INFORMS Open Forum

Dear Colleagues:
You are invited to submit a paper at the 8th NA Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference, Houston, June 13-15, 2023.

– IEOM Team

Call for Papers

8th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Houston, Texas, USA, June 13-15, 2023
Venue: Hilton Hotel University of Houston
Host: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Institute of Manufacturing Systems (TEES-IMS) in collaboration with University of Houston
http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=fKu6HiB

Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=C1f6EXs

IEOM Society International is organizing 8th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Houston, Texas, USA during June 13-15, 2023. Venue is Hilton University of Houston. Host is Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Institute of Manufacturing Systems (TEES-IMS) in collaboration with University of Houston. The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and 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. IEOM has successfully organized previous international conferences including: Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Detroit (2016), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bogota (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington, DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2020), Dubai (2020), Singapore (2021), Rome (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Orlando (2022), and Rome (2022).

TEMPLATES

• IEOM Paper Template - http://ieomsociety.org/paper-houston2023.docx
• IEOM Abstract Template - http://ieomsociety.org/abstract-houston2023.docx
• IEOM Reference Format – http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx
• Paper Checklist – http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf

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). All full papers will be subjected to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and indexed (open access). Any submission implies that an author will present the paper or abstract.

Conference Chair

·        Dr. Satish Bukkapatnam, Rockwell International Professor and Director, TEES Institute for Manufacturing Systems, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Texas, USA

Conference Co-Chairs

• Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
• Dr. Gino Lim, Professor & Chair, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, Texas, USA
• Dr. Hamid R. Parsaei, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, The Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Affiliated Professor, Multidisciplinary Engineering and Director, College of Engineering Accreditation and Assessment, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

Industry Chair

• Eric Ayanegui, CPMM, CRL, Director Operations Engineering, Cintas Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA

Program Chair

• Professor Don Reimer, Director of Membership and Chapter Development, IEOM Society

COMPETITIONS

·        Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS

·        Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation

·        Master Thesis Competition

·        Doctoral Dissertation Competition

·        Senior Capstone Design Project Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group

·        Undergraduate Research Competition

·        High School STEM Competition

·        Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition

·        Lean Six Sigma Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group

·        Simulation Competition

·        Supply Chain and Logistics Competition

·        Poster Competition

TRACKS: Topics covering industrial issues/applications and academic research include, but are not limited to:

·        Artificial Intelligence

·        Automation and Control

·        Business Management

·        Business Process Management and Digital Transformation

·        Case Studies

·        Computers and Computing

·        Construction Management

·        Data Analytics and Big Data

·        Decision Sciences

·        Defense Management Science

·        Design and Analysis

·        E-Business and E-Commerce

·        Energy

·        Engineering Economy

·        Engineering Education

·        Engineering Management

·        Entrepreneurship and Innovation

·        Facilities Planning and Management

·        Financial Engineering

·        Healthcare Systems

·        Human Factors and Ergonomics

·        IoT

·        Industrial Management

·        Information Technology/Information Systems

·        Inventory Management

·        Lean and Six Sigma Logistics Management

·        Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)

·        Modeling and Simulation

·        Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

·        Operations Management

·        Operations Research

·        Product Design and Development

·        Product Lifecycle Management

·        Product / Service Configuration

·        Production Planning and Management

·        Project Management

·        Quality Control and Management

·        Reliability and Maintenance

·        Sensors and Sensing Systems

·        Service Systems and Service Management

·        Smart Mobility

·        Software Testing and Quality Assurance

·        Statistical Process Control

·        Statistics and Empirical Research

·        Supply Chain Management

·        Sustainability in Operations and Supply Chain

·        Sustainability and Green Systems

·        Sustainable Manufacturing

·        Systems Dynamics

·        Systems Engineering

·        Technology Management

·        Total Quality Management

·        Transportation and Traffic

·        Work Design, Measurement and ISO

SPECIAL TRACKS

·        Global Business Management Education

·        Global Supply Chain and Logistic

·        Industry 4.0

·        Industry Solutions

·        Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company

·        Women in Industry & Academia (WIIA)

North American University Partners

·        Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station  Institute of Manufacturing Systems (TEES-IMS)

·        University of Houston

·        Binghamton University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA

·        Eastern Michigan University, USA

·        Florida Polytechnic University

·        Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

·        University of Monterrey, Mexico

·        University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, DC, USA

·        University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada

·        Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Global University Partners

·        Chiang Mai University, Thailand

·        EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

·        Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

·        University of Derby, UK

·        Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France

·        Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia

·        Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

Corporate Partners

·        Brasscraft Manufacturing Company

·        Cintas

·        Eaton Corporation

·        EFR Certification

·        Ford Motor Company

·        SIEMENS

·        Tooling Tech Group

Organization Partners

·        African Engineering Education Association (AEEA)

·        BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia

·        Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)

·        International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)

·        Pakistan Society of Industrial Engineering (PSIE)

·        Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE)

·        CATME, Purdue University

·        Robofest

·        Operations Excellence Society

·        the lean mag

8th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Houston, Texas, USA, June 13-15, 2023
Venue: Hilton University of Houston + VIRTUAL
Host: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Institute of Manufacturing Systems (TEES-IMS)
http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/

•     Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=fKu6HiB

•     Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=C1f6EXs

•     Committee - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/committee/ 

•     Keynote - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/keynote/ 

•     Plenary - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/plenary/ 

•     Global Engineering Education - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/global-engineering-education/ 

•     Global Business Management Education - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/gbme/ 

•     Global Supply Chain and Logistics - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/scm/ 

•     Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0 – http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/industry-solutions/ 

•     Panels - http://ieomsociety.org/houston2023/panels/

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http://ieomsociety.org/
Phone: 1-248-450-5660
Email: info@ieomsociety.org

Keynote Speakers

1.      Dr. Satish Bukkapatnam, Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Rockwell International Professor, College of Engineering, Director, TEES Institute for Manufacturing Systems and Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

2.      Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

3.      Paul Perkins, President, Amatrol, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA

4.      Mark Bolen, Vice President of Quality & Engineering, Cintas Corporation, Lebanon, Ohio, United States

5.      Arun Adat, Senior Director, Supply Chain Transformation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Houston, Texas, United States

6.      Dr. Gino Lim, Fellow of IISE, SVP of IISE International Operations, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair, Professor & Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston – University Park, Houston, Texas, USA

Panel on Global Engineering Education – IEOM Curriculum

Panel Chair

Dr. Adedeji Badiru

Dean

Graduate School of Engineering and Management

Air Force Institute of Technology

Wright-Patterson AFB

Ohio, USA

Dr. Abu Masud, P.E.

Emeritus Professor

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Wichita State University

Kansas, USA

Panel Speaker II

Paul Perkins

President

Amatrol, Inc.

Jeffersonville, Indiana

USA

Panel Speaker III

Dr. Christopher Cox, P.E.

Faculty, Construction Management

College of Engineering and Technology

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA

Panel Speaker IV

Eric Ayanegui, CPMM, CRL

Director Operations Engineering

Cintas Corporation

Houston, Texas, USA

Panel Speaker V

Professor Hamid Parsaei, Ph.D., PE

Fellow, IISE, ASEE, SME, IEOM

Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Director, College of Engineering Accreditation and Assessment

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas, USA

IEOM President, 2021-2023; IEOM Vice President, 2019-2021