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Manufacturing intelligence : a dissemination of intelligent manufacturing principles with specific application
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Artificial intelligence has provided several techniques with applications in manufacturing.
Knowledge based systems, neural networks, case based reasoning, genetic algorithms and
fuzzy logic have been ...
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 ...
The development of techniques to select a control policy during proactive on-line planning and control
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The worldwide trend for systems is to become more complex. This leads to the need for new
ways to control these complex systems. A relatively new approach for controlling systems, called
on-line planning ...
Defining key performance indicators to manage the value chain in virtual enterprises
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is about the principles and practices of the emergmg discipline of virtual
enterprising within the context of supply chain management. This type of enterprise makes it
possible for Southern ...
Analysing product development best practices and improvement of associated activities with an application to a South African company
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The dynamic and highly competitive environment that most product development
organisations find themselves in demands a method to constantly assess the maturity of the
organisations' product development ...
Attributes and multi-criteria decision analysis in machine selection for process chains
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project is to find a means to evaluate a number of machines
to optimise a process chain. Firstly seven machine types were identified to be
included in the study. These machine types ...
On monitoring and intelligence in an integrated manufacturing system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Some concepts of manufacturing on their own playa decisive role in manufacturing like
Integration, Intelligence and Remote Monitoring. They have been tried and tested with great
success in various ...
High speed cutting and electric discharge machining as complementary processes in the die and mould industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: High Speed Cutting (HSC), specifically milling is a significant contemporary development in
machining. The Die and Mould industry is experiencing a difficult business climate. There
is competitive ...
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 ...
A generic business model and management information system for quick ERP implementation in a project-driven SME
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A demand exists in SMEs to implement an ERP system to provide intime
transaction and management information to the employees and
management respectively. The reason for this study developed from
problems ...