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Call for Papers \u2013 Inaugural IEOM SCM Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

First IEOM International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Logistics
\n(ICSCML 2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

June 8\u201311, 2026, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA<\/strong>
\nAt the University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee
\nHeld as Part of the 11th IEOM North American Conference 2026<\/h2>\n

Conference Chair: Prof. Jose Garza-Reyes, Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the University of Derby, UK and EiC, IJIEOM (Q2, Scopus)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Onsite + Virtual<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Online Keynote Speaker –\u00a0 ICSCML<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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Keynote Speakers (Online)<\/strong>
\nIEOM ICSCML 2026
\n8:30-10:30 am, June 11, 2026 (UK Time) – Zoom Room 6<\/h1>\n
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Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Operations Management<\/strong>
\nHead of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement<\/strong>
\nDerby International Business School<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Derby<\/strong>
\nDerby, DE1 1DZ, UK<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes is a professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the University of Derby, UK. He is actively involved in industrial projects where he combines his knowledge, expertise and industrial experience in operations management to help organisations achieve excellence in their internal functions and supply chains. He has also led and managed international research projects funded by the European Commission, British Academy, British Council, Innovate UK and Mexico\u2019s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). As a leading academic, he has published over 400 articles in leading scientific journals, international conferences and eleven books. For 6 years in a row (from 2020 to 2025) he has been ranked amongst the most highly-cited scientists in the world, according to research by Elsevier and Stanford University. Beyond academic circles, his work has been used to shape policy documents produced by the European Commission, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, The British Academy as well as policy documents issued by various governments, e.g. UK, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Spain and Iraq, contributing in this way to policy formulation and real-world decision-making. Prof. Garza-Reyes is Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Editor of the Int. J. of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience and Editor-in-Chief of the Int. J. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Areas of expertise and interest for Professor Garza-Reyes include Operations and Production Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Sustainability within the context of Operations and Supply Chains, Industry 4.0 technologies application in operations and supply chains, among others.<\/p>\n

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Keynote I (8:30 \u2013 9:00 am, June 11, Thursday \u2013 UK Time)<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr.\u00a0 Robert de Souza<\/strong>
\nThe Executive Director<\/strong>
\nThe Logistics Institute \u2013 Asia Pacific (TLI \u2013 Asia Pacific)<\/strong>
\nSenior Fellow, National University of Singapore<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Robert de Souza is the Executive Director of the The Logistics Institute \u2013 Asia Pacific (TLI \u2013 Asia Pacific). Robert is a Chartered Engineer and a distinguished writer, speaker, consultant and advisor in the area of supply chain management. Prior to this appointment, effective May 1st 2004, Dr Robert de Souza served as Deputy Executive Director (Industry) and IT Director at TLI \u2013 Asia Pacific. Previously, Dr de Souza was Executive Vice President (Asia Pacific) for V3 Systems. His extensive tenure in the industry also includes serving as the Corporate Senior Vice President and Global Chief Knowledge Officer at Viewlocity Inc. and co-founder, Vice Chairman and CEO of SC21 Pte, Ltd., a Singapore-based supply chain software firm. As an educator, Dr de Souza is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and also a Senior Fellow in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the National University of Singapore and has previously served as a professor and in several senior positions in the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. de Souza is a member of the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and the International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. Dr de Souza also serves on the Advisory Panel of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Singapore (CILTS), as a Council Member of the Singapore eSupply Chain Management (eSCM) Council and on the Boards of Directors\/Advisors of several IT- based corporations.<\/p>\n

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Keynote II (9:00 \u2013 9:30 am, June 11, Thursday \u2013 UK Time)<\/p>\n

\"\"Prof. Nyoman Pujawan
\nRektor ULBI
\nProfessor Supply Chain Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nyoman Pujawan is the Rector of ULBI and is a Professor of Supply Chain Engineering at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia. Before taking over the Rector position at ULBI, he was the Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Management and Technology (SIMT) in ITS. He was the President of the Indonesian Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (ISLI). He received a Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering from ITS, Indonesia, Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Bangkok, Thailand, and PhD in Management Science from Lancaster University, UK. He also holds Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from APICS (USA) and CPLM and CSCM (ISCEA, USA).<\/p>\n

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Keynote III (9:30 \u2013 10:00 am, June 11, Thursday \u2013 UK Time)<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Shraddha Gawankar<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor for Practice at Economics and Decision Sciences<\/strong>
\nBeacom School of Business<\/strong>
\nUniversity of South Dakota<\/strong>
\nVermillion, South Dakota<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Shraddha Gawankar is an Assistant Professor for Practice at Economics and Decision Sciences at the Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota. She received her doctorate from Indian Institute of Management\u2013Mumbai, Mumbai India in (2015) specializing in \u2018supply chain performance measurement\u2019.<\/p>\n

Her teaching and research interests include Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Data and Programming for Analytics. Much of her research use large-scale field data to identify causal relationships that generate new scholarly insights regarding the connections between operational factors, decision-making, and performance.<\/p>\n

She is author of book titled \u201cSupply chain performance measurement \u2013 towards business excellence\u201d and her research has been published in top multi-disciplinary management journals, including International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Process Safety and Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n

Shraddha considers herself a teacher and researcher and sees an interesting duality in the two roles. \u201cIn the classroom, my research background helps me to create unique content that is particularly tailored to students\u2019 interests while being academically rigorous.<\/p>\n

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Keynote IV (10:00 \u2013 10:30 am, June 11, Thursday \u2013 UK Time)<\/p>\n

\"\"Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nSenior Supply Chain Analyst<\/strong>
\nMedline Industries, LP<\/strong>
\nNorthfield, Illinois, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Board of Director, Logistics and Supply Chain Division \u2013 IISE<\/strong>
\nContent Management Committee Leader, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management Division, American Society for Quality<\/strong>
\nBoard Member, ISCEA-IMPA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan is a Senior Supply Chain Analyst in the Center of Excellence for Inventory Management at Medline Industries, LP. He earned his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Purdue University and MS in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. His expertise spans supply chain resilience, digital twin technology, Industry 4.0, Lean Six Sigma, and product lifecycle management, with a proven track record of applying advanced research to real-world industry challenges. Dr. Thiyagarajan\u2019s research work has been published in leading journals, including the\u00a0International Journal of Lean Six Sigma<\/em>,\u00a0Total Quality Management & Business Excellence<\/em>, and the\u00a0International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management<\/em>. He has also presented his research at major international conferences. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, he has held impactful roles in supply chain, quality engineering, and process improvement at Tesla, Schott, Cook Medical, and Zimmer Biomet before joining Medline. Beyond his corporate contributions, Dr. Thiyagarajan actively advances the profession through editorial, advisory, and leadership service. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the\u00a0International Journal of Lean Six Sigma<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management<\/em>. He is a Board Member of the Logistics & Supply Chain Division of IISE and an Industrial Advisory Board Member for IISE. Within the American Society for Quality (ASQ), he leads the Content Management Committee for Supply Chain Management and contributes as a committee member for Quality 4.0 in the Quality Management Division.<\/p>\n

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Web: https:\/\/ieomsociety.org\/milwaukee2026\/scm\/<\/a>
\nSubmission Link (Select First IEOM SCM Conference under Tracks of NA event): https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/IEOM\/abstract\/index.cfm?ID=1gz1a0I<\/a>
\nRegistration Link: https:\/\/www.xcdsystem.com\/IEOM\/attendee\/index.cfm?ID=kfcuTzF<\/a><\/p>\n

Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026<\/strong>
\nDouble Peer Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Paper Templates<\/strong> (click the link below and download the template)<\/h2>\n