
Dr. Md. Abdus Samad Kamal, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia
Dr. Javad Khamisabadi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Raja Kothandaraman, Alpha College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Dr. Brigitte Jaumard, Concordia University, Canada
Dr. Rashmi Jha, Gitarattan International Business School (GIBS), Affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
Dr. Shahrul B. Kamaruddin, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Anand Kumar, M.S. Engineering College, Bangalore Karnataka, India
Dr. Nani Kurniati, Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
Dr. Motah Mahendrenath, University of Technology, Mauritius
Dr. Boudouda Malik, University of Champagne-Ardenne, France
Dr. Ilias Mamat, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Dr. Fulufhelo Masithulela, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. Abderrahmane Mellak, University of Boumerdes, Algeria
Dr. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
Dr. Ruchi Mishra, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Vladimir Modrak, TUKE, Slovakia
Dr. Norhamidi Muhamad, UKM, Malaysia
Dr. Michael Mutingi, University of Botswana, Botswana
Dr. Arun N. Nambiar, California State University – Fresno, USA
Dr. Cecilia Nembou, Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
Dr. Sawat Pararach, Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. Ratri Parida, National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Pune, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Eui H. Park, North Carolina A&T State University, USA
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Dr. T. Ramayah, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Bhuvenesh Rajamony, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramamoorthy, Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohd Abdur Rashid, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
Dr. Syed Asif Raza, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodriguez, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Dr. P. Sanjeevikumar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr. Mahmood Shafiee, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Dr. Sharan Shetty, School of Management & Business, Manipal International University, Putra Nilai, Malaysia
Dr. Abdussalam Shibani, Coventry University, UK
Dr. Sarbjit Singh, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Dr. Shahryar Sorooshian, University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management
Dr. Gopalan Srinivasan, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Balan Sundarakani, University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Dr. Murat Caner Testik, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Theodore B. Trafalis, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Vladimir I. Tsurkov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Hui-Ming Wee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Yong Yin, Yamagata University, Japan
Dr. Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Suhaiza Hanim Zailani,University Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France
Dr. Suat Kasap, Industrial Engineering, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Student Support Committee
Jinendra Ijari, MSIE Student, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Kaustubh Kale, MSIE Student, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Swapnamurti Wagh, MSIE Student, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA