Browsing Masters Degrees (Industrial Engineering) by Title
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Small and medium enterprise transformation (South African manufacturing)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT "The environment sets many new requirements and SMEs can reactively adapt or they can design themselves to affect and operate in the environment as effective as possible. " - Trade and Industry Minister ... -
Smallholder food security impacts of industrial crop expansion and land use change in Malawi: a system dynamics simulation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Food security is still a pervasive problem, nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Industrial crop (IC) expansion has been at the centre of a debate as to whether ICs are assisting or hindering ... -
Socio-economic and techno-economic factors associated with establishing a titanium machining industry in South Africa, a qualitative study
(2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is a key producer of titanium raw material, but has very little exposure in downstream industries. The purpose of this study is to investigate what impact a titanium machining industry would ... -
South African titanium : techno-economic evaluation of the alternatives to the Kroll process
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: the potential to serve as a strategic economic driver for the country if a local processing and production industry could be successfully established. According to the US Geological Survey, conducted ... -
A Standardized model to quantify the financial impact of poor engineering information quality in the oil and gas industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Industrial assets rely on thousands of data points to run safely, responsibly and profitably. The digital era has introduced the risk that control of data quality is lost. Achieving and maintaining asset ... -
A strategic and technological framework for sustainable low-cost housing in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With a vast majority of South Africans living in poverty, they are consequently unable to fulfil their basic needs. This includes the inability to provide adequate housing for themselves and their family. ... -
Strategic local manufacturing supplier development roadmap as a decision support tool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The support of local businesses is vital in ensuring the growth of a country‟s economy. The South African government, in particular, has created various support mechanisms and policies to assist the growth ... -
A strategic management framework for the commercialisation of multi-technology renewable energy systems: The case of concentrating solar power technologies in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In today’s globalised world, mankind faces an increasing number of economic, social, and environmental problems. The complexity and integrated nature of these challenges has led to recognition of the need ... -
A strategic model of macro-economic and supply chain factors that influence the decision-making process of SA retailers when expanding their footprint in African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As part of the era of globalisation, the foreign market expansion of retailers is a trend that draws the attention of economists and researchers alike, and is an ever-expanding field of scholarly review. ... -
Strengthening the public downstream SLD supply chain for MDR-TB : lessons learnt from a Western Cape case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Systemic problems in the supply chain of second-line anti-TB drugs (SLDs) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are well documented and contribute significantly to the difficulties preventing ... -
Study into the viability of e-mobility and requirements for the strategic roll out of electric vehicles in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The electrification of transportation through the introduction of electric vehicles in the South African market can potentially reduce oil dependency and lead to the possible reductio ... -
A study of current and possible future industrial engineering methodologies used to increase energy effieciency
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Energy-related costs are increasing steadily. This is especially true in South Africa where we have been dealing with an energy crisis during the past couple of years. The increase in energy-related ... -
A study of reconfigurable manufacturing systems with computer simulation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs) have the ability to reconfigure hardware and control resources at all of the functional and organizational levels. This allows for quick adjustment of ... -
Suitability of layer manufacturing technologies for rapid tooling development in investment casting
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)This thesis forms part of the AMTS Project on Investment Casting Capabilities for Light Metal Alloys in South Africa, the focus area being Rapid Tooling Development. Various issues of the investment casting process are ... -
Supporting SMEs in partnerships: towards a relational capability framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a developing country such as South Africa, the survival and growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is critical to the growth and prosperity of the country. Their importance for the modern economy, ... -
Sustainability assessment of technology systems that address the energy-water nexus: the case of desalination in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent decades, the critical interdependencies that exist between the energy and water sectors, referred to as the energy-water nexus, have been investigated. It has become apparent that a policy change ... -
A sustainability strategy development tool for manufacturing enterprises
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to develop a tool to enable manufacturing enterprises to develop a sustainability strategy suited to their specific business. In the study, the business reality that faces ... -
Sustainable waste management : a decision support framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis is to address the need for sustainable development within waste management. It explores how sustainability can be assessed and used as the basis for high level decision making ... -
System cost of energy generation scenarios for South Africa: understanding the real cost of integrating energy generation technologies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s electricity market has realized much growth with the introduction of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Program (REIPPPP). This program enables the increase in energy generation ... -
A system dynamics approach to understanding the ostrich industry of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although the livestock production sector is recognised as an essential contributor to the green economy in South Africa, there is a lack of simulation tool development for the green economy transition of ...
