Browsing Masters Degrees (Industrial Engineering) by Title
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A qualitative model of evolutionary algorithms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) are stochastic techniques, based on the idea of biological evolution, for finding near-optimal solutions to optimisation problems. Due to their generality and computational ... -
Quality assurance in the aerospace industry : implementation of AS 9100 Quality Management Standard at an SME
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has potential to grow extensively as a country supplying components to the global aerospace industry supply chains, as well as directly to OEMs like Airbus, Boeing and Cessna which are first ... -
Quantifying system reliability in rail transportation in an aging fleet environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent years, the management of physical assets has become increasingly important, even more so, in asset intensive organisations. This research work presents an overall approach to quantify reliability ... -
A quantitative analysis of supply response in the Namibian mutton industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In terms of its contribution to the agricultural economic activity in Namibia, the small stock industry is the most important sector, second only to the beef industry. This sector makes a significant ... -
Rapid Tooling and the LOMOLD Process
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)The LOMOLD process is a new plastic moulding process being researched at the University of Stellenbosch. The process essentially combines injection moulding and compression moulding. Molten plastic is forced into the mould ... -
Real-time cloud-based stochastic scheduling incorporating mobile clients and a sensor network
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Scheduling within manufacturing environments is often complicated due to the complex, dynamic and stochastic characteristics such environments exhibit. These characteristics pose problems for off-line ... -
The recommendation and validation of an appropriate physical asset management policy for Prasa’s Metrorail division
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The decline of the passenger rail transport system of South Africa over the past two decades has left the passenger rail industry in a difficult position. The most significa ... -
Reducing risks in large scale projects : investigating the integration of systems engineering principles into project management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Project management (PM) is a very important field in engineering as a whole. The management of most projects has become more complex in recent times, due to greater technical complexity and the requirement ... -
Regression analysis of caterpillar 793D haul truck engine failure data and through-life diagnostic information using the proportional hazards model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Physical Asset Management (PAM) is becoming a greater concern for companies in industry today. The widely accepted British Standards Institutes’ specification for optimized management of physical assets ... -
Reinforcement learning for inventory management in information-sharing pharmaceutical supply chains
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A general lack of information sharing across the various tiers of pharmaceutical supply chains in developing countries continues to compromise the availability of essential medicines. In the South African ... -
Requirements specification for the optimisation function of an electric utility's energy flow simulator
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Efficient and reliable energy generation capability is vital to any country's economic growth. Many strategic, tactical and operational decisions take place along the energy supply chain. Shortcomings ... -
Resource efficient process chain development of a modular CubeSat spaceframe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Southern African Amateur Radio Satellite Association (SA AMSAT) is designing and manufacturing an amateur satellite based on the CubeSat design. The mission of SA AMSAT is to provide Radio Amateurs ... -
A risk and cost management model for changes during the construction phase of a civil engineering project
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The construction project environment is dynamic and prone to change. Project change can be defined as any event that alters a project’s original scope, execution time or the cost of the works. Improper ... -
Risk management solutions flow to implement quantitative methods as part of ISO 55000 for physical asset management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Physical asset management has undergone a phenomenal growth period in recent years and is being acknowledged as a value adding activity that is critical to the success of any organization. The recently ... -
A risk-reliability comparison of track sections in the passenger railway industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In chaotic maintenance environments, executing planned maintenance becomes difficult because the need for immediate corrective action escalates. Reverting back from a poor system state to a stable and ... -
A Roadmap to support SMEs in the SADC region to prepare for digital transformation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The limited industrialisation and the underdeveloped economic sector in the SADC create harsh business environments for SMEs to operate in. Illiteracy and low education levels among the population hinder ... -
A roadmap towards sustainability of fast growing companies within the manufacturing industries
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Any growing system is by definition in a transient phase, and consequently exhibits transient-, non-steady state-, unstable behaviour. Accordingly, this form of instability (systemic growth) is by and ... -
Scanning and motion capturing of vertebral kinematics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)In the context of intervertebral disc replacement and customized implants, human simulation studies are of great importance. Simulation models need input data. This study investigated different in vivo motion capturing ... -
Scheduling program based on the theory of constraints
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of this thesis is to provide a stepping-stone for the design and development of a software package that implements the Goal System Algorithm, based on the Theory of Constraints (TOC). This ... -
A SCM approach to project management in the South African construction industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The two factors that motivated this research were, the failure of construction projects to adhere to budget and schedule and the lack of insight into the management of complex construction projects in ...
