4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Lusaka, Zambia, April 4-6, 2023 – Virtual
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, bupe.mwanza@gmail.com
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) and India (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.
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)
Registration Fees
- Professional (member)* US$ 250
- Professional (Non-Member) US$ 300
- Student (member)** US$ 125
- Student (Non-member)** US$ 150
- Each Additional Paper US$ 100
Special Rate for Zambia Participants
- Professional (Zambia): US$ 100
- Student (Zambia): US$ 50
Conference Chief Host
- Professor Anne L Sikwibele, Vice-Chancellor, University of Zambia
Honorary Chair
- Professor Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference Chairs
- Bupe Getrude Mwanza, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Program Chairs
- 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
- Sebonkile Thaba, Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Corporate Partner
- BrassCraft Manufacturing Company
- Cintas Corporation
- Eaton
- EFR Certification
- Ford Motor Company
- SIEMENS
- Tooling Tech Group
University Partners / Affiliate Universities
- University of Zambia
- Binghamton University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA
- Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
- Florida Polytechnic University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
- Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- University of Derby, UK
- University of Monterrey, Mexico
- University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada
- University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, DC, USA
- Wayne State University
Technical Committee
- Lubinda Haabazoka, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia
- Mwape Chileshe, School of Engineering, University of Zambia
- Christine Nakamba Lesa, Department of Operations and Supply-Chain Management, Copperbelt University
- Benjamin Kaira, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia
- Fumbani Mphande, Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia
Organization Partners
- African Engineering Education Association (AEES)
- 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 Engineers (PSIE)
- Robofest
- Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE)
- Operations Excellence Society
- The Lean Mag
4th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Lusaka, Zambia, April 4-6, 2023 – Virtual
Host: University of Zambia
Website: http://ieomsociety.org/zambia2023/
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