• Determining optimal primary sawing and ripping machine settings in the wood manufacturing chain 

  Lindner, Berndt Gerald (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For wood manufacturers around the world, the single biggest cost factor is known to be its raw material. Thus maximum utilisation, specifically volume recovery of this raw material, is of key importance ...
• A cost optimisation of preventative upkeep networks using the South African Navy as a case study 

  Truter, Albert Willem (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African Navy (SAN) intends to reinstate Naval Station Durban (NSD) as a fully operational support base for a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV’s) which the SAN intends to purchase. ...
• A comparative study on the value of accounting for possible relationships between decision variables when solving multi-objective problems 

  Scholtz, Esmarie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The cross-entropy method for multi-objective optimisation (MOO CEM) was recently introduced by Bekker & Aldrich (2010) and Bekker (2012). Results presented by both show great promise. The MOO CEM ...
• Investigating capacity self-assessment as a catalyst for improved municipal service delivery 

  Van Baalen, Sarel Migael (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The enactment of the new Constitution of South Africa, 1996, gave prominence to the trans-formation of local government in South Africa. Rooted in the Constitution, the Municipal Systems Act, 2000, and ...
• Development of a telerobotic test bench system for small-field-of-operation bilateral applications with 3D visual and haptic (kinaesthetic) feedback 

  Smit, Andre (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Teleoperation as a field has seen much change since its inception in the early 1940s with Dr. Raymond Goertz producing the first teleoperation system for manipulating radioactive materials. With advances ...
• Automating a labour performance measurement and risk assessment: an evaluation of methods for a computer vision based system 

  Van Blommestein, Donald Lloyd (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis brings together productivity and risk assessments through innovative design, development and evaluation of a unique system for retrieving and analysing data. In the past, although the link ...
• A methodology to evaluate the contribution of small-scale farms to the vision of regulating authorities 

  Van Breda, Phelia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa's system of socio-economic development planning is complex and ine ective. There are many regulatory authorities involved, often with unclear responsibilities and inadequate procedures of ...
• Development of framework for the manufacture of customized titanium cervical cage implants using additive manufacturing 

  Marcantonio, Graziano (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Neck pain is a common phenomenon that occurs in a large percentage of the population every day. While many occurrences are not deemed critical such as those from muscle strain which can be treated with ...
• An assessment of telemedicine services within the Western Cape public health care system 

  Hartmann, Andre (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Telemedicine is de ned as an electronic exchange of medical information and/or the delivery of clinical health care over a distance, by means of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). South ...
• A qualitative model of evolutionary algorithms 

  Fagan, Francois (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) are stochastic techniques, based on the idea of biological evolution, for finding near-optimal solutions to optimisation problems. Due to their generality and computational ...
• Check weighing in table grape punnet packing: Opportunities in the development of operational effectiveness 

  Smit, Rudi (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is ranked as one of the largest table grape exporting countries in the world. The biggest markets for table grape exports have always been the EU and the UK, with emerging markets in Eastern ...
• Economic feasibility study of the establishment of smallholder pig farmers for the commercial market : Empolweni case study 

  Roelofse, Johannes Jacobus (Hanno) (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Food security is a national priority, according to Section 27 of the South African Constitution. It states: “Every citizen has the right to have access to sufficient food and water, and that the state ...
• Value-adding business process modelling : determining the suitability of a business process modelling technique for a given application 

  Geyer, Rian Willem (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organizations formally define and document their business processes in order to properly understand them and to subsequently enable their continuous development, improvement and management. In order to ...
• The development of a telemedicine service maturity model 

  Van Dyk, Liezl (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A telemedicine service is a healthcare service (-medicine) that is delivered over a distance (tele-). The interest in the potential of telemedicine to increase the quality, accessibility, utilization, ...
• Framework for identifying systemic environmental factors causing underperformance in business processes 

  Swanepoel, Leon D. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Performance management systems are integral to many organisations. On all levels of management such performance measurements are used to drive a desired behaviour and business units, departments, as well ...
• Determining the feasibility of using mobile phones to strengthen the information management of preventative health care in South Africa 

  Snyders, Frans Johannes (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s health sector has not yet shown enough improvement to reach the Millennium Development Goals related to health. One of the problem areas is the low infant and child vaccination coverage in ...
• Picture archiving and communication systems in the South African public healthcare environment : a suitable structure and guidelines to assist implementation and optimisation 

  Triegaardt, Myra (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a great number of patients and not enough medical expertise to attend to their patient needs. The South African Department of Health (DoH) has recognised the potential benefit of the ...
• A knowledge management framework to grow innovation capability maturity 

  Esterhuizen, Denele (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Innovation is widely considered a key prerequisite for achieving organisational competitiveness and sustained long-term wealth in our increasingly volatile business environment. It is therefore ...
• Identifying and quantifying maintenance improvement opportunities in physcial asset management 

  Von Petersdorff, Hagen Alexander (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Asset Management initiatives suffer many barriers in implementation which hinder their influence and sustainability. One of these barriers is the lack of buy-in from all levels in the organisation, due ...
• An investigation into the applicability of lean thinking in an operational maintenance environment 

  Tendayi, Tinashe George (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It has been postulated that lean thinking principles can be successfully applied to any industry. Following on that postulation, there have been great advances in the area of lean thinking outside the ...

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