<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call
for Papers</span></p>
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Operations Management Conference<br>
Rabat, Morocco, April 7-10, 2025<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue: École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI), Mohammed V University,
Rabat, Morocco</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fmorocco2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830614807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rKvhNsoxOU1TPKDC3eyxdKJ5WFjwV2cTSJMCRwHx%2FlE%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/morocco2025/" shash="HPWsl8nGwnZa6MueQoO1TN9ptPHmi7EifS2iO58UOd/XitG8IsGCMCFCN1oH23wDzjmBp5d74PwfTX2AzD5mUVqhWVZjwLKfIomEJuc6L6wG6DQ36l2kDo8D5xJUDvmS9JvnY8PbIaAk6MIb8yLGm/x5YL4QHMv4DGZ5WojuR00="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">https://ieomsociety.org/morocco2025/</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Conference Chairs: </span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Dr.
Abdelaziz Berrado, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, École
Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI), Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco,
<a href="mailto:berrado@emi.ac.ma">berrado@emi.ac.ma</a> and Dr. Zoubida Chorfi, Industrial Engineering
Department, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco, <a href="mailto:zd.chorfi@gmail.com">zd.chorfi@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Recommended Hotels</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hotel Ibis Rabat Agdal</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rabat Marriott Hotel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al
Bahr</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.75pt;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">About Rabat and Travel</span></b><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.75pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;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:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rabat is Morocco’s capital and one
of its four imperial cities. It is located on the Atlantic coast at the mouth
of the Wadi Bou Regreg, opposite the city of Salé. The history of Rabat is
closely connected to that of Salé, the site of which was first occupied by the
Roman settlement of Sala (Shella). During the 10th century, Salé was
established by the Zanātah Imazighen (Berbers), who were Sunni Muslims, to
house the nonconformist Barghawāṭah Imazighen.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hassān Tower – Hassān Tower The
half-completed Hassān Tower (minaret) looming above the pedestals of the
unfinished mosque, Rabat, Morocco.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;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:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The old town, still surrounded by
ramparts, lies near the coast. Within its fortifications are the medina (old
Muslim town). To the north, on a cliff above the Bou Regreg, stands the
17th-century fortress of Casbah des Oudaïa, with a splendid 12th-century
Almohad gateway, an Andalusian garden, and an adjoining madrasah (religious
college) that houses a museum of Moroccan art. Southeast of the old town are a
number of outstanding historical structures, including the Tower of Hassān and
the foundations of its never-completed mosque, across from which is located the
mausoleum of Muḥammad V.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rabat is connected to Casablanca (57
miles [92 km] to the southwest) and Tangier (174 miles [280 km] to the
northeast) by road and railway, and it has an international airport. When you
visit Rabat, it’s very convenient to also visit Fez and Marrakech as they are
all major cities in Morocco, easily accessible by train.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) – The
airport is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east-northeast of Rabat and there
are many direct flights from Europe including Paris, Brussels, Madrid,
Barcelona, Lyon, Dusseldorf, Tunis, London, Rome, Geneva, and Istanbul.</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Being in the top northeast of the
African continents and only a few kilometers from Europe, made Morocco a very
important destination for travelers that are attracted to its varied landscapes
and unique culture. Traveling to Morocco by air becomes easy last few years, in
addition to its important ports that are connected with Europe, and over 20
important airports.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Casablanca Airport – Mohamed V
international airport (CMN): The largest Airport in Morocco with over 27
airlines and over 87 destinations. You can use train or taxi to travel to
Rabat. It is about 57 miles from Rabat.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;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:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in
Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second-largest functioning mosque in Africa and
the 14th-largest in the world. Hassan II mosque is the highlight of Casablanca
day tours with hundreds of visitors every day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;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:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marrakech is the best city that
offers short Desert tours in Morocco, as well as vacation packages to different
attractive touristic sights, to explore Morocco in every way. It is about 200
miles from Rabat. Easy access by train from Rabat.</span></p>
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Society International is organizing the 6th African International Conference on
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Rabat, Morocco during April
7-10, 2025. Host is École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI). Venue is at EMI
campus in Rabat. 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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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), Bogota (2024),
Washington, DC (2024), Germany (2024), Tokyo (2024), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad
(2024) and Oman (2024). The IEOM Society currently has 265 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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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Artificial Intelligence and Data
Science</span></p>
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Systems</span></p>
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Management</span></p>
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and IoT</span></p>
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Improvement</span></p>
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Management</span></p>
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Healthcare System Management</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma and Operations
Excellence</span></p>
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Improvement</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Supply Chain and Logistics</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sustainability, Green Systems and
Energy</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Case Studies and Best Practices</span></p>
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can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. <u>Authors MUST use the
conference template to prepare papers or abstracts.</u> IEOM Society
encourages to submit full paper(s). Accepted papers will be published in
the Proceedings and indexed<b><i><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">.</span></i></b> SELECTED
PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN IJIEOM (International Journal of Industrial
Engineering and Operations Management).</span></p>
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submission implies that an author will attend the IEOM 2025 Rabat Conference,
present the paper or abstract and open it for public discussion.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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and Guidelines</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper Template: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fdocuments%2Fpaper-morocco2024.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830770597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AkrG58uE0mnN9WV2IpVwy1WaDIm0dsrEZ4Q7%2BGoCXtc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-morocco2024.docx" shash="NPwwaq2dAAECmC/OOu1eUfPt5+NsuW5PGDhr6N2GKCI+uZD+yWjqtKEK8ixmxctq82KoOipbfrXPoGgVrZKO7LwSfsjrKGepQqPEaLslnhCgQo+xhrRS/ktKO3QVm/Sj3Iw3f21rv/5IJX3dBRr30LxJ/0ACbh5BtED/a4TRaWY="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-morocco2025.docx</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Abstract Template: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fdocuments%2Fabstract-morocco2025.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830784233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7G7yk3KUzf7LKDnovO%2F42rcejacX%2B3n5QMmqtXOqYKw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-morocco2025.docx" shash="L3Z09LjhXUQt3czZwvkLQyOyAbSjHoR3dx/DRHcwtCxPe+DuFPC4xsHHX1m8MxVjKFVHq9iPqUFVWLJb+0W1aaadqmABZcwN7eSBjW6lehBGlRjgLdq7IS2DquBDt/C4e7pYq1p+I85Yc7XOH6vhNQM3COMGtq7Zj62egi1Rq5w="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-morocco2025.docx</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper Checklist – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fpaper-checklist.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830796941%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6O%2FReiTyajCh9ghSOIYO8R%2Bay2h0rsaJRQ%2B1Hmf7cMM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf" shash="qvV4ru8t78xRAiANcDRgKmU3DLAxaxZe4iJ9mAkvOo5Q/CEudfn4s9h0xPl7DYESJwk0zeN5aWg90VaHLeZJHIAxjSGSi3y8oWYjxXb3XPjUXAQBLD1Jpud+eW28vsH5ktaSpq4UaeUJgDTWAJiqw7WMGTEvQU9JACn9MIqam4w="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEOM Reference Format – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fieom-reference-format.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830810875%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=J4N92cgMLm9i2tjegvM18IOhuCajNcvmcL1IWCuyzFQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx" shash="Fr8zI23q2hS7m7WK+S3xONisuCli4aAwr9xf1rONDQ9CZM2u0Dmv9/PFdPVHHHXadDZip9dpY+qdZKG213RGNOF22X7yVyAx/Bnmj7FQ2M6mQpPdP11vb8o2nZlV9xq9SiRyNilNe9qbV4BsnXfZ3bpnuVwwiGOi6EIlJb79IOo="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Publication 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%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830827212%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6XT4LRt7eLh6YghZp8ZQIdu2pXZZPJFCQIaVzfGyDtc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/" shash="IO2/YVIohbELbGOEruMUcWcjrf0iUZzuLM+NRnjdFEhZNH1/V4p4KhcAbu2QX6D2Sj3puQWDxgLlEhVgUUtv9NWAhYI/970MSnTotIVrQo8FxafnO6F12kYwBfEaaj//1dTeoZgzMSTIPvs7qBlWD4xxJUmItLnlGR2L94k85sM="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830846034%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rGeJ6HV79WnZUnCRlyuECTJBcdU4yarKAAhEHJq6K9k%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf" shash="YDhEyVMJdWf8Q16SFmJ/GnAcgJ0dgf9s8T2jraXrue5a/f7zwKk2DZ6bYQFmmknwyjPdMf50I2vVkPgo9f1dKIYnSLem8GPPFE1i4dgI8mUBUPYEKvVj4VFt3c+mndKEbEOhygwd5S80veiW37VJvPEgvsbLWxgPows0I7wBR+g="><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">http://ieomsociety.org/paper_review_process.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Engineering Education (GEE)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Lean Six Sigma and Operations
Excellence</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Supply Chain and Logistics</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AI and ML</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Engineering Education Panel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Supply Chain and Logistics
Panel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Industry 4.0 Panel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AI Panel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Women in Industry and Academia
(WIIA) Panel</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Diversity and Inclusion Panel
sponsored by Ford Motor Company</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Undergraduate Student Paper
Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Graduate Student Paper Competition
Sponsored by EATON Corporation</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Master Thesis Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Doctoral Dissertation Competition
sponsored by Airbus</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior
Capstone Design Project Poster Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored
by Daikin Applied</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">High School STEM Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Human Factors and Ergonomics
Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Simulation Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma Competition</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Supply Chain Management Competition
sponsored by aThingz</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Poster Competition</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.75pt"><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%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830860555%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5qI93NOPPjM%2BRO3dpxVeFASvPOvbqjVTDzvDLV73HuM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/" shash="WX5ZHY1Hd0ySx+J2QT4zPbQE9Ff/gi/XkUpClNtsZXhVLo27kU+6WFltvb48V4X9QC+hTM+FKxGhKyro2H+dp2UV4n4pOAfKgGl50VsnCfIexz7kqGW/aUVB9ivLaG5jAqqQbyYRTFfE8mp5ubnYRz3uGGqTutDt+4NLmHMw9Qw="><b><span style="color:windowtext;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;text-decoration-line:none">IEOM Publication Ethics
and Malpractice Statement</span></b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.75pt">Each paper must present a significant
research contribution, encompassing:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Motivation of the Research</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
Clearly state the relevance of the research and its importance within the
field.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Problem Statements and Objectives</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Identify the specific problem(s) addressed and outline
clear, measurable objectives.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Literature Review</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
Provide a comprehensive review of relevant research to establish the context
and background.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Data</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Describe the data sources,
collection methods, and any preprocessing steps undertaken.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Methods</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Detail the methodologies used,
including the rationale behind their selection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Results</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Include both numerical and
graphical results, effectively presenting key findings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Statistical Analysis and Hypothesis Tests</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Perform appropriate statistical tests to validate
findings, presenting results with proper interpretation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Research Validation</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
Demonstrate that each objective has been met through quantitative or
qualitative analysis, confirming the reliability of the results.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Technical Writing Quality</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:
Ensure the paper is well-written, free from spelling and grammatical errors,
and follows a clear, logical structure.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Each
paper and its abstract must strictly adhere to the IEOM Template for consistent
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Submission: January 15, 2025</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Review Feedback: Ongoing, as papers are being submitted.</span><br>
<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Registration Deadline: February 15, 2025<br>
Final Submission: April 1, 2025<br>
Conference: April 7-10, 2025</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;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:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Abdelaziz Berrado, Professor,
Department of Industrial Engineering, École Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs (EMI),
Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, <a href="mailto:berrado@emi.ac.ma">berrado@emi.ac.ma</a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Zoubida Chorfi, Industrial
Engineering Department, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, Rabat, Morocco, <span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:zd.chorfi@gmail.com">zd.chorfi@gmail.com</a></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor
and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological
University, USA and Chief Executive Officer, IEOM Society International</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Professor Don Reimer, Chief
Operating Officer, IEOM Society International</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><div><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">15<sup>th</sup> Annual IEOM Conference in Singapore, February 18-20, 2025 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fsingapore2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830915250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sIRapdW9OSImp%2BrLopjorQIReqcfBFPlJKgWUCw94K0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/singapore2025/" shash="pkw8kCvyquT+Hvi0H7mGH876sHReLuI4+bVrF1O1BfpyUzVp2Jw7iyMVmwY9u7rQ6TOlgCfAyTKG/wZkxSL9V4xi8ZTvv3vf6Y+zaexCAX6l0tq/Ez8pSL6DlfGZmk7dW6Vro9+2WyvZjbKmjYwoKwVOtWlFRPMt7CPwXWbfBKs=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://ieomsociety.org/singapore2025/</a><br></li><li class="MsoNormal">10<sup>th</sup> North American IEOM Conference in Orlando, USA, June 17-19, 2025 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Forlando2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830927860%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=u%2Fsoqtu7dXqUZXof73SqsgCqMcxtwY4dQuQek3eh7Qw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/orlando2025/" shash="YxqhDA/wanS4ZwRXz+wmJBI9ghUC42IAa+zDcUSkKg/Y8CQ3ejiZ2S9NWmsvLo7y3NigtpU0Dd0SKfXoT+BbAp3sjdKiuSz4IBy3Shwh/2GRsw5vJVpSWT5lqiKj+uOmYqZYBESjnw+D+eclAcI9QdLJ1/n7lcqkskvVaIBsxw4=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://ieomsociety.org/orlando2025/</a></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p class="MsoNormal">8th European IEOM Conference in Paris, France, July 2-4, 2024 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fparis2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C46563e51f4b94abc5c5908dd1f68d9d8%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638701257830940890%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sEO8xGUmQlFJAWlJNOkFDr5e9ETvrTEnXRFgYJKeKcs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/paris2025/" shash="yLC5YgFStPjJcq8LtkoiUvN9z7ouZOyhQ71RsFbQznqsfSDmUF8nNauXBeFsc3BpT7XWr0bYzi38zLOFjAg5N9wydvvy2GdRezv+ee79UBoO/gueAoOtBy0E2oG5B3Xuqknf8/ujAZxL3NVCH4NgsHwumQNGZDIZoS7gTNg9EDw=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/paris2025/</a> <br></p></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering
and Operations Management Conference, Bali,
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