<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">5th Asia Pacific International Conference
on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Tokyo, Japan, September 10-12, 2024</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Host: Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Conference Chair: Dr. Hiroyuki Goto, Full
Professor in the Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Hosei
University, Japan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Co-Hosts:</span></p>
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Surakarta, Indonesia</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">1.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Prof. Dr. Mitsuo
Gen, Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute (FLSI): Senior Research Scientist, Tokyo
University of Science (TUS), Research Inst. of Sci. & Tech.: Visiting
Prof., Fellows of Society: SOFT and APIEMS, Field Chief Editor: Frontiers in Industrial Engineering</span></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-size:10pt">2.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Ilkyeong Moon,
Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Former President (2019-2020), Korean Institute of
Industrial Engineers (KIIE), Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul
National University, Seoul 08826, KOREA</span></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-size:10pt">3.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Katsuki Fujisawa,
Professor, Ph.D. (Sci.), Professor, Institute of Innovate Research, Digital
Twin Unit, Research Unit Leader, School of Computing, Department of
Mathematical and Computing Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan</span></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-size:10pt">4.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Professor Kenji
Watanabe, Professor, Department of Architecture, Civil Engineering and
Industrial Management Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya,
Japan</span></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-size:10pt">5.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Tomohiro Kojima,
Principal of Salesian Polytechnic, Tokyo, Japan</span></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-size:10pt">6.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Ashir Ahmed,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Information Technology,
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University,
Fukuoka, Japan</span></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-size:10pt">7.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Junzo Watada,
Prof. Dr., School of Data Sciences, Shimonoseki City University, Yamaguchi,
Japan</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">8.<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><span style="font-size:10pt">Kenji Amagai,
Professor, Dr. Eng., Division of Mechanical Science and Technology, Graduate
School of Science and Technology, Director, Center for Research on Adoption of
NextGen Transportation Systems (CRANTS), Gunma University, Japan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">IEOM Society International is organizing
5th Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
in Tokyo, Japan, September 10-12, 2024. Host is Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan.
Venue is Waseda University. The conference will provide an opportunity
for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore
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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">The IEOM Society International, a
nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, 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), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023), Melbourne (2023), Dubai (2024),
Pretoria (2024) and Bogota (2024). The IEOM Society currently has 248 student
chapters in 55 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents
participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has
more than 25,000 members.</span></p>
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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 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. </span></p>
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Guidelines and Review Process</span></b></p>
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Ethics – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fieom%2Fethics-malpractice-statement%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C781961f3358543b0597608dc7d2f8323%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638522894305151512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uJN2kKIANIDdqZYygkT2iYTNgtuTxua1GnrpiP%2FR0gQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/" shash="ZUnNFWjue3Qopt24fsu9n2de581897p8tlMIPDD86fWITo6oB6UzL4CqUHYLmST3E4jcpfB0X08mavSpFihFIHutIq7HEIxT3Bu8rLMNDsSPUfCpzJnK85i88n4pa/7+qSYBz8zT3uZOG9IeRXuBunWcRTHISh1Up51XBBK2S78=">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/</a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Paper Review
Process – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fpaper_review_process.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C781961f3358543b0597608dc7d2f8323%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638522894305151512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9%2Fgwbgr2kyza1ZmeOBRkTkWyoH%2FqbujikMcKXGaNQzU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf" shash="O4k9iQ2DcRr2612OS9TSRfytbhgfNW/7B50Y28LNX91s1kPFT780sRCnGNhwrxV1xsQGJDcWs2jakJXxn+bAtfKwO4cuOOq34IombpS2oozKWei1zsSfomQHYJ8vmSuyd1Z3LA/buQhvEgo/UMicHi211ZdAijoUU9kbJFpdK8k=">http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf</a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Undergraduate
Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Graduate Student
Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Master Thesis
Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Doctoral
Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Senior Capstone
Design Project Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Undergraduate
Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">High School STEM
Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Human Factors and
Ergonomics Competition sponsored by CINTAS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Lean Six Sigma Competition sponsored
by Tooling Tech Group</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Simulation
Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Supply Chain and
Logistics Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Poster
Competition</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>IEOM Index – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findex.ieomsociety.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C781961f3358543b0597608dc7d2f8323%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638522894305151512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EGVszkwbx8M7IYOwLKPW5htJEM1l3XHP8Er6u94S5EY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://index.ieomsociety.org/" shash="K0sxao5Ns6gGoKSdMAn8jkJmM+nVRDPw+g3b/74uggO16p2pbBPfKH9ABpv6AtN9szf4z+6XhFxnkAhoF7By8sUbLxD0rBRGXWHLmeo20YXbQoE4B1xVN9O8rv94rESvm/XbOSCFm0Fnpx1p77vqnY3wlssezzglPFGI+0XXrko=">https://index.ieomsociety.org/</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Papers will be indexed in EBSCO, IEOM Index and Google
Scholar.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IEOM Index – Publication Database</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;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>This unique database is dedicated to research
and achievements in the “Industrial Engineering and Operations Management”
disciplines</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;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>Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital
Object Identified) from CrossRef.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;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://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findex.ieomsociety.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C781961f3358543b0597608dc7d2f8323%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638522894305151512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EGVszkwbx8M7IYOwLKPW5htJEM1l3XHP8Er6u94S5EY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://index.ieomsociety.org/" shash="K0sxao5Ns6gGoKSdMAn8jkJmM+nVRDPw+g3b/74uggO16p2pbBPfKH9ABpv6AtN9szf4z+6XhFxnkAhoF7By8sUbLxD0rBRGXWHLmeo20YXbQoE4B1xVN9O8rv94rESvm/XbOSCFm0Fnpx1p77vqnY3wlssezzglPFGI+0XXrko=">https://index.ieomsociety.org/</a>.</p>
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</span></span>IEOM Conference DOI –
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findex.ieomsociety.org%2Findex.cfm%2Fconference%2Flist%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C781961f3358543b0597608dc7d2f8323%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638522894305151512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7BT3B1otJFWWwkdz4sqgM2ZE%2FF4YWnGnZEX5H1s%2B4dU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/" shash="eG3Z63aD52S/1Wue5wxFTUIizN3YthDN/fiLouEnnPVoh+QkZmGOwJSjJErL3gGVnpGLi3RIGsmMfhPO/6InS0u8ybJQoauY8fAc1OArreVi37MWpja7WmrLkjAqgqhAuavUQBH0h4BOw2BRuKfyi8dSNdvU4tFolELvnE+I9e4=">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/</a></p>
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</span></span>Conference Proceedings will be published with an
ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;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 accepted papers will be published with an
ISBN Number.</p>
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</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="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">TRACKS: Topics covering industrial
issues/applications and academic research include:</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Artificial
Intelligence and Data Science</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Automation,
Robotics and Autonomous Systems</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Business
Management and Operations Management</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Digital
Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Engineering Management
and Project Management</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Entrepreneurship</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Facility Planning
and Layout</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Human Factors,
Ergonomics and Healthcare System Management</span></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-size:10pt;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><span style="font-size:10pt">Innovation in
Engineering Education</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Lean Six Sigma
and Operations Excellence</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Manufacturing</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Quality,
Reliability and Maintenance</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Simulation,
Optimization and Productivity Improvement</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Supply Chain and
Logistics</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Sustainability,
Renewable and Alternative Energy</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Case Studies and
Best Practices</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">SPECIAL TRACKS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Global
Engineering Education (GEE)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Global Business
Management Education</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Industry 4.0</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Industry
Solutions</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Diversity and
Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Women in Industry
& Academia (WIIA)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Conference Chairs</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Hiroyuki
Goto, Full Professor in the Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering
at Hosei University, Japan - Chairman</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Ahad Ali,
Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program at Lawrence
Technological University and Executive Director of IEOM Society</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Qingfeng Liu,
Full professor, Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Hosei
University, Japan</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Kenta
Tsukuura, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial and Systems
Engineering at Hosei University, Japan</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Conference Co-Chair</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr. Wahyudi
Sutopo, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Technical Chairs</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Program Chair</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Professor Don
Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">UNIVERSITY PARTNERS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Hosei University,
Tokyo, Japan</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Binghamton
University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Chiang Mai
University, Thailand</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Eastern Michigan
University, USA</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Florida
Polytechnic University</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Lawrence
Technological University, Michigan, USA</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Prince Sultan
University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">University of
Derby, UK</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">University of
Monterrey, Mexico</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">University of the
District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, DC, USA</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">University of New
Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Universite De
Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Wayne State
University, Detroit, Michigan, USA</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Universitas
Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Universiti Tun
Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">EMI, Mohammed V University,
Rabat, Morocco</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">CORPORATE PARTNERS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Airbus</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Amatrol Inc.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Brasscraft
Manufacturing Company</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Cintas</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Daikin Applied</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Eaton Corporation</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Ford Motor
Company</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">SIEMENS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Tooling Tech
Group</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">African
Engineering Education Association (AEEA)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">BKSTI: Agency
for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Indian Institute
of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">International
Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)</span></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-size:10pt;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><span style="font-size:10pt">Pakistan Society
of Industrial Engineering (PSIE)</span></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-size:10pt;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><span style="font-size:10pt">Society of Cost
and Quality Engineers (SCQE)</span></p>
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Excellence Society</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IEOM Society
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