Department of Logistics

Development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the sustainability assessment of road freight transport systems in South Africa

Lalendle, Chumasande (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Partial national lockdowns implemented globally, including in South Africa, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, significantly impacted the movement of goods, services and people with a dire negative effect ...

Automated payment fraud detection using logistic regression and support vector machines

Thetard, Heinrich Mathias (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The financial technology sector is a fast moving environment. There are many innovations I nthe automation and efficiency spheres where human intervention is required less and processing speed is rapidly ...

Assessing the adoption and utilization of e-hailing services: The case of Cape Town, South Africa

Smith, Lee-Thomas (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: E-hailing services have gained large attention on media platforms due to their dynamic nature. The spread of smartphone applications with GPS-based location technology has led to the growth of new ...

Allocating commodity volumes in the citrus export cold chain: A case for the Port of Durban

Darley-Waddilove, Joshua Ian (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, the feasibility of using “forced” allocation as a mechanism to aide in alleviating capacity challenges at the Port of Durban is explored and insights on the impact of reallocation to the ...

The importance of input features on deep neural networks when predicting foreign exchange rates

Von Stein, Heinrich Johannes Muntingh (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Data has become a form of currency that can govern both the success and failure of almost every business, individual or idea. Raw, unprocessed financial data form the basis for new discoveries in this ...

Investigating the impact of activity behaviour on transport mode choice and use in Cape Town

Viljoen, Gabrie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The paper covers the influence of activity behaviour on the mode choice, behaviour and transport use of individuals. A trip-based model was used to forecast passenger demand for new transport projects in ...

Logistics aspects of petroleum pipeline operations

Pienaar, W. J. (AOSIS, 2010)

The paper identifies, assesses and describes the logistics aspects of the commercial operation of petroleum pipelines. The nature of petroleum-product supply chains, in which pipelines play a role, is outlined and the types ...

A cellular automation model of Eldana saccharina Walker infestation in sugarcane to improve the spatio-temporal planning of sugarcane planting and harvesting

De Wet, Pieter (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Farmers are being increasingly challenged to use management techniques that reduce the negative impacts of farming. One of the main areas where the environment is negatively impacted by farming practices ...

Order picking optimisation on a unidirectional cyclical picking line

Hofmann, Flora (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)

ENGLISH SUMMARY : The order picking system in a company's distribution centre is the biggest contributor to the operational cost within the DC. Optimisation should thus aim at running this activity as effciently as possible. ...

A warehouse process performance evaluation, testing alignment with supply chain performance aspirations : an exploratory study

Harvey, Matthew Kenneth (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The ever-present need for Supply Chain efficiencies coupled with cost reduction initiatives within a globalised marketplace require businesses to think differently about how they meet every-changing ...

Application of long short-term memory artificial neural networks to forecast water supply and demand in the Lake Chad Basin

Fouotsa Manfouo, Noe Careme (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The implementation of effective water resources management in developing countries in general and in the Lake Chad Basin in particular, is hindered by the absence of reliable information on both the net ...

Risk profile of weather and system-related port congestion for the Cape Town container terminal

Potgieter, Lilian; Goedhals-Gerber, Leila L.; Havenga, Jan (Unisa Press, 2020)

The South African maritime industry suffers from a number of risks, with the most prominent source of risk stemming from congestion within port terminals. The Port of Cape Town is one of South Africa’s main ports. Two of ...

Investigating supply chain sustainability in South African organisations

Niehaus, Gabrielle; Freiboth, Heinrich W.; Goedhals-Gerber, Leila L. (AOSIS, 2018)

Background: The need for sustainable supply chain management has become a necessity given the growing impact of climate change and global warming. The South African (SA) government is planning to implement a carbon tax in ...

A heavy goods vehicle fleet forecast for South Africa

Havenga, Jan H.; Le Roux, Phillippus P. T.; Simpson, Zane P. (AOSIS, 2018)

Purpose: To develop and apply a methodology to calculate the heavy goods vehicle fleet required to meet South Africa’s projected road freight transport demand within the context of total surface freight transport ...

Funding for roads : understanding the South African road funding framework

Van Rensburg, Johann A.; Krygsman, Stephan C. (2019-09-30)

Background: A good quality road network holds numerous benefits to any country, but is dependent on sufficient and stable modes of funding and adequate financing. Funding for roads in South Africa is complex, controversial ...

Assessing the costs and benefits of a speed limit for freight trains during night-time operations : a generic model for the Netherlands

Bingel, Christopher (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)

ENGLISH SUMMARY : Noise pollution is a severe issue for numerous individuals, especially when it occurs consistently and throughout the entire day. As a major source of emissions, transportation has long been in the focus ...