Overall Conference Program

All Times are in Zimbabwe Standard Time
Preliminary Program

Zoom Meeting Links: Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 – To be sent to authors.

Zoom Meeting Room Hosts

Zoom 1 Host – Prof. Reimer and Dr. Ali
Zoom 2 Lead Host – Dr. Tawanda Mushiri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
Zoom 3 Lead Host -Dr. Loice K Gudukeya, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
Zoom 4 Lead Host -Prof. Michael Mutingi, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Department, Mechanical and Marine Engineering, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia

December 7, 2020 (Monday)

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

8:00 – 09:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
12:00 – 1:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
2:00 – 3:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
4:00 – 5:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4

December 8, 2020 (Tuesday)

MORNING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 8 am Zimbabwe Time / 1 pm Jakarta Time)
8:00 – 09:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
11:30 am – 12:00pm Break
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KEYNOTE, Industry 4.0 and Global Engineering Education
12:00 – 1:40 pm Global Engineering Education – Zoom Meeting Room 1
1:40 – 2:00 pm Conference Chair Remarks and Welcome Address: – Zoom Meeting Room 1
2:00 – 2:30 pm Opening OPENING KEYNOTE – Prof. Kuzvinetsa Peter Dzvimbo, Chief Executive Officer, Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), Harare, Zimbabwe
2:30 – 3:00 pm Keynote II: Dr. Esther T. Akinlabi, Director, Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), Ibadan, Nigeria – African Union Commission – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:00 – 3:30 pm Opening Keynote III: Henk Viljoen, Siemens – Xcelerator, Portfolio Development Manager Siemens Digital Industries Software, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:30 – 4:00 pm Opening Keynote IV: Dr. Douglas Mboweni, Group Chief Executive Officer, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, Harare, Zimbabwe – Zoom Meeting Room 1
4:00 – 4:30 pm Opening Keynote V: Dr. Robert Van Til, Chair and Pawley Professor of Lean Studies, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Oakland University, Michigan, USA – Zoom Meeting Room 1
4:30 – 6:00 pm Industry Solutions / Industry – Zoom Meeting Room 1
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EVENING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 6 pm Zimbabwe Time / 12 pm Michigan Time)
6:00 – 7:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
7:30 – 8:00 pm Break
8:00 – 9:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 pm Break
10:00 – 11:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4

December 9, 2020 (Wednesday)

MORNING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 8 am Zimbabwe Time / 1 pm Jakarta Time)
8:00 – 09:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Break
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KEYNOTE, Industry 4.0 and Global Engineering Education
12:00 – 1:40 pm Global Engineering Education – Zoom Meeting Room 1
1:40 – 2:00 pm Conference Chair Remarks and Welcome Address: – Zoom Meeting Room 1
2:00 – 2:30 pm Wednesday Keynote I: Professor Mqhele Dlodlo, Vice-Chancellor, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Zoom Meeting Room 1
2:30 – 3:00 pm Wednesday Keynote II: Corrado La Forgia, VP Operations Manager and Managing Director, BOSCH VHIT – CR, Offanengo, Lombardy, Italy – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:00 – 3:30 pm Wednesday Keynote III: Dr. Marco Lübbecke, Professor of Operations Research, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:30 – 4:00 pm Wednesday Keynote IV: Prof. Quinton Kanhukamwe, Vice Chancellor, Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe – Zoom Meeting Room 1
4:00 – 4:30 pm Wednesday Keynote V: – Zoom Meeting Room 1
4:30 – 6:00 pm Industry Solutions / Industry – Zoom Meeting Room 1
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EVENING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 6 pm Zimbabwe Time / 12 pm Michigan Time)
6:00 – 7:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
7:30 – 8:00 pm Break
8:00 – 9:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 pm Break
10:00 – 11:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4

December 10, 2020 (Thursday)

MORNING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 8 am Zimbabwe Time / 1 pm Jakarta Time)
8:00 – 9:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
11:30 am – 12:00pm Break
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KEYNOTE, Industry 4.0 and Global Engineering Education
12:00 – 1:40 pm Global Engineering Education – Zoom Meeting Room 1
1:40 – 2:00 pm Conference Co-Chair Remarks : – Zoom Meeting Room 1
2:00 – 2:30 pm Thursday Keynote I: Professor Maneesh Kumar, Professor in Service Operations, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, United Kingdom – Zoom Meeting Room 1
2:30 – 3:00 pm Thursday Keynote II: Prof. Nidhal Rezg, Ph.D., Professor and Director of LGIPM, Director General of UPS DITEX, University of Lorraine Metz, France – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:00 – 3:30 pm Thursday Keynote III: Prof. Ephraim Tobela Gwebu, Vice Chancellor, Solusi University, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Zoom Meeting Room 1
3:30 – 4:00 pm Thursday Keynote IV: Professor David Simbi, Vice-Chancellor, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe – Zoom Meeting Room 1
4:00 – 4:30 pm Thursday Keynote V: Professor Thong Ngee GOH, Emeritus Professor, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, Former Head of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department and Former Dean of Engineering, National University of Singapore – Zoom Meeting Room 1

4:30 – 6:00 pm Industry Solutions / Industry – Zoom Meeting Room 1

6:00 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, December 10 – Awards Ceremony – Zoom Meeting Room 1

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EVENING TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Starting 8 pm Zimbabwe Time / 2 pm Michigan Time)
8:00 – 9:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4
9:30 – 10:00 pm Break
10:00 – 11:30 pm Technical Track Parallel Sessions – Zoom Meeting Rooms 2, 3 and 4