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A systematic review of 3PLS’ entry into reverse logistics
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-11-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concepts of Industry 4.0 and closed loop supply chains are becoming popular as logistics management evolves. Industry 4.0, through its instruments such as cloud manufacturing and the Internet of Things, ... -
Socio-demographic insights into South African student drinking behaviour
(HESA, 2017)Hazardous and harmful drinking is on the rise among adolescents and young adults and has been classified as a major health problem. University students is a subgroup of young adults that are characterised by more frequent, ... -
Model-based decision support for subjective preference blending
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In a subjective preference blending problem (SPBP), the objective is to select a most pleasing alternative from a set of alternatives, based on the relative performances of the alternatives in respect ... -
A decision support system for firerebase location in a nature conservation area
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2017-04-19)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is important that rebases are available on standby at strategic locations in a nature conservation area from where wild re ignition points can be reached rapidly and such res brought under control ... -
Implementation of machine learning techniques for railway wheel prognostics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Passenger Rail Agency of South Arica (PRASA) is in the process of moving from a mostly reactive to a preventive approach to maintenance. The key to cost-efficient preventive maintenance strategies is ... -
The effects of machine parameters on the integrity of WC-Ni coatings deposited onto titanium parts with laser additive manufacturing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Part quality specifications are of the utmost importance within industries that include specialized applications, for instance the medical, aerospace, nautical and mining industries. Attributable to the ... -
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. ... -
Methods to improve morale in state owned entities’ technical departments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Physical asset management entails the optimal utilisation of assets to meet a company’s goals. Substantial studies have been conducted into most aspects of asset management. However, what is seldom discussed ... -
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, ... -
A novel implementation framework for ISO 9001:2015
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study proposes an alternative implementation method for ISO 9001:2015 by using knowledge transfer best practice as a basis for the development of an implementation framework. ISO 9001 is by far the ... -
Determining the potential of wearable technologies within the disease landscape of sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract. -
Development of a data analytics-driven information system for instant, temporary personalised discount offers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Enterprises have started including the targeting of customers with personalised discount offers in their business strategies in order to seek a competitive advantage over their peers. This innovation ... -
A data analysis demonstrator for managing customer experience in a partnering venture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Today's world can be better described as a digital world in which technology is becoming increasingly more dominant. In fact, the technologies of today are changing the biological, digital and physical ... -
Towards a conceptual framework for the identification & implementation of additive manufacturing standards.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although it is widely apparent that additive manufacturing (AM) is set to replace conventional, subtractive manufacturing methods in many applications, much of the industry agrees that standards are a key ... -
Evaluating the effects of selective laser sintering processing parameters on the melt pool dimensions of tungsten carbide through numerical thermal modeling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The selective laser sintering (SLS) industry is a relatively novel industry within the broad spectrum of available additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. This layer wise processing technology has gained ... -
A framework to support the decision-making process for modelling of communicable diseases
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Infectious disease outbreaks have the potential to disrupt and strain the global health care system, even more so when a localised disease outbreak propagates rapidly to a large area. Such a disease ... -
Gold CIP and CIL process optimization in a capital constraint environment
(The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the use of a model in combination with economic analysis to extract maximum value out of current gold operations, without the need for additional capital. Two South African case ... -
A mining perspective on the potential of renewable electricity sources for operations in South Africa : Part 2 – A multi-criteria decision assessment
(The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The first in this series of two papers, on the potential of renewable electricity sources for mining operations in South Africa, investigated the internal structure of mining corporations to evaluate ... -
A mining perspective on the potential of renewable electricity sources for operations in South Africa Part I—the research approach and internal evaluation process
(The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The business performance of mining corporations in South Africa is adversely affected by the constantly increasing electricity costs. The most commonly used power sources are the national utility supplier ... -
Investigating the mechanisms that influence healthcare outcomes in sub-Saharan African countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sub-Saharan Africa experiences some of the poorest health care outcomes in the world. With the combination of a high burden of disease and a severe lack of resources, the health systems in SSA face ...
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