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Mitigating delays in the operations of a business entity when converting to the ISO 55000 standard
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Existing business entities often employ their own operational procedures and guidelines regarding asset management. However, converting to the ISO 5500X standards can adversely affect the operational ... -
Holonic control system : a proposed solution for managing dynamic events in a distributed manufacturing environment
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to globalization, manufacturing of products is no longer a local activity done by a single company but rather a distributed venture as more firms are realizing the need to improve their flexibility ... -
Facility design of fruit and vegetable storage at retail outlets : a generic design approach
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fast moving consumer goods retail outlets are constructed on high value properties. Occupation of floor space needs to be limited to the essential minimum, especially for non customer interaction spaces. ... -
An empirical analysis of operational disturbances and their impact on business performance in manufacturing firms : case tooling industry South Africa
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globalization has managed to break trade barriers and the manufacturing environment has become more competitive. Market share is now determined by quality of goods and services irrespective of location. ... -
Effect of mould temperature on the filling behavior of molten resin in plastic injection moulding of high density polyethylene (HDPE)
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The growth of injection moulding as a manufacturing process has led to the development of more products resulting in an increase in the focus on product quality, as manufacturers try to lower production ... -
Design of cotton ginning dryer control system
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The most important factor in preserving the quality of cotton during ginning is the fibre moisture content. At higher moisture content, cotton fibres are stronger but trash is harder to remove. Selecting ... -
Analysis of a time based and corrective maintenance system for a sugar producing company
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Southern Africa sugar producers’ market is under threat from Brazilian sugar, with the latter’s sugar landing in Southern African countries - Zimbabwe in particular – at 75% of the selling price ... -
An AHP-based evaluation of maintenance excellence cirteria
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A state of Maintenance Excellence is when an organisation has achieved best maintenance practice standards and has reached the benchmark for the performance of maintenance operations. Various models ...
