Browsing Research Articles (Industrial Engineering) by Title
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3D-feature recogntion from measured data
(Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 1999)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper presents a method to automatically extract analytical entities like planes, spheres and cylinders from a file containing a cloud of points. The method facilitates the manipulation and reduction ... -
The absence of a creative focus in the conventional engineering design process : identifying research opportunities to address this
(SAIIE, 2016-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper synthesizes an overview of various models of the engineering design process with an overview of the most relevant theories within the field of creativity studies to conclude that (i) creativity ... -
Adapting modern portfolio theory for prioritising asset care planning in industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-05)Productivity improvement within any organisation can lead to increased turnover. This study focuses on developing a maintenance productivity improvement model that is based upon an established financial investment portfolio ... -
Additive manufacturing for sustainable custom-designed implants
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing (AM) has proven to be an attractive alternative manufacturing process compared with subtractive manufacturing (SM). Additive manufacturing has many advantages, such as mass ... -
Agility : a competitive weapon for South African manufacturers
(SAIIE, 1998)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Agility enables a manufacturing enterprise to manage change as part of its routine business. By aligning the whole company to a single strategic vision and goal, together with internal and external ... -
Alignment of internal and external business and innovation domains
(SAIIE, 2016-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “Instead of being really good at doing some particular thing, companies must be really good at learning how to do new things”. This ability to do new things involves both the identification and the mastery ... -
An analysis of the extent to which industry 4.0 has been considered in sustainability or socio-technical transitions
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A growing database of literature is geared towards the analysis and evaluation of Industry 4.0. One of the points of interest is the assessment of Industry 4.0 in the context of sustainability and sustainable ... -
Analysis of the use of space and module-configured packaging to improve fruit export mass in a refrigerated container
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African fruit export industry is a key contributor to thecountry’s economy, and must be managed efficiently to that ensure its vital role is maintained. Significant increases in reefer freight ... -
The applicability of the centeno, chaudhary and lopez repair time standard methodology in a rail maintenance environment
(SAIIE, 2015)The establishment of labour standards within a production environment has become common practice, and is receiving growing recognition in the maintenance environment. However, the application of labour standards in a transit ... -
The application of business process mining to improving a physical asset management process : a case study
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Business process planning and control is important for effectively managing and improving processes relating to the management of physical assets. This is especially true when processes affect the uptime ... -
The application of design criteria for locating a hub configured supply chain for a restaurant cluster in the Stellenbosch area
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013-06-25)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Restaurants, in general, utilise numerous suppliers. Normally they deliver on different days in the week and at different times during the day, logistically not an optimum approach. Not only does the ... -
Application of lean principles in the South African construction industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa is a developing country that invests billions of rands annually in the construction industry. This industry consumes resources and, inevitably, waste is generated during the process. Although ... -
Application of lean tools in the supply chain of a maintenance environment
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)Historically, Lean thinking has limited applications in the maintenance environment (that is, a non-manufacturing environment). This article reports on the Lean tools that can be implemented in the maintenance environment. ... -
An application of mechatronics in manufacturing with object-oriented programming in a windows environment
(SAIIE, 1999)This project is part of a program to establish mechatronics knowledge and skills in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch. A low-cost, but accurate mechatronic application was developed ... -
Application of the aviation derived maintenance free operating period concept in the South African mining industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-11)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the use and possible application of the concept of the maintenance free operating period (MFOP), derived from the aviation sector, in the mining industry. The traditionally used ... -
An approach to improving marketing campaign effectiveness and customer experience using geospatial analytics
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article discusses a case study in which a South African furniture and household goods retailer wishes to improve its marketing campaigns by employing location-based marketing insights, and also to ... -
Apron layout design and flight-to-gate assignment at Lanseria International Airport
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Air traffic is continuously increasing and more efficient air transport systems are required to handle the air travel demand. The study investigates the expansion of Lanseria International Airport in ... -
Architecting the enterprise towards enhanced innovation capability
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017-12-13)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In today’s competitive environment, organisations cannot afford to focus only on effectiveness and efficiencies – they also need to innovate. This is evident from most literature sources on innovation. ... -
Bedryfs- en tegnologiese vereistes vir die winsgewende lewering van spoorgoederevervoer
(AOSIS, 2017-11-17)In hierdie oorsigartikel word verslag gedoen oor die vernaamste bedryfs- en tegnologiese vereistes waaraan kommersieel lewensvatbare spoorvervoerstelsels in ’n ekonomies ongereguleerde goederevervoermark moet voldoen. ... -
Best practices for demand-driven supply chain management in public healthcare sector : a systematic literature review
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-08-31)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Healthcare supply chains ensure that there is a cost-effective availability of medicines at healthcare facilities. However, it appears that public healthcare supply chains in South Africa are experiencing ...
