Lean Six Sigma Competition

Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1gz1a0I
Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=kfcuTzF

Templates

• Paper Template
• Abstract Template
• Poster Template

The IEOM Lean Six Sigma Competition will recognize outstanding case studies in the area of lean and six sigma. Selected papers will be considered for the competition and must be presented at the conference. The paper will be judged based on the technical content and presentation. Winners will receive award certificates.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Case study must be related to real-life applications
• Practitioners or academicians can join the competition
• Papers can be industry projects as part of a course or co-op/internship, or research projects done at the academic institution.
• The paper must be presented virtually.

IEOM Competition Rubrics

• Overall content: 1-5 points
• Data analysis and results: 1-5 points
• Presentation skills: 1-5 points
• Knowledge of the topic / confident: 1-5 points
• Answering questions: 1-5 points

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of papers: March 30, 2026

Paper Guidelines:

Authors must follow the IEOM paper guidelines (under Authors menu) since the winning papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Submission: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=1gz1a0I

Judging:

A group of academics / professionals will serve as judge. Scoring rubrics will be used for both parts of the judging.

Winners:

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive award certificates.

Publication and Indexing – Proceedings

• Papers will be published in the proceedings with DOI at IEOM Index. Your papers will be in open access with ISSN and ISBN.

WINNERS – Lean Six Sigma Competition Award

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2nd

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