The Fifth African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Johannesburg, South Africa, April 23-25, 2024
Venue: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Center (CSIR ICC)
Host: University of South Africa in collaboration with Society of Operations Management in Africa (SOMA)
ISBN 979-8-3507-0549-2, ISSN 2169-8767
http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/
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IEOM Society International is organizing the 5th African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Pretoria, South Africa, April 23-25, 2024. 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. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only for presentations. Abstracts without full academic paper submissions should give opportunities for projects and industrial representatives to share their knowledge and experiences. IEOM encourages submission of full paper(s). All full papers are subjected to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in proceedings and indexed.
The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization, 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) and Vietnam (2023). The IEOM Society currently has 220 student chapters in 54 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 20,000 members.
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Manila 2023 (13th Annual) Proceeding papers are added in the IEOM Index recently.
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
· Data Analytics and Big Data
· Decision Sciences
· Design and Analysis
· E-Business and E-Commerce
· Energy
· Engineering Education
· Engineering Management
· Entrepreneurship and Innovation
· Facilities Planning and Management
· Financial Engineering
· Healthcare Systems
· Human Factors and Ergonomics
· Industrial Management
· Industry 4.0
· Information Technology/Information Systems
· Inventory Management
· IoT
· Lean and Six Sigma
· Logistics Management
· Mechatronics
· Modeling, Simulation and Visualization
· Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
· Operations Management
· Operations Research
· Product Design and Development
· Product Lifecycle Management
· Production Planning and Management
· Project Management
· Quality Control and Management
· Reliability and Maintenance
· Service Systems and Service Management
· Statistics and Empirical Research
· Supply Chain Management
· Sustainability and Green Systems
· Sustainable Manufacturing
· Systems Dynamics
· Systems Engineering
· Technology Management
· Total Quality Management
· Transportation and Traffic
· Waste Management
· Work Design, Measurement and ISO
Panels
· Diversity and Inclusion
· Global Engineering Education
· Global Project Management
· Global Supply Chain and Logistics
· Globally Competitive Rail Manufacturing
· Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0
· Innovation and Entrepreneurships
· Lean Six Sigma
· Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
· Sustainability
· Women in Industry & Academia
Competitions
· Undergraduate Student Paper Competition
· Undergraduate Research Competition
· Senior Design Project Competition
· Graduate Student Paper Competition
· Master's Thesis Competition
· Doctoral Dissertation Competition
· Lean Six Sigma Competition
· SCM Competition
· Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
· Simulation Competition
Conference Chairs
· Dr. Anthea Amadi-Echendu, University of South Africa (UNISA)
· Prof. Ahad Ali, LTU and Executive Director of IEOM Society, USA
· Prof. Clinton Aigbavboa, University of Johannesburg
· Prof. Didibhuku Wellington Thwala, University of Johannesburg
· Prof. Joke Buhrmann, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
· Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
· Dr. Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju, Durban University of Technology (DUT)
· Prof. Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria (UP)
· Prof. Thomas Tengen, Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
· Prof Nita Sukdeo (University of Johannesburg)
Conference General Chairs
· Professor Charles Mbohwa, Past Pro-Vice Chancellor Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
· Professor Don Reimer, Adjunct Professor, Lawrence Tech University and President, The Small Business Strategy Group, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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