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Emerging synthesis of social manufacturing
(Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2016)
Manufacturing systems has changed constantly throughout the years and new theory towards
value creation is emerging. The latest manufacturing paradigm is described as social
manufacturing which uses open design platforms. ...
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. ...
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 ...