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Development and implementation of a design and manufacture approach for mould performance improvement in the packaging industry

Bester, A. G. J. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

This thesis represents the results of a study for the use of conformal cooling in blow mould design. As a part of this, design case studies and comparative experiments were conducted to determine the difference in ...
Development and implementation of a telerobotic system with video and haptic feedback

Pretorius, Johnathan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Telerobotics is a field of robotics interested in controlling robots from a distance. Incorporating visual and haptic (touch) feedback allows the operator greater accuracy in manipulating objects in a ...
Development capability profiles of selected reverse engineering techniques

Duss, Alexander (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reverse engineering (RE) has emerged as an important tool in the design stages of a product. The demand for better performance of hardware and software has spawned many different technologies that fall ...
Development of a business framework to integrate informal SMMEs and entrepreneurs with the formal South African economy

Brand, Riaan (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

South Africa has an uneven distribution of economic wealth. The political history of recent decades is the main reason for this phenomenon and has led to a situation where vast numbers of citizens did not receive the ...
The development of a generic just-in-time supply chain optimisation software tool

Bredenkamp, F.v.B. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)

The demand from modern day customers for quality products, supplied in any quantity and within a short lead-time, forces organisations to stock the correct amount of inventory in the correct locations in its supply chain. ...
The development of a generic model for choosing a suitable traceability system for use in a manufacturing environment

Riley, Gareth (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

Traceability systems are capable of both tracking and tracing parts. They offer many benefits to an organisation from assisting with recall applications to monitoring the everyday workings of a production line or supply ...
The development of an implementation methodology for a conceptual framework tool used for the improved viewing and utilisation of organisational information

Kotze, Dirk J. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

This thesis reports on a research project conducted at Stellenbosch University, focusing on the field of information management, and contributing to the development of an approach for structuring information in such a ...
The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system

Read, Sebastian E. A. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a need for a coarse-to-fine positioning system as per a case study presented by the project collaboration partner, the Technical University of Chemnitz. The case study involves the picking and ...
Development of a selection program for additive manufacturing systems

Husam, Shames (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Additive Manufacturing (AM) refers to the technologies that use Computer Aided Design (CAD) data to produce plastic, metal, ceramic, paper, wax or composite materials parts. Their ability to join thin ...
Development of Drum-Buffer-Rope scheduling software to support a “what if” approach to scheduling job shops

De Jager, C. J. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)

The Theory of Constraints is a management philosophy based on the underlying assumption that only a few constraining factors limit the throughput of the entire system. Drum-Buffer-Rope is the production logistical solution ...
The development of generic modelling software for citrus packing processes

Kritzinger, Chris (Cornelis Christiaan) (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was initiated in October 2004 when Vizier Systems (Pty) Ltd approached the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch with a concept. They proposed that a fruit packing ...
Development of incrementally formed patient-specific titanium knee prosthesis

Eksteen, Pieter De Waal (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease is a progressive disorder of the joints caused by gradual loss of cartilage and resulting in the development of bony spurs and cysts at the ...
The efficiency of the container shipping industry and the development of a performance measurement system

Olivier, Taryn Lynn (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 ...
Expatriation as a career experience

Pieters, Zelda (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

This investigation explored the unique experiences of expatriates who have taken the proverbial first step into the novel and unknown. The main purpose of this study was to bring to the fore the importance of these ...
Exploring real options in the capital budgeting of investments within physical asset management

Campher, Cedric Abraham (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the implementation of an integrated capital budgeting visual mapping framework comprised of both Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Real Options Analysis (ROA) techniques. Physical asset ...
Fighting change with change : a methodology for re-engineering an enterprise

Du Preez, Jonathan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The environment within which most organisations operate is ever-changing. In such a dynamic environment the only way an organisation is able to not just survive but thrive is by continuously, effectively ...
Food system analysis and the development of a system dynamics approach to improve food security for a vulnerable community in the Breede River Region, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Roos, Johanna Adriana (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The current food system is failing to effectively serve the urban poor. The modernisation and globalisation of the food system solves one set of problems, regarding food security, but at the same time ...
A framework for the improved competitiveness of resource poor farmers

Boonzaaier, Jan-Willem (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

South Africa has a two-fold agricultural sector consisting of large-scale, industrialised, commercial farmers, as well as small-scale, resource poor subsistence farmers. One of the aspirations of the post-1994 South ...
A historical examination of disruptive innovation management in the global media & entertainment industry

Pieterse, Petrus Jacobus (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: "The goal of university research is the creation, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge." – Steven E. Hyman, Provost of Harvard University 2001–2011 The Department of Trade and Industry recently ...
HIV/AIDS-related stigma, discrimination and human rights violations amongst patients attending ARV clinic in Tshwane District Hospital

Ogunjiofor, Asinobi Chukwuemeka Cyril (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination is one of the major problem caused by the epidemic especially to those people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who have unequal access to fundamental social and ...