1st International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Preface to the 1st ICI&ME 2018 The ICI&ME is the first International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering by the Master and Doctoral Program of Industrial Engineering, University of Sumatera Utara (USU), held from 16-17th October 2018 in Medan, Indonesia, with the theme “Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Practice for Local Industries”. This conference is an extended collaboration between University of Sumatera Utara (USU), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and Prince of Songkla University (PSU) to intensify knowledge sharing and experiences between higher learning institutions. This ICI&ME Conference is a platform for knowledge exchange and the growth of ideas, particularly in manufacturing engineering. The conference aims to bring researchers, academics, scientists, students, engineers and practitioners from around the world together to present their latest findings, ideas, developments and applications related to manufacturing engineering and other related research areas. With rapid advancements in manufacturing engineering, ICI&ME is an appropriate medium for the associated community to keep pace with the changes. This year, 2018, the conference theme is “Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Practice for Local Industries” which reflects the role of industrial and manufacturing engineering to be developed for industries. The papers in these proceedings are examples of the work presented at the conference. They represent the tip of the iceberg, as the conference attracted over 167 full papers were accepted in these proceedings. The conference was run in four parallel sessions with 167 presenters sharing their latest finding in the areas of manufacturing process, systems, advanced materials and automation. The Keynote Speaker of this conferences are Prof. Dr. Ir. Abdul Rahman Omar from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malaysia, Rediman Silalahi as Director of PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN IV), Prof. Dr. Ir. Sukaria Sinulingga, M.Eng from University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Indonesia, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikorn Sirivongpaisal from Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Thailand. The organizers are very grateful to them for supporting the conference and sharing their latest research results with the conference participants. As chairman of this International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (ICI&ME), I thank all the committee members that have been involved to make this conference a success and may this conference be blessed by God. Please have a grateful day with ICI&ME. Aulia Ishak, ST, MT, Ph.D. Chairman