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An investigation into the applicability of lean thinking in an operational maintenance environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It has been postulated that lean thinking principles can be successfully applied to any industry. Following on that postulation, there have been great advances in the area of lean thinking outside the ...
Identifying and quantifying maintenance improvement opportunities in physcial asset management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Asset Management initiatives suffer many barriers in implementation which
hinder their influence and sustainability. One of these barriers is the lack of
buy-in from all levels in the organisation, due ...
Development of framework for the manufacture of customized titanium cervical cage implants using additive manufacturing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Neck pain is a common phenomenon that occurs in a large percentage of the
population every day. While many occurrences are not deemed critical such
as those from muscle strain which can be treated with ...
A qualitative model of evolutionary algorithms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) are stochastic techniques, based on the idea of biological evolution,
for finding near-optimal solutions to optimisation problems. Due to their generality and
computational ...
An assessment of telemedicine services within the Western Cape public health care system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Telemedicine is de ned as an electronic exchange of medical information and/or
the delivery of clinical health care over a distance, by means of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). South ...
A roadmap towards sustainability of fast growing companies within the manufacturing industries
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Any growing system is by definition in a transient phase, and consequently exhibits transient-,
non-steady state-, unstable behaviour. Accordingly, this form of instability (systemic growth) is by
and ...
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 ...
A business model development strategy to expand into the bottom of the pyramid population
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) population are those individuals who live under the poverty line. They
often do not have easy access to products and services, because the infrastructure to serve them is ...
The application of the six sigma quality concept to improve process performance in a continuous processing plant
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This report presents the application of the six sigma quality concept in solving a true
business problem. Six sigma is a quality improvement and business strategy/tool
developed by Motorola in the mid ...
Framework for identifying systemic environmental factors causing underperformance in business processes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Performance management systems are integral to many organisations. On all levels of management such performance measurements are used to drive a desired behaviour and business units, departments, as well ...