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Conference Chairs
Dr. Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Professor Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Industry Solutions Chairs
Majid Abab, The Boeing Company, USA
Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan
Honorary Chair
Dr. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
Global Engineering Education Chairs
Dr. Funso Falade, Professor at University of Lagos, Nigeria and President, African Engineering Education Association
Dr. Abu Masud, Boeing Global Engineering Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Dept., Wichita State University, Kansas, USA
Women in Industry and Academia Chair
Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK
Program Chair
Dr. M. Khadem, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Publication Chair
Dr. Mohammed Rahman, Central Connecticut State University, USA
Sponsors and Exhibitors Chair
Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Ph.D. Dissertation Presentation Evaluation Committee Chair
Dr. Seifedine Kadry American University of the Middle East in Kuwait
Graduate/Postgraduate Student Paper Competition Chair
Dr. Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Chair
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
Dr. Fatih Mutlu, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Senior Design Capstone Project / FYP Poster Competition Chair
Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman, University of Sharjah, UAE
Undergraduate Research Chair
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Industry Relations Chair
Ahmed Al Jabr, President - IEOM Saudi Chapter
Website Coordinator
Christian Forrest, Manager of Web Services, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Suvro Sudip, Undergraduate Student at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Professor Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia - Local Chair
Dr. Nor Aziati Abdul Hamid, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Erween Abd Rahim, Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Raja Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Md Fauzi Ahmad Mohamad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Rohaizan Ramlan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Yunos Ngadiman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Suziyana Mat Dahan, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Professor Dr Ismail Mohd, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Dr. Mohd Ahadlin Mohd Daud, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Dr. Mohd Soperi bin Mohd Zahid, University Technology Malaysia
Dr. Abdul Aziz Othman, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, University Technology Malaysia
Dr. Jafri Mohd. Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Dr. Hesham Alfares, Chairman and Professor, Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Fouad Al-Sunni, Professor, Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hamidi Bashir, Chairperson, Department of Industrial and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, UAE
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
Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dr. Ismail Tag, SVP & Provost, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Noordin Mohd. Yusof, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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. Mohammed Ben-Daya, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Raj Das, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Kudret Demirli, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Alireza Ghasemi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Dr. Moncer Abdelhamid Hariga, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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. Abdur Rahim, University of New Brunswick, Canada
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. Gündüz Ulusoy, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Alok Verma, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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
Industry Committee
Dr. Zeki Ayağ, Kadir Has University, Turkey
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)
Dr. MAS Kamal, Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Hwa Kooi Kok, Intel Malaysia
Ali Massaeli, National Iranian Gas Company, Iran
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, Kanuni University, Turkey
Dr. Sushil K. Shetty, Wilsonart LLC, Temple, Texas, USA
Masaru Tezuka, Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd., Japan
Woman in Industry and Academia Committee
Resh Plaha, Crystal Quality, UK - CHAIR
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 Professo, Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Adibah Shuib, Head of Strategic Planning (Monitoring), Centre for Strategic Planning,Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Dr. Vanajah Siva, Chalmers University, Sweden
Vanessa Victoire, University of Mauritius
Prof. Soumaya Yacout, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
TRACK CHAIRS
Artificial Intelligence
Peiman Pazhoheshfar, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
Dr. Mohd Helmy Abd Wahab, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Automation and Control
Dr. Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, University of Tripoli, Libya
Case Studies
Dr. Javad Feizabadi, MIT Global SCALE Network in Asia- Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation
Computers and Computing
Dr. Jatinderkumar R. Saini, Narmada College of Computer Application, Zadeshwar, Bharuch, Gujarat, India
Construction Management
Hossam Hassaan, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Dr Mohd Yamani Yahya, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Data Analytics
Norzaidahwati Zaidin, Univeristy Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia
Decision Sciences
Dr. Ainul Akmar Mokhtar, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia
Dr. Md. Abdul Alim, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Defense Management Science
Mejar Wong Wai Loong, National Defence University of Malaysia
Lt Kol Zamri bin Ismail, National Defence University of Malaysia
E-Business and E-Commerce
Dr. Christoph Wunck, Jade University, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Energy
Dr. Mas Fawzi Mohd Ali, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Fatemeh Almasi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Engineering Economy
Dr. Ali Mostafaeipour, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Engineering Education
Dr. Chee-Ming Chan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Peter Toth, Trefort Agoston Centre for Engineering Education. Obuda University, Hungary
Engineering Management
Dr. Md Fauzi Ahmad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Mehran Doulat. University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr. Nor Hazana Abdullah, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, USA
Facilities Planning and Management
Dr. Joshua A/L Jaya Prakash, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, Malaysia
Financial Engineering
Dr. Kamilah Ahmad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
S.M. Tofayel Ahmad, Bangladesh Bank, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Healthcare Systems
Dr. Jayakanth Srinivasan, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA
Dr. Farzad Firouzi Jahantigh, Univeristy of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Dr. Fabio Frugiero, University of Basilicata, Italy
Dr. Mohd Nasrull Abdol Rahman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
IE / OM in Asia and Africa
Dr. Ho Hwi Chie, Binus University, Indonesia
Information Technology and Information Systems
Dr. Mohd Soperi bin Mohd Zahid, University Technology Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Dr. Sandhya Makkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi, India
Inventory Management
Dr. Salvatore Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy
Lean and Six Sigma
Dr. Bernardo Villarreal, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
Abdullah Y Dhafer, Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Logistics Management
Ketut Gita Ayu, Industrial Engineering Department, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr. Raja Zuraidah Mohd Rasi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Manufacturing and Design
Dr. Mohd Khairol Anuar B. Mohd Ariffin, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia
Dr. Erween Abd Rahim, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)
Dr. Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Ali ElKamel, University of Waterloo, Canada
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
Dr. Jafri Mohd Rohani, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Operations Management
Dr. Musli Mohammad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Teh Sin Yin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penag, Malaysia
Operations Research
Dr. Ravi Gor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (Established by Govt. of Gujarat), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Dr. Michael Mutingi, National University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia
Product Lifecycle Management
Dr. Ali Allahverdi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Dr. Badrul Omar, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Production Planning and Management
Rohaizan Ramlan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Gede Agus Widyadana, Petra Christian University, Indonesia
Project Management
Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia
Quality Control and Management
Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohd Nizam Ab Rahman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia)
Reliability and Maintenance
Dr. Masdi bin Muhammad, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Aide Aracely Maldonado Macias, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez Mexico
Yunos Ngadiman, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Sensors and Sensing Systems
Dr. Shahrul Kamaruddin, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia
Service Systems and Service Management
Dr. Kannapha Amaruchkul, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand
Statistics and Optimization
Dr. Arjun K. Gupta, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Supply Chain Management
Dr. Sh Salleh Sh Ahmad, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Shao Hung Goh, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) University, Singapore
Sustainability and Green Systems
Dr. Asela K. Kulatunga, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr. Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Systems Engineering
Dr. Norzelawati Asmuin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia
Technology Management
Dr. Alina Shamsuddin, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Nor Aziati Abdul Hamid, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Dr. Norizah Mohamad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Transportation and Traffic
Dr. Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Mehrastan University, Gilan, Iran
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
Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Technical Institute of Babylon, Iraq
Dr. Kuchkarov Atamurat, Uzbekistan National University, Uzbekistan
Dr. Amir Azizi, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Dr. Behnam Bahrami, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
Dr. D. K. Banwet, IIT-Delhi, India
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. 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. Ravi Gor, St. Kabir Institute of Professional Studies, Ahmedabad, India
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Universiti Utara Malaysia
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, Toyota Central R&D Labs, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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
Dr. Francis Leung, City University of Hong Kong, China
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. Yuan Xue Ming, SIMTech: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
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. 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, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia
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. 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. 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
STUDENT COMMITTEE
Farhana Alaei, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Seyed Amir Hossein Alavifar, Moscow State University of Service, Russia
Fatin Ezrin Azhar, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Gomanth Duvvuru, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Venkata Rajasekhar Gandavarapu, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Darwinah Mohd Darwin Lim, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Behnam Malmir, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
Abroon Qazi, Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Wan Nuraini Rahim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Umol Syamsyul Rakiman Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
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