Browsing Department of Industrial Engineering by Title
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A data analysis demonstrator for managing customer experience in a partnering venture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Today's world can be better described as a digital world in which technology is becoming increasingly more dominant. In fact, the technologies of today are changing the biological, digital and physical ... -
Decision support for fresh produce replenishment order schedules in a retail outlet
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Retailers are faced with complex periodic decisions related to replenishment orders for fresh produce and the allocation of shelf space to these products. The complexity of these decisions may be ... -
Decision support for open-air irrigation reservoir control
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The availability of irrigation water greatly impacts on the profitability of the agricultural sector in South Africa and is largely determined by prudent decisions related to water release strategies at ... -
Decision support for response selection in maritime law enforcement
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the context of maritime law enforcement (MLE), a human operator is typically required to make a variety of counter-threat decisions following the detection and evaluation of threats at sea. These ... -
A decision support framework towards a simulation model for the risk-constrained vehicle routing problem
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The vehicle routing problem is a well-researched problem in the operations research literature that typically involves the delivery of commodities to customers in a transportation network. One particular ... -
A decision support model for passenger capacity design of BRT stations
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this paper, a decision support model for capacity planning of bus rapid transit stations is proposed. Static, deterministic models are used at present for station capacity design, whereas bus passenger ... -
A decision support model to determine the critical success factors of asset management services
(SAIIE, 2015)Business-to-business services relating to physical asset management play an increasingly important role in industry. This is in the context of the current pressures that organisations experience in realising optimal value ... -
A decision support model to identify causes of human error creating information systems failure
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The smooth operation of information systems has a powerful impact on an organisation's financial performance and success. The failure of information systems continues to be an issue for organisations and ... -
A decision support model to improve rolling stock maintenance scheduling based on reliability and cost
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The demand for rail travel has increased over the years. As a result, it is becoming mandatory for railway industries to maintain very high availability of their assets to ensure that service levels are ... -
A decision support system for equipment allocation in a telemedicine referral network
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-05)Telemedicine applications have had much success in strengthening health systems worldwide. Unfortunately, many systems are implemented without decisions based on proper needs assessments. In South Africa, this ‘technology ... -
A decision support system for firerebase location in a nature conservation area
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2017-04-19)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is important that rebases are available on standby at strategic locations in a nature conservation area from where wild re ignition points can be reached rapidly and such res brought under control ... -
A decision support system for telemedicine needs assessments in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The various applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in healthcare are increasingly effective to improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of healthcare service delivery. ... -
A decision support system framework for localisation investment selection
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Formulating localisation strategies is crucial to ensuring the development of local suppliers, which in turn results in job creation, increased export earnings, and local and national economic growth. The ... -
A decision support system framework for machine selection
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Selecting the right machinery to machine a part is a multi criteria decision making problem which is crucial in production planning. The process becomes more complex and tedious when one has to choose ... -
A decision support tool for capacity designing of BRT stations using discrete-event simulation
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to investigate the capacity of a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) station in Cape Town. A bus rapid transit system is a high-capacity public transportation system that carries ... -
A decision support tool for circular stockpile management using simulation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of a blending stockpile is to minimise the natural variation in properties of a material deposit. In general the reduction in variation will result in a more efficient and cost effective downstream ... -
A decision support tool for quantifying the risk profile of south Africa’s pharmaceutical supply distribution network
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is facing a serious burden of disease, which is exacerbated by a dysfunctional public health care system. Blind, general estimates are often made in respect of crucial pharmaceutical inventory ... -
A decision support tool to facilitate the development of a pharmacovigilance system within the context of the Medicine Patent Pool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the modern-day healthcare landscape, innovative drug manufacturing and distribution systems have become increasingly prevalent, especially in resource limited settings (RLS). One such innovative system ... -
A decision-making framework for effective maintenance management using life cycle costing (LCC) in a rolling stock environment
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)ENGLISH Abstract: In this paper, a life cycle costing (LCC) framework for effective maintenance management is investigated and developed for use in a railway rolling stock environment. The framework consists of combining ... -
A decision-making framework for implementing digitalisation in the South African tooling industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-12-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this paper, a decision-making framework for implementing the concept of digitalisation within the South African tool, die, and mould-making (TDM) industry context is developed and employed. The purpose ...
