Browsing Department of Industrial Engineering by Title
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E-commerce web site evaluation : developing a framework and method for the systematic evaluation of e-commerce web sites and using correspondence analysis to represent the results graphically per industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The corporate web site is essential to companies who use the Internet for e-commerce purposes. For these companies, the web site is the platform used to communicate with customers and facilitate business ... -
E-manufacturing - the roadmap for South African manufacturers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2011-09)Globalization and the internet have given customers a wide choice of products to choose from and they are now expecting a lot from products. Customers are demanding more value, less risk and better integration of products ... -
An economic cost model for patient-specific intervertebral disc implants
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2011-09)Back pain is a common concern amongst a growing population across the world today. Depending on the severity of a patient’s condition, and after conservative treatment options have been exhausted, total disc replacement ... -
Economic feasibility study of the establishment of smallholder pig farmers for the commercial market : Empolweni case study
(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 ... -
Economic requirements analysis for table grape check weighing
(Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2011-09)South Africa’s table grape industry exports most of its production to the developed world where customer satisfaction is very important and strictly regulated. Severe penalties are levied for underweight packaged products ... -
Edge criticality in secure graph domination
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The domination number of a graph is the cardinality of a smallest subset of its vertex set with the property that each vertex of the graph is in the subset or adjacent to a vertex in the subset. This ... -
The effect of cutting parameters on surface integrity in milling TI6AL4V
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)The objective of machining performance is to reduce operational costs and to increase the production rate while maintaining or improving the required surface integrity of the machined component. Together with industrial ... -
Effect of milling strategy and tool geometry on machining cost when cutting titanium alloys
(SAIIE, 2015)The growing demands on aerospace manufacturers to cut more difficult-to-machine materials at increasing material removal rates require that manufacturers enhance their machining capability. This requires a better understanding ... -
Effect of mould temperature on the filling behavior of molten resin in plastic injection moulding of high density polyethylene (HDPE)
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The growth of injection moulding as a manufacturing process has led to the development of more products resulting in an increase in the focus on product quality, as manufacturers try to lower production ... -
An effective scheduling scheme for lift clubs
(SAIIE, 1998)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper describes a formula for scheduling the day-to-day operation of a lift club. The formula is remarkably simple, and can easily be implemented on a spreadsheet. It is also extremely flexible and ... -
The effects of developed selective laser melting strategies on titanium hybrid parts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Additive manufacturing (AM) is gaining popularity in industries such as the aerospace, medical, and tool-and-die industries. One of the major challenges faced by additive manufacturing technology is the ... -
The effects of machine parameters on the integrity of WC-Ni coatings deposited onto titanium parts with laser additive manufacturing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Part quality specifications are of the utmost importance within industries that include specialized applications, for instance the medical, aerospace, nautical and mining industries. Attributable to the ... -
The effects of selective laser melting scan strategies on deviation of hybrid parts
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017-11-22)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of additive manufacturing to produce intricate part geometries in the aerospace, medical, and tool-and-die industries is increasingly incorporated in manufacturing process chains. However, the ... -
The efficiency of the container shipping industry and the development of a performance measurement system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An efficient container shipping industry is something every country strives toward. Continuous improvement in this industry is of utmost importance in order to grow a country’s economy. One of the ... -
Efficient heuristics for the Rural Postman Problem
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2005)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A local search framework for the (undirected) Rural Postman Problem (RPP) is presented in this paper. The framework allows local search approaches that have been applied Successfully to the well–known ... -
The emergence of cooperation in spatial evolutionary games played on graphs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The principle of cooperation pervades our society and the natural habitat in which we function. In the classic Darwinian framework of evolution, however, individuals rather tend to compete with one another ... -
Emerging synthesis of social manufacturing
(Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2016)Manufacturing systems has changed constantly throughout the years and new theory towards value creation is emerging. The latest manufacturing paradigm is described as social manufacturing which uses open design platforms. ... -
Emerging technologies: commercial readiness index(CRI) for medical additive manufacturing(AM)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology Readiness Level (TRL) has been widely used as a measure of technology maturity. However, TRL is not necessarily a good indicator of commercial readiness. In the renewable energy sector a ... -
Emissions testing of loose biomass in Limpopo Province of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Southern Africa depends on wood for energy. This affects deforestation and global warming. Loose biomass briquettes can replace round wood and mitigate such problems. Loose biomass derived from agricultural ... -
An empirical analysis of operational disturbances and their impact on business performance in manufacturing firms : case tooling industry South Africa
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globalization has managed to break trade barriers and the manufacturing environment has become more competitive. Market share is now determined by quality of goods and services irrespective of location. ...
