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System development for the five-axis extrusion of a photopolymer
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of a novel method of additive manufacturing involving the support-free extrusion of a photopolymer is discussed. The objectives of the paper are the presentation of mechanical and electrical ...
Towards technological awareness and wisdom
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-12-14)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article aims to enhance technology foresight by contributing to technological awareness and wisdom. It is based on an understanding of the fundamental nature of technology, and requires an overarching ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Factors affecting the location of economic activities : a multi-disciplinary review and conceptual framework
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A holistic framework that enables a systematic evaluation of the factors affecting the location of economic activities has thus far been lacking. Using a structured review, this research summarises the ...
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, ...
The state of the art of gendered energy innovations : a structured literature review
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The impact of restricted access to sustainable energy is the worst in vulnerable urban poor areas, and so an alternative approach to energy innovations is needed. To explore the possibilities for energy ...
Journey towards renewable energy for sustainable development at the local government level : the case of Hessequa Municipality in South Africa
(MDPI, 2019)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the research on which this article reports was to investigate how renewable energy forms part of the strategy of a local government, and to evaluate how participatory processes are utilised ...
Sustainable hotel strategy execution : a review and way forward
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)
Tourism, the third largest industry in the world, is worth US$ 1.4 trillion, and represents 10 per cent of the world’s GDP. Tourism is also responsible for five per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, of which ...