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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Happy New Year!</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are invited to submit a paper at the 2024 IEOM South
Africa Conference. Your students can join various competitions. </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You can enjoy pre-conference or post-conference safari tour:</p>

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Johannesburg or Pretoria</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to seeing you in Pretoria/Johannesburg.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The organizing Team</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Chair: Dr. Anthea Amadi-Echendu, University of
South Africa (UNISA), <a href="mailto:amadiap@unisa.ac.za">amadiap@unisa.ac.za</a></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>The Fifth African
International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Pretoria / Johannesburg,
South Africa, April 23-25, 2024</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Venue: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
International Convention Center (CSIR ICC)</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Host: University of South Africa in collaboration with
Society of Operations Management in Africa (SOMA)</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ISBN 979-8-3507-0549-2, ISSN 2169-8767</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/" style="color:blue">http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/</a>
</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Submission Link:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> </span><a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6QVTEVt" style="color:blue">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6QVTEVt</a><span style="color:fuchsia"><br>
</span><strong><span style="color:black">Registration Link:</span></strong><span style="color:fuchsia"> </span><a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=f77eJZv" style="color:blue">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=f77eJZv</a></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Templates and
Guidelines</b></p>

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</span></span>Paper Template: <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/paper-southafrica2024.docx" style="color:blue">http://ieomsociety.org/paper-southafrica2024.docx</a></p>

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</span></span>Abstract Template: <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/abstract-southafrica2024.docx" style="color:blue">http://ieomsociety.org/abstract-southafrica2024.docx</a></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Paper Checklist – <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf">http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf</a></p>

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</span></span>IEOM Reference Format –
<a href="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx</a></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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 (<span style="font-size:11pt">2022), Rome (2022), India (2022),
Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon
(2023)</span>,<span style="font-size:11pt"> Vietnam (2023), </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">New Delhi (2023) and
Melbourne (2023).</span><span style="font-size:11pt">. The IEOM Society
currently has 220 student chapters in 54 countries. There are 151 countries from
six continents participating</span> in various IEOM Society activities. The
IEOM Global Community has more than 20,000 members.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>IEOM Index - </b><a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/" style="color:blue"><b>https://index.ieomsociety.org/</b></a><b></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IEOM Index – Publication Database</p>

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</span></span>This unique database is dedicated to research
and achievements in the “Industrial Engineering and Operations Management”
disciplines</p>

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</span></span>Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital
Object Identified) from CrossRef. </p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Check all previous conference papers in the IEOM
Index Publication Database Library - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/">https://index.ieomsociety.org/</a>. </p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>IEOM Conference DOI - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/</a></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Conference Proceedings will be published with an
ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.</p>

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</span></span>All accepted papers will be published with an
ISBN Number.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>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.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>All approved full papers will be sent for
indexation to world known databases: CrossRef, Google Scholar, IEOM Index
Online Library and EBSCO</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manila 2023 (13^th Annual) Proceeding papers are
added in the IEOM Index recently.</p>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Manila
     2023 (13th Annual) -  <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/40" style="color:blue">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/40</a>
     </li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tracks: Topics covering industrial issues/applications and
academic research include, but are not limited to:</p>

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</span></span>Artificial Intelligence</p>

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</span></span>Automation and Control</p>

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</span></span>Business Management</p>

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</span></span>Case Studies</p>

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</span></span>Computers and Computing</p>

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</span></span>Data Analytics and Big Data</p>

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</span></span>Decision Sciences</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Design and Analysis</p>

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</span></span>E-Business and E-Commerce</p>

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</span></span>Energy</p>

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</span></span>Engineering Education</p>

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</span></span>Engineering Management</p>

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</span></span>Entrepreneurship and Innovation</p>

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</span></span>Facilities Planning and Management</p>

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</span></span>Financial Engineering</p>

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</span></span>Healthcare Systems</p>

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</span></span>Human Factors and Ergonomics</p>

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</span></span>Industrial Management</p>

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</span></span>Industry 4.0</p>

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</span></span>Information Technology/Information Systems</p>

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</span></span>Inventory Management</p>

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</span></span>IoT</p>

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</span></span>Lean and Six Sigma</p>

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</span></span>Logistics Management</p>

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</span></span>Mechatronics</p>

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</span></span>Modeling, Simulation and Visualization</p>

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</span></span>Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)</p>

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</span></span>Operations Management</p>

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</span></span>Operations Research</p>

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</span></span>Product Design and Development</p>

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</span></span>Product Lifecycle Management</p>

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</span></span>Production Planning and Management</p>

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</span></span>Project Management</p>

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</span></span>Quality Control and Management</p>

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</span></span>Reliability and Maintenance</p>

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</span></span>Service Systems and Service Management</p>

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</span></span>Statistics and Empirical Research</p>

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</span></span>Supply Chain Management </p>

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</span></span>Sustainability and Green Systems</p>

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</span></span>Sustainable Manufacturing</p>

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</span></span>Systems Dynamics</p>

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</span></span>Systems Engineering</p>

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</span></span>Technology Management</p>

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</span></span>Total Quality Management</p>

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</span></span>Transportation and Traffic</p>

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</span></span>Waste Management</p>

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</span></span>Work Design, Measurement and ISO</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panels</p>

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</span></span>Diversity and Inclusion</p>

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</span></span>Global Engineering Education</p>

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</span></span>Global Project Management</p>

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</span></span>Global Supply Chain and Logistics </p>

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</span></span>Globally Competitive Rail Manufacturing</p>

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</span></span>Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0</p>

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</span></span>Innovation and Entrepreneurships </p>

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</span></span>Lean Six Sigma</p>

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</span></span>Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)</p>

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</span></span>Sustainability</p>

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</span></span>Women in Industry & Academia</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Competitions</p>

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</span></span>Undergraduate Student Paper Competition </p>

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</span></span>Undergraduate Research Competition</p>

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</span></span>Senior Design Project Competition</p>

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</span></span>Graduate Student Paper Competition</p>

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</span></span>Master’s Thesis Competition</p>

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</span></span>Doctoral Dissertation Competition</p>

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</span></span>Lean Six Sigma Competition</p>

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</span></span>SCM Competition</p>

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</span></span>Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition</p>

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</span></span>Simulation Competition</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Chairs </p>

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</span></span>Dr. Anthea Amadi-Echendu, University of South
Africa (UNISA) - Chairperson</p>

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</span></span>Prof. Ahad Ali, LTU and Executive Director of
IEOM Society, USA </p>

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</span></span>Prof. Clinton Aigbavboa, University of
Johannesburg</p>

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</span></span>Prof. Didibhuku Wellington Thwala, University of
Johannesburg</p>

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</span></span>Prof. Joke Buhrmann, University of the
Witwatersrand (Wits)                                   </p>

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</span></span>Prof. Khumbulani Mpofu, Tshwane University of
Technology (TUT)</p>

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</span></span>Dr. Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju, Durban
University of Technology (DUT)</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Prof. Sarma Yadavalli, University of Pretoria
(UP)</p>

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</span></span>Prof. Thomas Tengen, Vaal University of
Technology (VUT)</p>

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</span></span>Prof Nita Sukdeo (University of Johannesburg)</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference General Chairs</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Professor Charles Mbohwa, Visiting Distinguished
Professor at UNISA and Past Pro-Vice Chancellor Strategic Partnerships and
Industrialisation, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Professor Don Reimer, Adjunct Professor,
Lawrence Tech University and President, The Small Business Strategy Group,
Detroit, Michigan, USA</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Website: <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/" style="color:blue">http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/</a>
</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEOM
Society International<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">21411
Civic Center Dr., Suite 205<br>
Southfield, Michigan, MI 48076, USA<br>
</span><a href="http://ieomsociety.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://ieomsociety.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
Phone: 1-248-450-5660<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@ieomsociety.org">info@ieomsociety.org</a> </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tentative
Program</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WEDNESDAY
24th APRIL 2024 - REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING - THE FOYER</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">07:00
- 08:30     REGISTRATION (in the Foyer) - Tea
and Coffee - THE MAIN HALL</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">08:30
- 09:00     Facilitator:   WELCOME
ADDRESS - Dr Anthea Amadi-Echendu: Conference chair</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">09.00
- 09:30     OPENING ADDRESS </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Prof
Lenkabula</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Principal
and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Introduction
by Prof M. Mogale </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Executive
Dean of the College of Economic and Management Sciences</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">University
of South Africa</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">9:30
- 09:45       </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Conference
Brief, Prof Ahad Ali</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEOM
Society Brief, Prof. Don Reimer</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">09:45
- 10:30     KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Industry 4.0</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">10:30
- 11:00 - REFRESHMENT BREAK IN THE FOYER</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">11:00
- 11:40 KEYNOTE ADDRESS -</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr.
James J. Cochran</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Professor
of Applied Statistics and the Mike and Kathy Mouron Chair</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Culverhouse
College of Business</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
University of Alabama</span></p>

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AL, USA</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">11:40
- 13:00: Parallel Sessions</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue
1:            Venue
2:            Venue 3:              Venue 4:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">13:00
TO 14:00: LUNCH AT RESTAURANT </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">TUESDAY
24 APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AFTERNOON
SESSION, 2:00 – 4:00 pm</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue
1:            Venue
2:            Venue 3:              Venue 4:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WORKSHOP
1  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WORKSHOP
2  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WORKSHOP
3  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WORKSHOP
4</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">TUESDAY
24 APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AFTERNOON
SESSION, 4:00 – 6:00 pm</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Operations
Management             </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Quality
Management      </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Project
Management      </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Safety
Management</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">END
OF DAY 1</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WEDNESDAY
25th APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MORNING
SESSION - MAIN HALL</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">08:30
- 08:45     </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WELCOME
+ RECAP OF PREVIOUS DAY: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Facilitator:
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">08:45
- 09:30     KEYNOTE ADDRESS:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Topic:  The application of renewable energy in the
context of railway technology evolution </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Name:
Ms Portia Nkuna</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Fazi
Rail</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">09:30
- 10:30     </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Panel
Session: Leonie Louw</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Topic:
Safety and risk management in the context of 4IR and 5IR –African challenges
and opportunities</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">10:00
- 11:00     REFRESHMENT BREAK - IN THE
FOYER</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WEDNESDAY
25th APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MORNING
SESSION</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue
1:            Venue
2:            Venue 3:              Venue 4:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Operations
Research</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Automation</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Industry
4.0 / IoT</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Data
Analytics</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">13:00
TO 14:00 - LUNCH AT RESTAURANT </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WEDNESDAY
25th APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AFTERNOON
SESSION</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">INDUSTRY
PRESENTATIONS</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue
1:            Venue
2:            Venue 3:              Venue 4:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> (Please return promptly for the Cocktails and
the Gala Dinner – Awards Ceremony)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">END
OF DAY 2</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">COCKTAILS
and GALA Dinner – at 18:00</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dress:
Office wear or Traditional</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">THURSDAY
26th APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MORNING
SESSION</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Main
Hall</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">08:30
- 08:45     WELCOME + RECAP OF PREVIOUS
DAY: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Facilitator:
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">08:45
- 09:30     KEYNOTE ADDRESS:   </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">10:30
- 11:00     REFRESHMENT BREAK IN THE FOYER</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">11:00
- 11:40     KEYNOTE ADDRESS </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">11:40
- 12:20     KEYNOTE ADDRESS </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">12:20
- 13:00     KEYNOTE ADDRESS </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mr.
Roland Rohrs</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chairman</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wispeco
Aluminium</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">THURSDAY
26th APRIL 2024</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AFTERNOON
SESSION:            Venue 1:               Venue
2:            Venue 3:            Venue 4:  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Manufacturing</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AI</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sustainability</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Quality
Engineering</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SCM</span></p>

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– 4:00 pm – Parallel Sessions – Technical presentations </span></p>

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OF DAY 3</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:rgb(192,0,0)">5^th
African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Johannesburg, South Africa, April 23-25, 2024</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Venue: Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Center (CSIR ICC)</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Host:
University of South Africa in collaboration with Society of Operations
Management in Africa (SOMA)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">ISBN
979-8-3507-0549-2, ISSN 2169-8767</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/" style="color:blue">http://ieomsociety.org/southafrica2024/</a> </p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Submission
Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6QVTEVt">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6QVTEVt</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Registration
Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=f77eJZv">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=f77eJZv</a></span></p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>IEOM Upcoming Conferences</b></p><ul type="disc" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal">14^th Annual IEOM Dubai Conference, February 12-14, 2024 (Hybrid). <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/</a><br></li><li class="MsoNormal">9^th North American IEOM Conference in Washington, DC, June 4-6, 2024 (Hybrid). <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/washingtondc2024/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://ieomsociety.org/washingtondc2024/</a></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p class="MsoNormal">7th European IEOM Conference in Augsburg / Munich, Germany, July 16-18, 2024 (Hybrid) - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/germany2024/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/germany2024/</a> </p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Ms. Rocksana Ahmed<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Assistant Program Director<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">IEOM Executive Team<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">IEOM Society International</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 205<u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Southfield, Michigan, USA<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://www.ieomsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ieomsociety.org</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u></u> <br></p></div></div></div>