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South African iron and steel industrial evolution : an industrial engineering perspective
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The paper focuses on the evolution of the South African iron and steel industry from the industrial engineering perspective. The earliest ironmaking in South Africa dates to the fifth century CE; but 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 ...
Lean applications : a survey of publications with respect to South African industry
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African industry faces immense global competition from developed countries such as Germany probably because of the adoption of lean manufacturing techniques by the latter. This study is a survey on ...