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The design and development of technology platforms in a developing country healthcare context from an ecosystem perspective
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-12)
Background: Research on the development and functioning of technology platforms specifically for health
applications in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is limited. The healthcare sector has also been resistant to platform
adoption ...
Modelling the tendencies of a residential population to conserve water
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water scarcity is both a global and a local phenomenon. In order to address this, investigations into water demand management strategies and the conservation tendencies of a population are imperative. ...
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 ...
An integrative review of the potential barriers to and drivers of adopting and implementing sustainable construction in South Africa
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While sustainable construction has gained increasing international attention, a limited number of studies address the issue of sustainable construction in South Africa. The adoption and implementation of ...
Using machine learning to predict the next purchase date for an individual retail customer
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Targeted marketing has become more popular over the last few years, and knowing when a customer will require a product can be of enormous value to a company. However, predicting this is a difficult task. ...
Validation of supervisor effectiveness determinants for engineering team-based organisations
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify, validate, and describe the determinants of supervisor effectiveness in the context of engineering team-based organisations. Five supervisor effectiveness determinants ...
Using failure modes and effects analysis as a problem-solving guideline when implementing SPC in a South African chemical manufacturing company
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-05-29)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Quality management has ceased to be an operational extra, and has become imperative to doing business in a saturated market environment with demanding clients. It is now a significant component of holistic ...
Production scheduling heuristics for frequent load-shedding scenarios : a knowledge engineering approach
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most industrial machinery and equipment used by the South African manufacturing sector is powered by either a direct current or an alternating current electricity supply. With the recent frequent power ...
Exploring factors that influence the mainstreaming of gendered energy interventions in poor urban environments : a structured literature review
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Energy sectors are faced with the interconnected challenges of urbanisation and providing a growing population with accessible and sustainable energy that facilitates economic development, energy security, ...
Transparent polyvinyl-alcohol cryogel as immobilisation matrix for continuous biohydrogen production by phototrophic bacteria
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-09)
Background: Phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) have gained attention for their ability to produce a
valuable clean energy source in the form biohydrogen via photofermentation of a wide variety of organic wastes. ...