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Supply chain management : a framework of understanding
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-11)
The topic of supply chain management (SCM) is complex to understand because it encompasses many different flows of activities, components, functions, and role-players. The literature is scattered across multiple functions, ...
Mapping primary constraints in physical asset management strategy execution, using social network analysis
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-08)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The successful execution of a physical asset management strategy is an important value driver for organisations that are highly dependent on the service delivery of physical assets. Research demonstrates ...
Building a scenario based active mapping investment tool within a physical asset management framework
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the implementation of an integrated capital budgeting visual mapping framework comprised of both Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Real Options Analysis (ROA) techniques. Physical asset ...
On the impact of different system strategies on the material performance of selective laser melting- manufactured TI6AL4V components
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a powder-based additive manufacturing process that has gained substantial interest in recent years due to its feasibility of producing geometrically- complex metallic ...
Employee flourishing strategic framework
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper produces a preliminary version of a strategic framework for managing employee flourishing. ‘Flourishing’, a term from positive psychology, describes the experience of ‘the good life’. Providing ...
New reinforcement learning algorithm for robot soccer
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2017)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a powerful technique to develop intelligent agents in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This paper proposes a new RL algorithm called the Temporal-Difference value ...
The contribution of energy efficiency towards the success of industrial organisations in South Africa
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-05)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Internationally, governments and lobby groups increasingly put pressure on organisations to reduce their impact on the environment. To this end, various studies show the drivers, barriers, and contributions ...
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 ...
Influence of heat treatments on the microstructure and tensile behaviour of selective laser melting-produced TI-6AL-4V parts
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In industry, post-process heat treatments of Ti-6Al-4V are performed with the aim of improving its tensile behaviour. While heat treatments of wrought Ti6Al4V have been standardised (e.g., Aerospace ...
Quantitative methods required for implementing PAS 55 or the ISO 55000 series for asset management
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Asset management is an important part of any organisation, as it allows them to extract value from their assets. The publicly-available specification for asset management (PAS 55) outlines what a standardised ...