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Design and implementation of a low cost RFID track and trace system in a learning factory
(Elsevier, 2018)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The factories of the future will make use of actuators, sensors and cyber-physical systems (CPS) to provide an environment in which human beings, machines, and resources will communicate as in a social ...
Utilizing decision forest regression machine learning algorithm to predict filling line utilization for optimal maintenance scheduling
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
Small margins within the packaging industry mean financial success in this field relies on high equipment availability. To achieve this high equipment availability, maintenance schedules should be carefully planned to ...
Using an adapted system dynamics approach to determine the linkage between electric vehicle market penetration and affordability
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
This paper focuses on an adapted process for system dynamics modelling based on industry experience and the successful implementation of system dynamics models within an electricity utility. The modelling process was ...
Towards a more efficient and effective pipeline of tuberculosis medication : the value of identifying trends and influencing factors
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
Tuberculosis poses a significant risk to global health with estimated 1.7 million deaths worldwide in 2016. One key issue in tuberculosis management relates to the drug pipeline, with drug development not keeping pace with ...
Towards an internet-of-things framework for assisting quality-controlled-logistics decision making within the fresh produce supply chain
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
Fresh food is mainly wasted due to overproduction and the natural decay of food quality which cannot be prevented. Hence, actors in the fresh food supply chain are responsible to monitor and control activities that influences ...
Towards a healthcare performance assessment framework : a review
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
Improving health is the fundamental goal of all health systems, and with an evident gap between the potential of the public health system and its performance, bettering the services that provide care is critical to achieving ...
Shaping the future of residential housing projects – breakthrough in mindset and technology
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
The objective of this paper is to illustrate how the application of Fourth Industrial Revolution principles and technology during the construction and management of a residential housing development can add value and ...
The reliability of commuter rail service in the City of Cape Town : a grounded theory approach for identifying the factors affecting the provision of a reliable commuter rail service
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
The 2013 survey conducted by the National Household Travel Survey found that the majority of the commuter rail service users are dissatisfied with the quality of the service due to the lack of reliability characterised by ...
Toward the development of sustainable business models for social enterprises
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
With social depravation and inequities on the rise, social enterprise has been the response offered to combat this trend. These social enterprises are required to be autonomous, sustainable and meet the social needs that ...
Public-private supply chain integration as a possible means to improve public health supply chains
(South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)
Struggling health supply chains and poor health outcomes in developing countries, have highlighted the need to improve these supply chains. A number of different methods have been used to improve health supply chains. ...