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Development of a condition based maintenance system for a sugar producing company
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-07)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With globalisation taking centre stage in almost every market; traditionally monopolistic manufacturing companies in Zimbabwe are struggling to compete with international companies whose operations are ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...