Browsing Department of Industrial Engineering by Title
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A layout design decision-support framework and concept demonstrator for rural hospitals using mixed methods
(2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Layout design is an ever-present problem that has a significant effect on the operations of an organisation, especially in the context of healthcare which deals with the lives of patients. It is a complex ... -
Lean applications : a survey of publications with respect to South African industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African industry faces immense global competition from developed countries such as Germany probably because of the adoption of lean manufacturing techniques by the latter. This study is a survey on ... -
Lean six sigma and theory of constraints for service: Model definition and validation at ABSA
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints, as separate process improvement methodologies, were propounded and promulgated in the traditional field of manufacturing. The evolution of the trend towards ... -
The learning factory : a didactic platform for knowledge transfer in South Africa
(Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2016)During the first years of their employment, the graduates are a liability to industry. The employer goes an extra mile to bridge the gap between university-exiting and profitable employment of engineering graduates. ... -
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of various solar heat technologies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Energy is an essential part of the world today. It is difficult to imagine a world without it. Modern day households rely on it for daily activities and preservation of food. Industries rely on it for ... -
Life cycle assessment of the brayton cycle in a combined cycle hybrid solar central receiver power plant
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the past decade global concern for energy security and the negative environmental impacts caused by fossil fuels has caused the global power industry to become more focused in a search for alternative ... -
A location science model for the placement of POC CD4 testing devices as part of South Africa's public healthcare diagnostic service delivery model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a severe HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) burden and the management of the disease is a priority, especially in the public healthcare sector. One element of managing the disease, is ... -
Making the implicit explicit: A case study of the implementation of technology management in a group of companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology management is an established field of study, which is concerned with the management of the various capabilities, resources and knowledge which make up the technology portfolio of organisations. ... -
A management tool for the due diligence stage of M&A transactions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisations are under constant pressure to sustain themselves and grow in an environment that is characterised by increasing competition, a changing socio-economic landscape, and shrinking geographical ... -
A management tool towards the development of healthcare innovation platforms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The healthcare sector is constantly under pressure given rising patient demands, an increasing population and a lack of infrastructure and resources available in South Africa (SA). These trends result in ... -
Managerial support for an optometry practice : a business analytics study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African optometry industry has limited literature available regarding the ideal management of optometry practices. This makes it difficult for optometry practices to evaluate their performance ... -
Managing customer experience using data analytics in a partnering venture
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)Today’s technologies are changing the physical, digital and biological worlds. This change impacts the economy and how industries operate. In the light of this, we ask how these changes can be incorporated into customer ... -
Manufacturing intelligence : a dissemination of intelligent manufacturing principles with specific application
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Artificial intelligence has provided several techniques with applications in manufacturing. Knowledge based systems, neural networks, case based reasoning, genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic have been ... -
Mapping primary constraints in physical asset management strategy execution, using social network analysis
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The successful execution of a physical asset management strategy is an important value driver for organisations that are highly dependent on the service delivery of physical assets. Research demonstrates ... -
Masjienvisie as outomatiseringsopsie vir Suid-Afrikaanse nywerhede
(SAIIE, 1990)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Automation can effectively improve productivity. A recent shift from hard to flexible automation boosted the robotics and machine vision technology as options for implementation. The principle of machine ... -
Mathematical and simulation techniques for modelling urban train networks
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Railway systems can pose complex problems for the scheduling and operation of trains. A passenger rail service’s first priority is to provide a punctual and safe transport service to its customers. But ... -
Mathematical models for sustainable wealth redistribution
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Economic inequality has increased in most large free-market economies during the last century and it has been suggested that this phenomenon is an inherent feature of free-market activities. It seems ... -
A mechanism for the early detection and management of physical asset management strategy execution failure
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to present a mechanism that can assist physical asset management (PAM) practitioners and academics with the early detection and management of PAM strategy execution failure. ... -
The megaproject sponsor as leader
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-11-9)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of the sponsor role, including its contribution to the success or failure of a project, is widely recognised in the project management literature. References to the sponsor’s leadership, ... -
Metacognitive learning : skills development through gamification at the Stellenbosch Learning Factory as a case study
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a high-cost, low-performance education system, which ultimately leads to unemployment and a skill shortage in the country. In order to bridge the skill shortage gap at a tertiary level, ...
