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Determining the suitability of a business process modelling technique for a particular application
(SAIIE, 2015)
Organisations formally define and document their business processes in order to understand them and, subsequently, to enable continuous development, improvement, and management. Organisations can use business process ...
The effect of cutting parameters on surface integrity in milling TI6AL4V
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)
The objective of machining performance is to reduce operational costs and to increase the production rate while maintaining or improving the required surface integrity of the machined component. Together with industrial ...
A decision support model to determine the critical success factors of asset management services
(SAIIE, 2015)
Business-to-business services relating to physical asset management play an increasingly important role in industry. This is in the context of the current pressures that organisations experience in realising optimal value ...
Selection of a decision model for rolling stock maintenance scheduling
(SAIIE, 2015)
Rolling stock is the most maintenance intensive part of the railway system and therefore, the most vulnerable if maintenance is neglected. It is therefore, essential to have an efficient maintenance schedule for rolling ...
A framework for establishing a human asset register for the improved management of people in physical asset management
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: People are fundamental to the success of managing physical assets. Line managers are increasingly becoming responsible for people- management activities that were traditionally placed within the human ...
A strategic framework for improbable circumstances
(SAIIE, 2015)
Rare events, known as ‘Black Swans’, have determined the course of history. One of these was the global economic crisis of 2008. Such events highlight fields like strategic management and their shortcomings in helping to ...
Resource-efficient process chains to manufacture patient-specific prosthetic fingers
(SAIIE, 2016-05)
The high cost of quality prostheses, together with the lack of trained prosthetists, makes it challenging to obtain prosthetic devices in developing communities. Modern 3D digitising techniques and additive manufacturing ...
Exploring the link between ppm implementation and company success in achieving strategic goals : an empirical framework
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisations are constantly under pressure to innovate and grow by successfully executing their business strategies. The ever-increasing rate of change in technology has implications for product lifecycles, ...
Framework for identifying the most likely successful underprivileged tertiary study bursary applicants
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this paper, a decision support system framework is proposed that may be used to assist a tertiary bursary provider during the process of allocating bursaries to prospective students. The system identifies ...
The possible influence of risk management, forecasting, and personnel training in physical asset management
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-08)
The work presented in this paper highlights the possible effects of risk management, forecasting, and personnel training in the physical asset management environment. Each section is taken separately, and an argument is ...