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Senior Lecturer
Name: Olasumbo Makinde
Location: Qoboza/Klaaste Building, Room 1400 Doornfontein Campus
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Contact Details:

Email: olasumbom@uj.ac.za

About Dr Olasumbo Makinde

Qualification(s)
B. Eng. in Mining Engineering (FUTA), M. Tech. and D. Tech. in Industrial Engineering (TUT), Postgraduate Certificate in Vocational Teacher Education (Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland)
Research Interest 
My research interest span across Maintenance System, Reconfigurable Manufacturing System, Supply Chain Management, Ergonomics, Inventory Management, and Applied Operations Research.
Biography 
Dr Olasumbo Makinde is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Quality and Operations Management, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa, with a multidisciplinary research focus in Operations Management and Industrial Engineering fields. Prior to joining UJ, Dr Olasumbo worked as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Departments of Operations Management and Industrial Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) for a period of nine (9) years. Dr Olasumbo hold a Master of Technology (M. Tech.) and Doctor of Technology (D. Tech.) in Industrial Engineering and has published over 40 research papers in his research interest area. He also hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Vocational Teacher Education from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. In addition, he is an Associate Member of the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE). He has supervised to completion 12 Masters students and currently supervising 4 Doctoral students. Dr Olasumbo is a reviewer for South African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE) Annual Conference, Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM) International Conference, Procedia CIRP International Conference, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) International Conference, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Computers and Industrial Engineering Journal, International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management, International Journal of Research in Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, and Sustainability Journal.