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4th African IEOM Zambia Conference: Onsite at Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka and Virtual via Zoom, April 4-6, 2023

  • 1.  4th African IEOM Zambia Conference: Onsite at Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka and Virtual via Zoom, April 4-6, 2023

    Posted 02-21-2023 16:33

    Dear Colleague:

    IEOM Africa Zambia Conference with be HYBRID – Onsite at Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park and Virtual via zoom.

    IEOM Society International is organizing the 4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management during April 4-6, 2023 in Zambia. It is hybrid with onsite at Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka and ONLINE via ZOOM. Host is University of Zambia.

    You can still submit a paper or abstract. Submission deadline is on February 28, 2023.  Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=woSEe0L

    You can help us to share with your students, colleagues, friends and networks. We apprcate it very much.

    Keynote Speakers

    ·        Dr. Douglas Mboweni, Group Chief Executive Officer, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, Harare, Zimbabwe

    ·        Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka, Director, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia 

    ·        Dr. Manuel Woschank, Deputy Head – Chair of Industrial Logistics Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria

    ·        Dr. Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Founder of Afreecar LLC, Former VP, Strategic Development of Qualcomm, Detroit, MI, USA     

    ·        Dr. Mncono-Liwani Buyiswa, Corporate Services & Traction Motors Operation Executive, Gibela Rail Transport Consortium, South Africa

    ·        Dr. Charles Mungule, Director, Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission, Lusaka, Zambia

    ·        Dr. Michael N. Mulenga, Dean, School of Engineering, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

    ·        Dr. Piera Centobelli, Professor of Business Economics and Organization Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy 

    ·        Dr. James A. Tompkins, Chairman and Founder, Tompkins Ventures, Chairman and Co-Founder Tompkins Leadership, USA        

    ·        Dr. Grace Mukondeleli Kanakana-Katumba, Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built environment, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

    ·        Dr. Vassilis C. Gerogiannis, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Digital Systems, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

    ·        Dr. Clinton AIGBAVBOA, Professor, Dept. of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying University of Johannesburg, RSA          

    ·        Mr. Lukonga Lindunda, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Bonghive Group, Lusaka, Zambia 

    ·        Mr. Steven Dihwa, Coordination Centre Executive Director Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Harare, Zimbabwe

    Your contribution and support are appreciated for the 4th African IEOM Zambia Conference.

    Regards,

    The Organizing Team

    info@ieomsociety.org

    4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

    Lusaka, Zambia, April 4-6, 2023 – Hybrid

    Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park

    Host: University of Zambia

    Conference Chair Contact: Dr. Bupe Getrude Mwanza, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

    Website: http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/

    Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=woSEe0L

    Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=2LQLkeY

    IEOM Society International is organizing 4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Lusaka, Zambia during April 4-6, 2023. Host is University of Zambia. The event is fully VIRTUAL. 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 in 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), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Haiti (2021), China (2021), Rome (2021), Indonesia (2021), Mexico (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022) and Sydney (2022).

    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 – open access and indexed in EBSCO, Google Scholar and IEOM Index. Any submission implies that an author will present the paper or abstract either virtual or oral presentation based on the situation.

    Papers will be indexed in EBSCO, Google Scholar and IEOM Index.

    IEOM Index will be available in February 2023. IEOM Index includes the following:

    ·        Each paper will have a landing page

    ·        Each paper will have a DOI

    ·        Open Journal Systems (OJS) integration with Google Scholar Index Analytics

    ·        Paper citation analytics

    ·        Author analytics - h index

    ·        Advanced search capability

    ·        Open access

    ·        Paper Download statistics

    ·        Library subscription option

    Templates

    COMPETITIONS - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/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 sponsored by CINTAS

    ·        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

    ·        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

    ·        Production Planning and Management

    ·        Project Management / Program 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 and Green Systems

    ·        Sustainable Manufacturing

    ·        Sustainable Production and Quality Management

    ·        Systems Dynamics

    ·        Systems Engineering Technology Management

    ·        Total Quality Management

    ·        Transportation and Traffic

    ·        Work Design, Measurement and ISO

    SPECIAL TRACKS

    ·        Global Engineering Education (GEE)

    ·        Global Business Management Education

    ·        Global Supply Chain & Logistics

    ·        Industry 4.0

    ·        Industry Solutions

    ·        Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company

    ·        Women in Industry & Academia (WIIA)

    Conference Chief Host

    ·        Professor Anne L Sikwibele, Vice-Chancellor, University of Zambia

    Honorary Chair

    ·        Professor Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    Conference Chairs

    ·        Dr. Bupe Getrude Mwanza, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

    ·        Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

    Program Chairs

    ·        Dr. Paul A. Ozor, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria Nsukka

    ·        Professor Don Reimer, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA

    Global Supply Chain and Logistics Chair

    ·        Ms. Sebonkile Thaba, Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

    Lusaka, Zambia, April 4-6, 2023 – Hybrid

    Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park

    Host: University of Zambia

    Website: http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/

    Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=woSEe0L 

    Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=2LQLkeY 

    Keynote Speakers - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/keynote/

    Global Engineering Education Speakers - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/global-engineering-education/

    Global Supply Chain and Logistics Speakers - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/scm/

    Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0 - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/industry-solutions/

    Panels - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/panels/

    Committee - http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/committee/

    IEOM Society International
    21415 Civic Center Dr., Suite 217
    Southfield, Michigan, USA
    http://ieomsociety.org/
    Phone: 1-248-450-5660
    Email:
    info@ieomsociety.org

    IEOM Student Chapters - http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/chapters/