The Internet of Things (IoT) is a paradigm where objects can be equipped with identifying, sensing, networking and processing capabilities that will let them connect, communicate, and exchange data with one another and with other devices and services over the Internet. IoT has been developed vastly due to developments of a wide variety of technologies, such as wireless communications, sensors, and computing. There are a lot of applications of IoT, which range from simple home and personal appliances to large-scale systems. IoT is one of the critical technologies that will have an enormous impact on all organizations. For example, IoT may play an enabling role in the design of systems and products by making them more effective, better connected, and more intelligent and transparent. This challenges the way we educate industrial engineers and the way we manage organizations. But IoT research is still in its early stages, and related studies are not well integrated. The Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE) 2020 will shed light on the role of industrial engineering in this endeavor.

The GJCIE 2020 is composed of three co-located conferences: the 5th Global Conference on Industrial Engineering (GCIE), the 6th Global Conference on Healthcare Systems Engineering and Management (GCHSEM), and the 7th Global Conference on Engineering and Technology Management (GCETM). The GJCIE 2020 will be an internationally renowned forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences, and challenges in the field of industrial engineering. It will bring together experts from academia and industry to exchange the latest research results and trends, and their practical applications in the aforementioned areas of industrial engineering. This will be accomplished through the following three modes of communication: keynote presentations, parallel sessions, and poster sessions.