Browsing by Author "Van Niekerk, H. G."
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- ItemPredicting Holland occupational codes by means of Paq job dimension scores(AOSIS OpenJournals, 1990-06) Van der Merwe, R. P.; Le Roux, J. A.; Meyer, J. C.; Van Niekerk, H. G.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was conducted on how to obtain Holland's codes for South African occupations practically and economically by deducing them from information on the nature of the occupation (as derived by means of the Position Analysis Questionnaire). A discriminant analysis revealed that on the basis of the PAQ information the occupations could be distinguished clearly according to the main orientations of their American codes. Regression equations were also developed to predict the mean Self-Directed Search scores of the occupations on the basis of their PAQ information.
- ItemUsing Poka-yoke methods to improve employment potential of intellectually disabled workers(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2011-05) Treurnicht, N. F.; Blanckenberg, M. M.; Van Niekerk, H. G.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this project an electronic manufacturing process, namely ribbon cable assembly, was adapted for execution by intellectually disabled individuals. To make the work accessible to them, human error was controlled by a Poka-yoke approach. The design of the work process used industry standard tooling. Mistake-proofing design identified possible errors, and introduced mechanisms and tests that enabled the worker to avoid them. Test results were analysed using learning theory. It is concluded that intellectually disabled individuals can be enabled to perform the task within normal variation compared with a minimum task time, by using the Poka-yoke approach. Selection, however, is desirable.