Schlunz, E. B.Van Vuuren, J. H.(Elsevier Ltd, 2013-04)
The generator maintenance scheduling (GMS) problem is the difficult combinatorial optimisation problem of finding a schedule for the planned maintenance outages of generating units in a power system. The GMS model considered ...
Swarts, StefaanKing, DavidSimpson, ZaneHavenga, Jan H.Goedhals-Gerber, Leila(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012-11)
The purpose of this study is to quantify the marginal external costs associated with
freight transport in South Africa. Six cost elements are included as externality cost items,
namely, costs related to accidents, ...
Potgieter, L.Van Vuuren, J. H.Conlong, D. E.(Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA), 2012)
A mathematical model is formulated for the population dynamics of an Eldana saccharina Walker infestation of sugarcane under the influence of partially sterile released insects. The model describes the population growth ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Global rail reform is an important topic, especially seen against a backdrop of a worldwide
requirement to facilitate modal shift back to rail. This modal shift is required because of
growing environmental ...
Van der Merwe, Martijn(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are many examples of cooperation in action in society and in nature. In some cases
cooperation leads to the increase of the overall welfare of those involved, and in other cases
cooperation may ...
Lanz, Ernest John(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: FoodBank South Africa is an non-profit organisation formed to establish a national network of
community foodbanks in urban and rural areas of South Africa, with all participants working
towards the ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: PEP is a devision of Pepkor Retail Limited and is the biggest single brand store network in Southern
Africa and also owns and runs the largest clothing factory in Southern Africa. It was founded in ...
Goosen, E. (Eduan)(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On 31 March 1990 the South African Transport Services (SATS) ceased to
exist and on 1 April 1990 in its place emerged Transnet, a diversified
transport company wholly owned by the South African ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is aimed at determining whether the Port of Walvis Bay has what it takes to
become a future hub port on the south-western coast of Africa.
An equally important aspect of this study is to ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The role of the traditional purchasing department has evolved significantly over the last
decade into a competitive value adding procurement function within an organisation’s lean
supply chain model. ...
This article traces the origin of the word logistics, outlines its conceptual evolution, and explains the meaning thereof as a field of study in a contemporary management context. The contextual development of the concept ...
This article identifies the possible development benefits than can emanate from economically justified road construction projects. It shows how the once-off increase in regional income resulting from investment in road ...
This article describes the meaning of the word logistics, outlines its mathematical basis and
explains the meaning thereof as a contemporary field of study. The concept of logistics
management is described in a business ...
The increase in the number of freight vehicles on South Africa’s rural road network has received substantial attention. Insinuations persist that long-distance road freight haulage is of a somewhat unsavoury economic nature, ...