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IEOM Society International is organizing 3rd GCC Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, December 1 -3, 2025. Host is University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration, and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest technologies, tools and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023), Melbourne (2023), Dubai (2024), Pretoria (2024), Bogota (2024), Washington, DC (2024), Germany (2024), Tokyo (2024), Detroit (2024), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024), Singapore (2025), Brazil (2025), Orlando (2025), Paris (2025) and Bali (2025). The IEOM Society currently has 290 student chapters in 55 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 25,000 members.

Tracks

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Business Management and Operations Management
Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT
Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement
Engineering Management and Project Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Facility Planning and Layout
Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare System Management
Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence
Manufacturing, Assembly and Design
Quality, Reliability and Maintenance
Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement
Supply Chain and Logistics
Sustainability, Green Systems and Energy
Case Studies and Best Practices

Competitions – 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded for each category

Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
Master’s Thesis Competition
Doctoral Dissertation Competition – sponsored by Airbus
Senior Capstone Design Project Competition
Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied
High School STEM Competition
AI-ML Competition
Global Design Competition
Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
Lean Six Sigma Competition
Simulation Competition
Supply Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz
Poster Competition – undergraduate and graduate

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

Templates and Guidelines

Paper Checklist– http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf
IEOM Reference Format– http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx
Publication Ethics – http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/
Paper Review Process – http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf

Sample IEOM Papers can be followed to prepare a quality paper:
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4, Paper 5, Paper 6, Paper 7, Paper 8, Paper 9, Paper 10 and a sample review paper.

Double Peer Review

All full papers are subjected to double peer review. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit full paper(s). Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and indexed.

IEOM Index (DOI) – https://index.ieomsociety.org/

IEOM Index – Publication Database

This unique database is dedicated to research and achievements in the “Industrial Engineering and Operations Management” disciplines
Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital Object Identified) from CrossRef.
Check all previous conference papers in the IEOM Index Publication Database Library – https://index.ieomsociety.org/.
IEOM Conference DOI – https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/
Conference Proceedings will be published with an ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.
All accepted papers will be published with an ISBN Number.
All full papers submitted for conference proceedings will be evaluated using a double-blind review process and published electronically in proceedings with a DOI number.
All approved full papers will be sent for indexation to the world-renowned databases:
- CrossRef
- Google Scholar
- IEOM Index Online Library
- EBSCO
The IEOM Society Conference Proceedings will be submitted for evaluation in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI). However, indexing acceptance is not guaranteed. Acceptance of previous volumes does not guarantee acceptance of future volumes.

Presentation Requirements

Any submission implies that an author will attend the IEOM 2025 India Conference and present the paper or abstract. It will be opened for questions and answers. Each technical paper presentation is for 15 minutes (12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for Q&A)

Paper Formatting Guidelines

Paper Title (18 font bold center)

Hassan Mohamed Hijry (12 font bold center)
Industrial Engineering Department
University of Tabuk
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
hhegri@ut.edu.sa

Ahad Ali and Don Reimer
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering (12 font center)
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI 48075, USA
aali@ltu.edu, dreimer@ltu.edu

Paper Title

18 font with bold and center justification
All titles should be in standard mixed case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized and followed by lower case letters, as noted below:

Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management and Six Sigma Applications

Authors and Affiliations

Author name – 12 font with bold and center justification
Affiliation – 12 font with center justification
Authors with same affiliation should be together
Authors with different affiliation should be listed separately with one space in between
Email can be added for each author
Single space between affiliation and abstract title

Abstract (12 font)

Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract Abstract (10 font)

Abstract title – 12 font with bold and center justification
Abstract text – 10 font with full justification
Not exceeding 200 words.

Keywords (12 font)

Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3, Keyword 4 and Keyword 5. (10 font)

No more than five keywords (10 font)

1. Introduction (12 font)

Add introduction here including motivation of the research (why this research is important / why this research is needed), and problem statements. (10 font)

1.1 Objectives (11 font)

Add research objectives here. Make sure to fulfil all the research objectives at the end and articulate in the conclusion. Focus on key unique research contributions (10 font)

2. Literature Review (12 font)

Add literature review here (10 font)

3. Methods (12 font)

Add methods here (10 font)

4. Data Collection (12 font)

Add data collection here. (10 font)

5. Results and Discussion (12 font)

5.1 Numerical Results (11 font)

Add numerical results here. Make sure to describe all tables and add inferences (10 font)

5.2 Graphical Results (11 font)

Add graphical results here. Make sure to describe all figures and add inferences. If needed, add statistical analysis here. (10 font)

5.3 Proposed Improvements (11 font)

Add propose improvements write here including additional numerical and graphical results (10 font)

5.4 Validation (11 font)

Add any validation here, including improvement with statistical hypothesis tests write here (10 font)

6. Conclusion (12 font)

Add a conclusion here. Make sure to address that all objectives are met and emphasize of unique research contribution (10 font)

References (12 font)

Add references here. Make sure to follow IEOM reference format. See details at the end. (10 font)

Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R. and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Available: http://www.ieomsociet.org/ieom/newsletters/, July 2020.

Reimer, D. and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 – 6, 2012, pp. xx-xx.

Reimer, D., Title of the paper, Proceedings of the 5^th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Detroit, Michigan, USA, August 10-14, 2020, pp. xx-xx.

Shetty, D., Ali, A. and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.

Biography (12 font)

Add each author biography – limited to 250 words. (10 font)

Page Layout

8 1/2″ X 11″ paper
All margins: 1.00″
Full justification
Times New Roman font
Maximum 12 pages
Single space for entire manuscript

Each paper should have abstract, introduction, literature review with minimum 15 citations including some recent publications, methods, data analysis, numerical and graphical results, statistical analysis, validation, conclusion and references.

Conference name as a header and copyright information as footer must be used. Copyright information implies that IEOM Society International has right to publication the paper

Headings (12 font)

12 font size with bold and left justification
Header should have numbering

1.1 Sub-Headings (11 font)

Title – 11 font with sub-numbering
Text – 10 font with no indexing
One space between paragraphs

Literature Review

If the author is mentioned at the beginning for the citation:

Rener (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For Single author

Rener and Ali (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For two authors

Rener et al. (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For more than two authors

or if the author is mentioned at the end for the citation:

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener 2020). – For single author

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener and Ali 2020). – For two authors

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener et al. 2020). – For more than two authors

Full details should be provided at the end for the Reference Section:

Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A., and Ali, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A., Ali, A., and Reimer, D., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Few aspects to be considered to prepare a literature review:

Introductory write up for literature review
Make sure to add some recent references
Avoid paper-by-paper review. It should be based on category. Similar topics, applications or tools could be added in one paragraph. Few citations should be in a paragraph.
A summary paragraph should be added.

Figures

Texts of figure should be readable
Original high quality pictures
Center justification
Title of Figure should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Figure x: …”
Title of figure should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font
Title should be after figure
All figure numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and figure, figure and title of the figure and title of the figure and texts.

Figure 1. Name of the figure

Tables

Texts of table should be readable
Center justification
Title of table should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Table x: …” It should be added before table.
Title of table should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font size
All table numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and table, table and title of the table and title of the table and texts.

Table 1. Name of the table

Equations

Equation numbering is optional.

Acknowledgements

Add acknowledgement if needed

IEOM Reference Format

Citation Styles

If the author is mentioned at the beginning of the citation, use the format below:

Rener (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For a single author

Rener and Ali (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For two authors

Rener et al. (2020) developed the SC network with uncertainty. – For more than two authors

If the author is mentioned at the end of the citation, use the format below:

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener 2020). – For a single author

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener and Ali 2020). – For two authors

SC network was developed with uncertainty (Rener et al. 2020). – For more than two authors

Full details should be provided at the end for the Reference Section:

Rener, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A. and Ali, A., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

Rener, A., Ali, A. and Reimer, D., Optimization of the supply chain network using uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, vol. xx, no. xx, 2020.

References Guidelines

References title – 12 font with bold and left justification
References texts – 10 font
Use single space
No empty line between two references
No numbering should be used for references
Last name and year should be used for any reference citation. Last name and year should be used for single author and double authors. For more than two authors, last name of the first author and “et al.” with year should be used. For examples: Reimer (2009), (Reimer 2009), Reimer and Ali (2009), (Reimer and Ali 2009), Reimer et al. (2009) and (Reimer et al. 2009). Number is not allowed in the reference citation.
All references must be cited in the paper.
Journal and conference names should in italic.
Title of the book should be in italic.
All lines after the first line of references list should be indented one-fourth (1/4) inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
Below are some examples.

For journal papers

One author

Last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Journal Name, vol., no., pp., year.

Lee, J., Measurement of machine performance degradation using a neural network model, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, vol.16, no. 4, pp. 192-199, 1996.

Two author (more authors will have similar format with addition authors)

Last name, first initial. and last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Journal/Conference Name, vol., no., pp, year.

Cook, V. and Ali, A., End-of-line inspection for annoying noises in automobiles: trends and perspectives, Applied Acoustic, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 265-275, 2012.

Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R. and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.

Reimer, D., and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Istanbul, Turkey, July 3 – 6, 2012.

Shetty, D., Ali, A. and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.

For conference papers

One author

Last name, first initial. Title of the paper, Conference Name, pp. xx-xx, city, country, dates, year.

Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship learning experiences, Proceedings of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. xx-xx, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7-10, 2022.

O’Neill, E., Introduction to Improving Adaptive Snow-Sports through Engineering Design, Ergonomic Form and Function, Proceedings of the 4^th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 1486-1487, Toronto, Canada, October 23-25, 2019.

Two author (more authors will have similar format with addition authors)

Last name, first initial. and last name, first initial., Title of the paper, Conference Name, pp. xx-xx, city, country, dates, year.

Aghimien, D. and Aigbavboa, C., Performance of selected funding schemes used in delivering educational buildings in Nigeria, Proceedings of the 3^rd North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 108-119, Washington DC, USA, September 27-29, 2018.

Motsepe, Y. A., Makhanya, B. and Pretorius, J.H.C., Exploring the impact project definition readiness index on capital projects for coal-fired power station projects, Proceedings of the First African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, pp. 638-649, Pretoria, South Africa, October 29 – November 1, 2018.

For books

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Title of the book, edition, publisher, year.

Chang, T., Wysk, R. and Wang, H., Computer-Aided Manufacturing, 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2006.

For website

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Article title article title article title article title article title, Available: http://www.ieomsociety.org/Details.aspx?id=xxx, May 21, 2019. If the author’s name is not listed, begin with the title of the article for citation.

Name of the website, Available: http://www.ieomsociety.org/Details.aspx?id=xxx, Accessed on May 21, 2019.

For Newspaper

Last Name, First Initial. and Last Name, First Initial., Newspaper article title, date of publication, URL. Accessed Month Day, Year. If the author’s name is not listed, begin with the title of the newspaper article for citation.

All references should be organized alphabetically

Biography / Biographies (for single author – biography and multiple authors- biographies) – 12 font bold

Include bio of each author at the end of the paper
Limited to 250 words

Hassan Hijry is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, an MS in Industrial Engineering from Lawrence Technological University (LTU), and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Oakland University, USA. He brings industry experience as a former front-line manager at PEPSICO, Al-Riyadh. His teaching expertise spans Work Study, Production Planning, and Control, Facilities Planning, Materials Handling, and Industry 4.0 Technologies and Engineering Management. Hassan’s research focus encompasses Industry 4.0, AI, process optimization, systems analysis, and data-driven decision-making within diverse workplaces, manufacturing industries, and healthcare systems.

Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, a Master’s in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has published journal and conference papers. Dr Ali has completed research projects with Chrysler, Ford, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Progressive Metal Manufacturing Company, Whitlam Label Company, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing, simulation, optimization, reliability, scheduling, manufacturing, and lean. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.

Don Reimer is working as a chief operating officer of IEOM Society International. He is a managing member of The Small Business Strategy Group, LLC and serves as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Detroit/Mercy. He has been recognized as a professional management consultant with over 45 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, management and corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer served as a member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. He has served as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation. He is a member of the Lawrence Tech Alumni Board of Directors and has been elected a Fellow of the IEOM Society International. Mr. Reimer is a faculty advisor of the Student Chapter of the IEOM Society at Lawrence Tech.

IEOM Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Templates and Guidelines

Paper Checklist– http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf
IEOM Reference Format– http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx
Publication Ethics – http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/
Paper Review Process – http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf

Sample IEOM Papers can be followed to prepare a quality paper:
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3, Paper 4, Paper 5, Paper 6, Paper 7, Paper 8, Paper 9, Paper 10 and a sample review paper.

IEOM Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Paper Formatting Guidelines

Paper Template (*.docx) Use IEOM Template to Prepare Your Manuscript Abstract Template (*.docx)

Title

Paper Title should be 18 font with bold and center justification.
All titles should be in standard mixed case, where the first letter of each word is capitalized and followed by lower case letters, as noted here: “Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management and Six Sigma Applications”

Authors and Affiliations

Author name – 12 font with bold and center justification
Affiliation – 12 font with center justification
Authors with same affiliation should be together
Authors with different affiliation should be listed separately with one space in between
Email can be added for each author
Single space between affiliation and abstract title
Abstract title – 12 font with bold and center justification
Abstract text – 10 font with full justification
Abstract not exceeding 200 words.

Keywords (12 font)
Keyword 1, Keyword 2, Keyword 3, Keyword 4 and Keyword 5. (10 font)

No more than five keywords (10 font)

Page Layout

8 1/2″ X 11″ paper
All margins: 1.00″
Full justification
Times New Roman font
Maximum 12 pages
Minimum 8 pages
Single space for entire manuscript
Each paper should have abstract, introduction, literature review with minimum 15 citations including some recent publications, methods, data analysis, numerical and graphical results, statistical analysis, validation, conclusion and references.
Conference header should be “Proceedings of the 5th NA International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Detroit, Michigan, USA, August 10 – 14, 2020” and copyright information as footer must be used as “© IEOM Society International”. Copyright information implies that IEOM Society International has right to publication the paper.

1. Headings (12 font)

12 font size with bold and left justification
Header should have numbering
No space between header and text

1.1 Sub-Headings (11 font)

Title – 11 font with sub-numbering
Text – 10 font with no indexing
One space between paragraphs
No space between header and text

Figures

Texts of figure should be readable
Original high quality pictures
Center justification
Title of Figure should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Figure x: …”
Title of figure should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font
Title should be after figure
All figure numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and figure, figure and title of the figure and title of the figure and texts.

Insert Figure Here

Figure 1. Name of the figure

Tables

Texts of table should be readable
Center justification
Title of table should be in center and it must be mentioned as “Table x: …” It should be added before table.
Title of table should be sentence case with center justification and 10 font size
All table numbers must be mentioned in the body of the paper.
One space between texts and table, table and title of the table and title of the table and texts.

Table 1. Name of the table

Insert Table Here

Equations

Equation numbering is optional.

Acknowledgements

Add acknowledgement if needed

References

References title – 12 font with bold and left justification
References texts – 10 font
No numbering should be used for reference title
Last name and year should be used for any reference citation. Last name and year should be used for single author and double authors. For more than two authors, last name of the first author and “et al.” with year should be used. For examples: Reimer (2009), (Reimer 2009), Reimer and Ali (2009), (Reimer and Ali 2009), Reimer et al. (2009) and (Reimer et al. 2009). Number is not allowed in the reference citation.
All references must be cited in the paper.
Journal and conference names should in in italic.
Title of the book should be in italic.
All lines after the first line of references list should be indented one-fourth (1/4) inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. .
Last name and first initial should be should in the reference formatting like below examples.
Internet resources should have author(s) if any, title of website, company or organization, URL, Accessed Day.

Sample Reference Format (Alphabetical Order)

Chang, T., Wysk, R., and Wang, H., Computer-Aided Manufacturing, 3^rd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2006.
Cook, V., and Ali, A., End-of-line inspection for annoying noises in automobiles: trends and perspectives, Applied Acoustic, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 265-275, 2012.
Khadem, M., Ali, A., and Seifoddini, H., Efficacy of lean metrics in evaluating the performance of manufacturing system, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 176-184, 2008.
Krstovski, S. , IEOM Lean Six Sigma Global Competition: COVID-19 Pandemic, IEOM Society, http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/covid-19/, Accessed Day: June 9, 2020.
Pandian, A., and Ali, A., Automotive robotic body shop simulation for performance improvement using plant feedback, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 269-291, 2011.
Rahim, A., and Khan, M., Optimal determination of production run and initial settings of process parameters for a deteriorating process, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, April 2007, vol. 32, no. 7-8, pp. 747-756, 2007.
Rahman, M. A., Sarker, B. R., and Escobar, L. A., Peak demand forecasting for a seasonal product using Bayesian approach, Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 62, pp. 1019-1028, 2011.
Reimer, D., Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Available: http://www.ieomsociet.org/ieom/newsletters/, July 2020.
Reimer, D., and Ali, A., Engineering education and the entrepreneurial mindset at Lawrence Tech, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. xx-xx, July 3 – 6, 2012.
Shetty, D., Ali, A., and Cummings, R., A model to assess lean thinking manufacturing initiatives, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 310-334, 2010.
Srinivasan, G., Arcelus, F.J., and Pakkala, T.P.M., A retailer’s decision process when anticipating a vendor’s temporary discount offer, Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 57, pp. 253-260, 2009.

Biography / Biographies (for single author – biography and multiple authors- biographies) – 12 font bold

Include bio of each author at the end of the paper
Limited to 200 words

Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor, and Director of Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has published journal and conference papers. Dr Ali has completed research projects with Chrysler, Ford, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Progressive Metal Manufacturing Company, Whitlam Label Company, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing, simulation, optimization, reliability, scheduling, manufacturing, and lean. He is member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.

Donald M. Reimer is the managing member of The Small Business Strategy Group, L.L.C and serves as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Technological University. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He has been recognized as a professional management consultant with over 45 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, management and corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. He has served as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation. He is member of the Lawrence Tech Alumni Board of Directors and has elected a Fellow of the IEOM Society International. Mr. Reimer is a faculty advisor of the Student Chapter of the IEOM Society at Lawrence Tech.