Browsing Masters Degrees (Industrial Engineering) by Title
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An investigation into the prospects of existing technologies to address the challenges faced in pharmacovigilance systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Healthcare systems, especially those within resource-limited countries, are facing increasing pressures, which can, in part, be attributed to the struggles of balancing resource inventories, while still ... -
An investigation into the required investment to transition the heavy-duty vehicle sector of New Zealand to hydrogen
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector is known to be an important contribution to climate change mitigation. With looming climate commitments, it is becoming increasingly ... -
An investigation into the urban energy-economy nexus
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Energy is arguably the most important resource for economic growth since most vital city infrastructures require energy. The majority of the world’s population now live in cities, which is also where ... -
An investigation of fretting wear in aerospace applications
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fretting wear results in the loss of fit and tolerance at contact interfaces. The aerospace and aircraft industry is severely impacted by fretting wear and fretting fatigue that frequently occurs in turbo ... -
Investigation of lubrication strategies in Ti6Al4V milling operations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)There is a growing global demand for titanium. The aircraft industry is the driving force behind the demand for titanium. The reason for this is that titanium has attractive properties that justify its use both economically ... -
Investigation of novel cooling methods to enhance aerospace component manufacturing practices
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aerospace industry actively pursues innovation, especially in materials and their use in new applications, to improve their aircraft as well as their competitive position. Ti-6Al-4V has been ... -
An investigation of sliding wear of Ti6Al4V
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sliding wear is a complicated form of wear involving different factors. The factors affecting the process are the mechanical properties of the materials, sliding distance, sliding speed, and normal force ... -
An investigation of the impact of selected cooling strategies on milling of difficult-to-cut materials with an emphasis on titanium alloys and hardened steel
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aerospace- and automotive industries have an urgency to save space and reduce weight, as well as a need to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. This has led to the use of lightweight ... -
An investigation to evaluate the impact of quality-controlled logistics on food waste and food quality with the assistance of Internet of Things
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Fresh food is mainly wasted due to overproduction and the natural decay of food quality, which cannot be prevented but is accelerated by poor supply chain management. Therefore, actors in the fresh produce ... -
An investigation towards developing capability profiles of rapid prototyping technologies with a focus on 3D-printing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rapid prototyping (RP) technologies have expanded vastly over recent years. With the advent of new materials along with new processes, each technology has been contributing to the diversities in different ... -
Investigation towards the impact of conformal cooling on the performance of injection moulds for the packaging industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis represents the impact of the conformal cooling on the performance of injection moulds for the packaging industry. An existing, commonly used, off the shelf plastic part for the packaging ... -
Knowledge and acceptance of male circumcision as an HIV prevention procedure among plantation workers at Border Limited, Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study sought to establish the level of knowledge of people on the medical benefits of male circumcision, especially the protective effect against HIV, with the aim of gathering baseline information ... -
A knowledge management framework to grow innovation capability maturity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Innovation is widely considered a key prerequisite for achieving organisational competitiveness and sustained long-term wealth in our increasingly volatile business environment. It is therefore ... -
Knowledge roles and flows in open innovation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Companies are under constant pressure to stay competitive in order to survive in an ever changing market. It is important for companies to stay ahead of the market and to ensure that any window of opportunity ... -
A layout design decision-support framework and concept demonstrator for rural hospitals using mixed methods
(2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Layout design is an ever-present problem that has a significant effect on the operations of an organisation, especially in the context of healthcare which deals with the lives of patients. It is a complex ... -
Lean six sigma and theory of constraints for service: Model definition and validation at ABSA
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints, as separate process improvement methodologies, were propounded and promulgated in the traditional field of manufacturing. The evolution of the trend towards ... -
A location science model for the placement of POC CD4 testing devices as part of South Africa's public healthcare diagnostic service delivery model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has a severe HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) burden and the management of the disease is a priority, especially in the public healthcare sector. One element of managing the disease, is ... -
Maintenance task and frequency optimisation of single- and multi-component equipment in an FMCG production environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Please refer to full text for abstract -
Making the implicit explicit: A case study of the implementation of technology management in a group of companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology management is an established field of study, which is concerned with the management of the various capabilities, resources and knowledge which make up the technology portfolio of organisations. ... -
A management tool for the due diligence stage of M&A transactions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisations are under constant pressure to sustain themselves and grow in an environment that is characterised by increasing competition, a changing socio-economic landscape, and shrinking geographical ...
