Doctoral Degrees (Industrial Engineering)
Recent Submissions
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Towards the interoperability of spontaneous reporting systems in pharmacovigilance : a maturity model approach with a sociotechnical system focus
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is universally accepted that all medicines have the potential to cause adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during the course of their normal therapeutic use. Drug safety surveillance during the post-marketing ... -
Application of additive manufacturing for improved thermal management of hot sheet metal forming tools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In hot stamping, a blank or sheet of metal at high temperature (800-900 °C) is formed and cooled simultaneously by the tools. The rapid cooling of the blank causes transformation to a martensitic ... -
Constructing a framework that facilitates technology transfer to sub-Saharan Africa : a healthcare perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Healthcare technology transfer aims to alleviate healthcare burdens in developing nations through a combination of acquisitions and collaborative technology development. Although technology transfer may ... -
Development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for sustainability assessment of microtransit systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Mobility has always been essential to nearly every aspect of human existence. Due to the intrinsic aim of transport systems to improve our lives, it is unsurprising that transport development ... -
A demand driven supply chain management maturity model for public healthcare sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To cope with low forecast accuracy and high demand variability in complex public healthcare supply chains, many supply chain nodes are trying to move from a pure Push strategy, to a Pull strategy, driven ... -
Toward a meta-methodology for real-world problem solving
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are complexities inherent to the subjective experience of life that render real-world problem solving exceedingly subtle and difficult. Yet, all too often, it is not the complex nature of problems ... -
Evolutionary search strategies in constraint programming
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Successful approaches towards solving complex combinatorial optimisation problems straddle a boundary between art and science. Discrete search spaces are typically notoriously large, contain high-dimensional ... -
Towards a strategy formulation framework that supports SME survival and growth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to the socio-economic development of both developing and developed countries. Unfortunately, SMEs suffer from a high failure rate due to an inability ... -
The development of a policy analysis logic model to support public medicine availability initiatives in the context of VAN
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Visibility and Analytics Network (VAN) aims to improve public sector medicine availability from a supply chain perspective. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (with inputs from multiple global ... -
A framework for quantifying and characterising road accident risk : a data mining approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: According to the World Health Organisation, road accidents account for approximately 1:25 million deaths annually | the eighth leading cause of death worldwide. With the enormous losses to society resulting ... -
Framework to manage change complexity when introducing high voltage technology to automotive production lines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Manufacturing has evolved over the centuries, shifting from one manufacturing paradigm to the next. Competition is now truly global, with companies needing to adapt to market requirements and needing to ... -
Sustainable future CSP fleet deployment in South Africa: A hydrological approach to strategic management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The global growth in renewable energy, as a means to mitigate climate change, has seen the large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind in the electricity generation mix. However, this ... -
Industrial policy-making in mineral-rich developing countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This dissertation investigates policy-making in mineral-rich developing countries with a focus on policies that seek to promote the value add to mineral products before export (also known as beneficiation ... -
Foundational elements of a managerial framework to support team creativity in engineering organisations: Organising and expanding the body of knowledge.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Creativity plays a role throughout the engineering design process, and therefore in the problem-solving activity that lies at the root of engineering work. Due to the complex interaction between creativity ... -
System dynamics modelling as policy decision support for retaining and recycling water within the urban water system to address water scarcity – the case of the City of Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water scarcity is a worldwide phenomenon, identified as the number one global risk, that if neglected, can result in social and economic collapse. The City of Cape Town is one The results found that ... -
A systems dynamics investigation into the impact of capacity limitations on the Bullwhip effect in a closed-loop system with remanufacturing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract -
Design and development of a real-time scheduling system in a sensorised job shop using cloud-based simulation with mobile device access
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traditional scheduling approaches used in manufacturing systems address scheduling problems before production commences, which poses possible problems when the system is interrupted by unexpected events. ... -
A framework for modelling conflict-induced forced migration according to an agent-based approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over the course of the past decade, numerous calamities worldwide have led to phrases such as `refugee' and `undocumented migrant' becoming commonplace in the public discourse. Conflictinduced displacement ... -
A methodology to assist project-based organisations to utilise and develop project management capability as a strategic asset to increase competitive advantage
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract -
Model-based decision support for subjective preference blending
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In a subjective preference blending problem (SPBP), the objective is to select a most pleasing alternative from a set of alternatives, based on the relative performances of the alternatives in respect ...
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