Mechanical and Production Engineering

Dr. Abu Hamja

Research Interests

• Lean Six Sigma
• OHS and Ergonomics
• Operation Management
• Energy Conversion
• Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Mechanical Engineering: Sustainable Production), Aalborg University, Denmark
• Master of Science (MSc), (Energy Systems Research), Ajou University, S. Korea
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Mechanical), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

Honors and Achievements

• DANIDA Fellowship, Danish Govt. Scholarship, Aalborg University, 2016
• BK 21- Korean Govt. Scholarship, Ajou University, 2013
• University Merit Scholarship, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, 2008
• Education Board Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh, 2005

Publications

1. Assessment of Productivity and Ergonomic Conditions at the Production Floor: An Investigation into the Bangladesh Readymade Garments Industry, International Ergonomics Association 20th congress, 2019, Springer. URL
2. Methodology for baseline study - Project: Productivity and occupational health and safety in the garment industry in Bangladesh (POHS-BD), 2016, Aalborg University.

1. Numerical investigation of the enhancement of the aerodynamic performance for newly modified blended airfoils utilizing S809, S829, and NACA 2412 baseline shapes, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. URL
2. Reduction of changeover time through SMED with RACI integration in garment factories, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. URL
3. Recycling of Plastic Polymer: Reinforcement of Building Material Using Polymer Plastics of Used COVID-19 Syringes, Buildings, 2023, MDPI. URL
4. Effects of Asymmetric Channel on the Convective Heat Transfer: A Computational Study, Energy and Thermofluids Engineering, 2022, Alwaha Scientific Publishing Services SARL (ASPS). URL
5. Transfer mechanisms for lean implementation with OHS integration in the garment industry, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2021, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. URL
6. Complementarities between Operations and Occupational Health and Safety in Garments, Sustainability, 2021, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. URL
7. Assessing the effects of lean on occupational health and safety in the Ready-Made Garment industry, Work, 2019, IOS Press. URL
8. The effect of lean on occupational health and safety and productivity in the garment industry–a literature review, Production & Manufacturing Research, 2019, Taylor & Francis. URL

1. Improving Occupational Health Condition and Implementing 5S in the Leather Tanning Industry: An Initiative Towards Sustainability, 1st International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2024 (ICSTSD2024), 2024.
2. Improving Occupational Health and Sustainability of Leather Industry in Bangladesh: An Initiative of SusLeather Project, 1st International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2024 (ICSTSD2024), 2024.
3. A Comprehensive Analysis and Ranking of Barriers to implement lean practices in chemical management of Leather Tanning Industries in Bangladesh, Proceedings of the 6th Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2024, IEOM Society. URL
4. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Kenaf-Woven Kevlar & Jute-Woven Kevlar Reinforced Hybrid Composites with Different Weight Fractions and Ply Sequences, 7th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE-2023), 2023.
5. Fabrication and Analysis of Biomass Pellets from Rice Husk and Wood, 7th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE-2023), 2023.
6. Transfer mechanisms of lean implementation in the apparel industry in Bangladesh, International Student Congress- New Technologies in Engineering, 2019, Maltepe University.
7. Removing bottlenecks in the sewing line – possible consequences for workers’ health, in: International Scientific Conference on Sustainability of Global Garment Industry, International Scientific Conference: Sustainability of Global Garment Industry, 2019, AUST.
8. Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) practice in readymade garments factories in Bangladesh- Issues and challenges, International Conference on Engineering Research and Education School of Applied sciences & Technology, 2019, SUST, Sylhet.
9. Investigating the complementarity between operational and OHS capabilities in the garment industry in Bangladesh, Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 2018.
10. Enabling the creation of synergies between Occupational Health and Safety and Productivity, 5th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum, 2018. URL
11. Investigating the role of organizational routines in the creation of synergies between Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Productivity, The 24th International Annual EurOMA Conference 2017 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2017. URL
12. A review paper on Lean and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in RMG industry, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2017), 2017, CUET.
13. Commercial-Scale Coal- to - SNG Plant: Modeling, Simulation and performance evaluation using Illinois # 6 Coal and IBC low rank coal by Aspen Plus, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2015), 2015, CUET.
14. A Study on Catalytic Steam Gasification of HCK Coal by Changing Operating Temperature at Fixed Bed Reactor, Summer Conference, Korea Institute of Energy and Climate Change, 2014.
15. Modeling of low rank coal and biomass co-gasification for production of syngas by Aspen Plus, Winter Conference, Korea Institute of Energy and Climate Change, 2014.
16. PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS: Characteristics and Encapsulation, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2013), 2013, CUET.