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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:14pt">8th European 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><span style="font-size:14pt">Paris, France, July 2-4,
2025</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Host and Venue: IESEG
School of Management, <a name="_Hlk180745948">La Defense</a>-Paris</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference Chair: Dr. Linda Zhang, Professor of Operations
Management, IESEG School of Management, La Defense-Paris, France</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact: <a href="mailto:info@ieomsociety.org">info@ieomsociety.org</a></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>“The IEOM Society Conference Proceedings will be
submitted for evaluation in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation
Index (CPCI). However, indexing acceptance is not guaranteed. Acceptance of
previous volumes does not guarantee acceptance of future volumes.”</strong><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">Submission Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fabstract%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3D7g4uDnr&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037811705%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j26equBLAgvKv2JpcpVGBPwMcPfJIHSHoh6Afct8IBQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=7g4uDnr" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=7g4uDnr</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Registration Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fattendee%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3DFmpG68d&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037824371%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LwNnc2xCtlxXzHn%2F7lpcU1JfXeyThEfvBifGKeYlYrY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=FmpG68d" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=FmpG68d</a>
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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 8th European
Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in La Defense-Paris,
France during July 2-4, 2025. Host is IESEG School of Management and the venue
is at IESEG’s La Defense-Paris Campus.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:13.8pt;background:rgb(238,238,238);vertical-align:baseline;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:rgb(71,71,71);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">There is a possibility to publish
quality papers in two prestigious journals, including International Journal of
Production Research (IJPR) and Journal of Engineering Design (JED). Both
journals are Scopus-indexed and in Q1. High-quality full papers will be
selected and sent to the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of IJPR or JED. The EiCs will handle
the extended and improved versions of the papers by following a special, fast procedure.
We will publish the abstract, instead of full paper, in the conference
proceedings for a quality paper sent to either IJPR or JED.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71)"></span></p>

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

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

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. George Q. Huang, Chair Professor of Smart
Manufacturing and Director of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Maged M. Dessouky, Dean’s Professor of Industrial
and Systems Engineering, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and
Spatial Sciences Institute and Department Chair, Daniel J. Epstein Department
of Industrial and Systems Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering,
University of Southern California, Los Angles, California, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Min Xie, Chair Professor, Department of Systems
Engineering and Chair Professor, Affiliate, Department of Data Science, City
University of Hong Kong</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Guoqing Zhang, Professor, Department of Mechanical,
Automotive and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of
Windsor, Windsor, Canada</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Petri Helo, Professor of Industrial Management and
Head of Networked Value Systems Research Group, School of Technology and
Innovations, University of Vaasa, Finland</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Farouk Yalaoui, Full Professor, Senior Director
(Vice President) for Research, University of Technology of Troyes (UTT),
Troyes, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Jianxin (Roger) Jiao, Associate Professor of
Enterprise Systems Engineering, G,W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Alexandre Dolgui, Professor and Head, <span lang="FR">Automation, Production and Computer
Sciences Dept., IMT Atlantique, LS2N-CNRS,</span> NANTES Cedex 3, France and
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR)</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Dr. Bingwen Yan, Professor, Head of Department,
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Cape Peninsula University
of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">10.<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>Dr.
Pervaiz Akhtar, PhD, MSc, MBA, BSc, PCAP & HE UK Senior Fellow, Chair
Professor in Business Analytics, Big Data & Supply Chains and Director of
MBA Programmes, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK</p>

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

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Meet the Editors
Panel I, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, July 2, 2025</b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Jianxin (Roger) Jiao, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Maged M. Dessouky, University of Southern
California, Los Angles, California, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Min Xie, Chair Professor, Department of
Systems Engineering and Chair Professor, Affiliate, Department of Data Science,
City University of Hong Kong</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Meet the Editors
Panel II, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, July 4, 2025</b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr Abraham Zhang, Senior Lecturer in Supply
Chain Management and Technology, Adam Smith Business School, University of
Glasgow, UK</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Alexandre Dolgui, Professor and Head, <span lang="FR">Automation, Production and Computer
Sciences Dept., IMT Atlantique, </span>France and Editor-in-Chief,
International Journal of Production Research (IJPR)</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr Ali Siadat, Full Professor, Laboratoire de
Conception, Fabrication Commande, Arts et Métier Paris Tech, Centrede Metz,
Metz, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Roel Leus, Professor of Operations Research,
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium</p>

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

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</span></span>PhD candidates and fresh PhD holders</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Guide you through the journey of doing +
publishing research</p>

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</span></span>Organizers: </p>

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</span></span>Dr. Linda Zhang, IESEG</p>

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</span></span>Dr. Roel Leus, KU Leuven, Belgium</p>

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</span></span>Dr. Jianxin (Roger) Jiao, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA</p>

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</span></span>Dr. Petri Helo, University of Vaasa, Finland </p>

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</span></span>Dr. George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong</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 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. It is also a global
platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange
ideas. The IEOM society provides insights into the latest technologies, tools
and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations
Management. It 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), Oman (2024) and Singapore (2025). </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 currently has 275 student chapters in 56
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 style="color:red"></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>Topics /  Tracks</b></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Artificial Intelligence and Data Science</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Business Management and Operations Management</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Engineering Management and Project Management</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Entrepreneurship and Innovation</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Facility Planning and Layout</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare System
Management</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">10.<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>Lean
Six Sigma and Operations Excellence</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">11.<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>Manufacturing,
Assembly and Design</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">12.<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>Quality,
Reliability and Maintenance</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">13.<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>Simulation,
Optimization and Productivity Improvement</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">14.<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>Supply
Chain and Logistics</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">15.<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>Sustainability,
Green Systems and Energy</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">16.<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>Case
Studies and Best Practices</p>

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

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</span></span>Authors can submit full papers or abstracts.
Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. The IEOM
Society encourages to submit full papers. All full papers will be subjected to
double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings with
DOI 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"><b>Presentation
Requirements</b></p>

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</span></span>All papers and abstracts must be presented
onsite in Paris or virtual via zoom. Any submission implies that an author will
deliver an oral presentation. Each presentation must be opened for question and
discussion. </p>

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

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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON
Corporation</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Master Thesis Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by
SIEMENS</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Senior Capstone Design Project Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin
Applied</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>High School STEM Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>AI & ML Competition </p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">10.<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>Lean
Six Sigma Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">11.<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>Simulation
Competition</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">12.<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>Supply
Chain and Logistics Competition sponsored by aThingz</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">13.<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>Global
Design Competition sponsored by Amatrol Inc.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">14.<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>Poster
Competition – undergraduate and graduate categories </p>

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</span></span>Overall content: 1-5 points</p>

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</span></span>Data analysis and results: 1-5 points</p>

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</span></span>Presentation skills: 1-5 points</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Knowledge of the topic / confidence: 1-5 points</p>

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</span></span>Answering questions: 1-5 points</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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:"inherit",serif">Three lunches, award dinner and coffee
breaks</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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:"inherit",serif">Conference program book</span></p>

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<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0.0001pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal"><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%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037915983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=I3BOiBX4Ee%2F5bm9H3qbJEbk4Q6W3cHxpOsRlaIYcbXs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/ethics-malpractice-statement/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><strong><span style="color:blue">IEOM Publication Ethics and
Malpractice Statement</span></strong></a></h2>

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<h2 style="margin:2pt 0in 0.0001pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal">Each paper must present a significant research contribution, encompassing:</h2>

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 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Motivation of the
     Research</strong>: Clearly state the relevance of the research and its
     importance within the field.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Problem Statements
     and Objectives</strong>: Identify the specific problem(s) addressed and
     outline clear, measurable objectives.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Literature Review</strong>:
     Provide a comprehensive review of relevant research to establish the
     context and background.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Data</strong>:
     Describe the data sources, collection methods, and any preprocessing steps
     undertaken.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Methods</strong>:
     Detail the methodologies used, including the rationale behind their
     selection.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Results</strong>:
     Include both numerical and graphical results, effectively presenting key
     findings.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Statistical
     Analysis and Hypothesis Tests</strong>: Perform appropriate statistical
     tests to validate findings, presenting results with proper interpretation.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Research Validation</strong>:
     Demonstrate that each objective has been met through quantitative or
     qualitative analysis, confirming the reliability of the results.</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong>Technical Writing
     Quality</strong>: Ensure the paper is well-written, free from spelling and
     grammatical errors, and follows a clear, logical structure.</li>
</ol>

<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Each paper and its abstract must strictly adhere to the IEOM Template for
consistent formatting, including fonts, headings, and layout.</p>

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

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Global Supply Chain and Logistics </p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Women in Industry & Academia (WIIA)
sponsored by Ford Motor Company</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>AI in Manufacturing </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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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Linda Zhang, Professor of Operations
Management, IESEG School of Management, Paris la Defense</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director
of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University,
Southfield, 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">Program Chair</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer,
IEOM Society</p>

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

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Prof. Linda ZHANG, IESEG School of Management,
Lille-Paris, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Prof. Farouk YALAOUI, University of Technology
of Troyes, Troyes, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Prof. Surajit BAG, Excelia Business School, La
Rochelle, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<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>Prof. Jurgen LENZ, Technical University of
Applied Sciences Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany</p>

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

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Amatrol Inc.</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>aThingz</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Daikin Applied</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Eaton</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Ford Motor Company</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>SIEMENS</p>

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

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

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>IESEG School of Management, Lille-Paris, France</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Bharatiya Engineering Science & Technology
Innovation University (BESTIU), Gownivaripalli, Gorantla, Andhra Pradesh, India</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Binghamton University, The State University of New York
(SUNY), USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Florida Polytechnic University, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Lawrence Technological University, USA</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="FR">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><span lang="FR">Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex,
France</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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>University of Derby, UK</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Attendance Certificates will be provided for conference
participants. Continuous Education Unit (CEU) is available. IEOM Society
International will provide some awards and recognition.</p></div><div></div></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><br></b></p><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">10^th 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%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037928653%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QXm9DlTzv5X3rzsNV9dd5iaNPmjQ31sBveh07y%2BWvMs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/orlando2025/" 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%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037941240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=49wCvQd2XfGECL2xuy2s%2FwgIROuZGbZkso9gTlkioh8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/paris2025/" 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,
Indonesia, August 5-7, 2025: </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fbali2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037953493%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JEXKNPH9kZryvSPUG%2Bp0SKp96Nc9aXk3zhMynqkFo3k%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/bali2025/" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/bali2025/</a> <br></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">IEOM Canada - World Congress on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Windsor, Canada, October 14-16, 2025 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fcanada2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037965682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=E0WdIGXPWaVzfcnwmSDdHkLAIlaQFhLPisvX0%2ByErtw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/canada2025/" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/canada2025/</a></span></p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Ms. Rocksana Ahmed<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Associate Program Director</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>IEOM Society International</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 205</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Southfield, Michigan 48076, USA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Phone: 1-248-450-5660</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: <a href="mailto:rocksana@ieomsociety.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rocksana@ieomsociety.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieomsociety.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C0d2ca0d57be743c3a8f208dd68bcecbb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638781884037978227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TZSxLEZ8O4IYVjHfR7g9usi7uxLEGgZ3NWGAU8AIp3c%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.ieomsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ieomsociety.org</a></p></div></div></div></div>