Browsing Masters Degrees (Industrial Engineering) by Title
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Calculating the energy potential of solar PV located on Northern Cape mining properties using R
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South-Africa, as a sovereign member of various international treaties and agreements, is bound to agreed-upon objectives set to limit the proliferation of global climate change. The ramifications of these ... -
Call centre design, operation and optimisation : a structured and scientific based approach
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)Call centres form an increasingly important part of the modern day business environment and perform an important role in the strategic and operational aspects of organisations. Call centres have emerged and developed to ... -
Capitalising on South Africa's innovation resource through entrepreneurship in the creative industries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Capitalising on South Africa’s innovation resource through entrepreneurship in the creative industries. In light of the current global challenges as well as local needs and opportunities, there is ... -
A case study in project management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Project Management has already moved beyond the realms of an "orderwinning"- criteria to a "necessary-to-survive"-criteria. Increasingly people are drawn into project management without the correct ... -
Check weighing in table grape punnet packing: Opportunities in the development of operational effectiveness
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is ranked as one of the largest table grape exporting countries in the world. The biggest markets for table grape exports have always been the EU and the UK, with emerging markets in Eastern ... -
A clustering approach towards the identification of suitable waiting areas for drivers of transportation network companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technological innovation has transformed transportation into a more personal and customer driven experience. Traditional public transport, e.g. trains and busses, is limited to pre-defined routes that ... -
A coherent inventory management solution for South African public healthcare facilities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The internal pharmacy and supply chain department at healthcare facilities (hospitals and clinics) are tasked with the acquisition and distribution of stock for the entire establishment. In some cases, ... -
Commercial feasibility study of a small-scale wind turbine manufacturing in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Increased energy demand, price of energy carriers and the threat of climate change phenomena over the whole world have already had negative effects on the world’s economy. Different strategies were adopted ... -
Community distributed energy systems: an end-User energy services approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, a discomfort level framework is defined as a metric to interpret the improvement in energy services satisfied by different supply technology combinations. Generic distributed energy supply ... -
A comparative study on the value of accounting for possible relationships between decision variables when solving multi-objective problems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The cross-entropy method for multi-objective optimisation (MOO CEM) was recently introduced by Bekker & Aldrich (2010) and Bekker (2012). Results presented by both show great promise. The MOO CEM ... -
Comparing airport apron layout designs using computer simulation and the cross-entropy method
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The demand in air travel is continuously increasing. In order to handle this increase in demand, airports need to physically expand or the management of the airports needs to improve. When the demand ... -
Comparing sustainable development potential of metal beneficiation industries by using publicly available sustainability information
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has the largest mineral endowment in the world, yet the value it derives from these vast resources remains below potential. This is a direct result of the lack of local beneficiation of ... -
Computer control of a metal bar bending press
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mechatronics is an exciting research area that stemmed from huge progress in computer technology from the 1970s onwards. In such systems, computer controlled electronic and mechanical devices interact ... -
Concept demonstrator for a decision support tool for agricultural applications
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering., 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Farmers face daily challenges, and there are numerous factors to consider to produce crops profitably. For example, large amounts of data can be overwhelming and complex if not utilised correctly. However, ... -
Concept demonstrator: Holding site location, ambulance allocation, and relocation decision support tool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Before the start of a shift, the dispatchers at the Western Cape Emergency Control Centre (WC ECC) decide where to place holding sites and how many ambulance to allocate to each holding site. During a ... -
A conceptual approach to increase competitiveness in a typical South African manufacturing SME
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Global changes in the manufacturing landscape affect South African manufacturing small– and medium enterprises’ (SME) competitiveness, as they must contend with global competition in international markets. ... -
A conceptual framework for generating insights from log analysis in support of mHealth App evaluations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the digital health domain, particularly mobile health apps (mHealth), continues to grow, considerable benefits exist for addressing resource-constrained healthcare challenges. Evidence supporting the ... -
A conceptual framework for the commercial readiness index : start-up enterprises
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The unemployment rate in South Africa currently ranges from 27.5% to even higher when considering youth unemployment. It has become more imperative than ever before for new job opportunities to be created. ... -
A cost model for the manufacture of bipolar plates using micro milling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a move towards cleaner and more sustainable energy systems, hydrogen as an energy carrier and hydrogen fuel cells as energy converters are receiving increasing global attention. Considering the vital ... -
A cost optimisation of preventative upkeep networks using the South African Navy as a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African Navy (SAN) intends to reinstate Naval Station Durban (NSD) as a fully operational support base for a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV’s) which the SAN intends to purchase. ...
