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Planning the safe transit of a ship through a mapped minefield
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2006-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sea minefields obstructing naval missions have to be breached with minimum effort and acceptable risk. With the advent of autonomous mapping, it is feasible to have high quality
information of obstructing ...
Using the population-based incremental learning algorithm with computer simulation : some applications
(SAIIE, 2008)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The integration of the population-based incremental learning (PBIL) algorithm with computer simulation shows how this particular combination can be applied to find
good solutions to combinatorial ...
Teaching information systems with a project oriented course - a case study
(SAIIE, 2005)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many engineering students often find a course in less analytical subjects like Information
Systems difficult due to the significant proportion of abstract concepts covered. To help the
students understand ...
A zero sampling plan for the moderation of examination papers
(SAIIE, 2005)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Quality assurance within local educational institutions has been under the spotlight in
recent years. In particular these institutions are increasingly subjected to minimum
standards specified by ...
A Non-zero sampling plan for the moderation of examination papers
(SAIIE, 2007)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The moderation of examination answer books is an area where quality assurance is
essential, and should be employed to ensure that an examination paper’s standard,
content and span, marking, etc. are ...
Three dimensional printing in the South African industrial environment
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2008-05)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The current development of the rapid prototyping industry in South Africa is
characterised by the strong dominance and fast growth in sales of three dimensional
printers. Although it reflects the ...
Utilizing formal innovation models to support and guide industry innovation projects
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineerg, 2007)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The high failure rate of innovation projects indicates that many companies are not
getting the full benefit from their innovation projects [1], [2]. A research project was
carried out during 2005 that ...
A business framework to network small South African enterprises for sustainability
(SAIIE, 2007)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper describes the role and use of enterprise engineering concepts as a formal
approach to the deployment of sustainable networks of small businesses in South
Africa. Small, medium and micro ...
A performance management model for physical asset management
(SAIIE, 2004)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There has been an emphasis shift from maintenance management towards asset management, where the focus is on reliable and operational equipment and on effective assets at optimum life-cycle costs. A ...
Simulation of fruit pallet movement in the port of Durban : a case study
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2005)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper gives an overview of a discrete-event simulation study that was performed on
pallet movement at Fresh Produce Terminals in the port of Durban, South Africa. The
study formed part of an extended ...