Browsing Department of Industrial Engineering by Title
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Calculating the energy potential of solar PV located on Northern Cape mining properties using R
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South-Africa, as a sovereign member of various international treaties and agreements, is bound to agreed-upon objectives set to limit the proliferation of global climate change. The ramifications of these ... -
Call centre design, operation and optimisation : a structured and scientific based approach
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)Call centres form an increasingly important part of the modern day business environment and perform an important role in the strategic and operational aspects of organisations. Call centres have emerged and developed to ... -
Capability profile of an additively manufacturing machine based on the selective laser melting process
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Additive Manufacturing is a relatively young technology that involves the layer-by-layer addition of material in solid, liquid or powder form to create parts. It is ideally suited for producing complex parts ... -
Capitalising on South Africa's innovation resource through entrepreneurship in the creative industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Capitalising on South Africa’s innovation resource through entrepreneurship in the creative industries. In light of the current global challenges as well as local needs and opportunities, there is ... -
A case for implementing self-organising traffic signal control on South African roads
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traffic signal optimisation may lead to the alleviation, to some extent, of urban traffic congestion, particularly by using real-time data rather than expected traffic flow data. Recent advances in radar ... -
A case study in project management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Project Management has already moved beyond the realms of an "orderwinning"- criteria to a "necessary-to-survive"-criteria. Increasingly people are drawn into project management without the correct ... -
A case study on maximising the profitability of a form fill and seal machine by optimising interruption intervals
(SAIIE, 2010)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The practice of delivering consumer liquids in sachets, as opposed to alternative disposable packaging, has gained significant ground in the market in recent years because of environmental considerations, ... -
Characteristics of single layer selective laser melted tool grade cemented tungsten carbide
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering., 2016)Cemented carbide tools, specifically tungsten carbide based alloys, have found a wide range of application fields including manufacturing, agriculture, and mining, among others. A need for customised tooling solutions using ... -
Check weighing in table grape punnet packing: Opportunities in the development of operational effectiveness
(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 ... -
Clinical-pull approach to telemedicine implementation policies using health informatics in the developing world
(IGI Global, 2012-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Telemedicine could effectively aid hospital referral systems in bringing specialized care to rural communities. South Africa has identified telemedicine as part of its primary health care strategic plan, ... -
Cluster development in the SA tooling industry
(SAIIE, 2015)This paper explores the concept of clustering in general, analysing research and experiences in different countries and regions, and summarising factors leading to success or contributing to failure of specific cluster ... -
Commercial feasibility study of a small-scale wind turbine manufacturing in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Increased energy demand, price of energy carriers and the threat of climate change phenomena over the whole world have already had negative effects on the world’s economy. Different strategies were adopted ... -
Community distributed energy systems: an end-User energy services approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, a discomfort level framework is defined as a metric to interpret the improvement in energy services satisfied by different supply technology combinations. Generic distributed energy supply ... -
A comparative study on the value of accounting for possible relationships between decision variables when solving multi-objective problems
(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 ... -
Comparing airport apron layout designs using computer simulation and the cross-entropy method
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The demand in air travel is continuously increasing. In order to handle this increase in demand, airports need to physically expand or the management of the airports needs to improve. When the demand ... -
Comparing sustainable development potential of metal beneficiation industries by using publicly available sustainability information
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has the largest mineral endowment in the world, yet the value it derives from these vast resources remains below potential. This is a direct result of the lack of local beneficiation of ... -
Comparing the sustainable development potential of industries : a role for sustainability disclosures?
(MDPI, 2018-03)Governments often seek to facilitate sustainable growth through the targeted support of specific industries that are deemed to have considerable sustainable development potential. However, the selection of appropriate ... -
Comparison of return on investment for an entry level micromilling machine versus benchmark state of the art machines
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-07)Entry level micromilling machines have a substantially reduced capital cost, and lower operating costs associated with them, compared to the state of the art micromilling machines. This paper presents the decision making ... -
A competitive strategy framework for E-business start-ups
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The strategic tools and insights that e-business start-ups require to better formulate their competitive strategies are obscured by the staggering amounts of strategy literature that is available. Yet at ... -
Computer control of a metal bar bending press
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mechatronics is an exciting research area that stemmed from huge progress in computer technology from the 1970s onwards. In such systems, computer controlled electronic and mechanical devices interact ...
