Doctoral Degrees (Industrial Engineering)
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Model-based decision support for subjective preference blending
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In a subjective preference blending problem (SPBP), the objective is to select a most pleasing alternative from a set of alternatives, based on the relative performances of the alternatives in respect ... -
Greenhouse gas forecasting and target setting using an ex-post analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Concerns about the impact of climate change are driving the need for stabilising the global temperature rise to below 2oC. In parallel to countries making commitments under the Paris Agreement, sector ... -
Investigation and management of residual stresses in selective laser melting of maraging steel
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a leading metal additive manufacturing process that has gained a lot of traction since the turn of the new millennium. Despite many benefits associated with SLM, a major ... -
System dynamics simulation of income distribution and electric vehicle diffusion for electricity planning in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The electricity generation industry has developed a symbiotic interdependence with the social, environmental, economic and political ecologies in the country, resulting in divergent complexities, which ... -
Metaheuristic solution of the two-dimensional strip packing problem
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the two-dimensional strip packing problem, the objective is to pack a set of rectangular items in a non-overlapping manner into a single, rectangular object of xed width but unlimited height, such ... -
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology adoption in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa (SA) aims to generate 42 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy technology sources by 2030. To achieve this target, the government started the Renewable Energy Independent Power ... -
Reinforcement learning for the control of traffic flow on highways
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traffc congestion has become a significant problem around the world, not only in first-world countries, but also in third-world countries such as South Africa. Due to spatial limitations, especially in ... -
Digitalisation of shop-floor operations in the South African tool, die and mould making industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This doctoral dissertation focuses on the digitalisation of shop-floor operations in the South African Tool, Die and Mould Making (TDM) industry through the development of a Mobile Data Collection (MDC) ... -
Tiered-facility vehicle routing problem with global cross-docking
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The service delivery of public healthcare is severely threatened due to insu cient resources. A current South African public healthcare organisation responsible for processing pathological specimens ... -
Towards design rules for reinforced strain hardening cement composites (R/SHCC) in bending
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Strain Hardening Cement Composites (SHCC) are cement-based materials with remarkable characteristics. Its strain hardening ability under tension enables it to carry increased loads, after the material has ... -
Generator maintenance scheduling based on the expected capability of satisfying energy demand
(Stellenbosch : Stellebosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The integrity of an electric power system is significantly threatened by unexpected downtimes of power generating units (PGUs). In order to minimise the occurrence of such unexpected PGU downtimes, planned ... -
A model for the translation of South African economic activity into shipping container demand
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Quay wall container forecasts are often done by broad-stroke methods with large-scale infrastructure decisions then based on these forecasts. This research problem requires an investigation into more ... -
Self-organisation in traffic Signal control algorithms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two popular types of traffic signal control are fixed-time control and vehicle-actuated control. The latter method involves switching traffic signals based on detected traffic ows and thus offers more ... -
New multi-objective ranking and selection procedures for discrete stochastic simulation problems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In stochastic simulation optimisation, several system designs are considered. These designs are ranked in order and the best is selected based on one or more performance measures. Any ranking and selection ... -
Improving the efficiency of University technology transfer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to improve the efficiency of university technology transfer. Research has shown that there are three primary ways of achieving this. First, determining how efficient technology transfer ... -
The base of the pyramid: a growth framework for SMME action
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A key challenge faced by South African enterprises operating in the market made up of the poorest socio-economic segment, namely the Base of the Pyramid (BOP), pertains to the difficulty of achieving ... -
Resource constrained project scheduling models and algorithms applied to underground mining
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The resource constrained project scheduling problem (RCSP) involves the scheduling of a number of activities over time, where each activity consumes a unit of some resource per time period. For a feasible ... -
An interactive supply framework to improve the successful outcome of the acquisition of a complex system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The investigation into and interest in the effect of the human factors in the successful execution of a program started in the middle part of the author’s 35-year career when he worked as a program manager ... -
Employee incentives engineering: towards a decision support system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the key challenges organisations face is how to enhance the level of performance of their employees. This research focuses on how incentive practices can be used to stimulate employee motivation. ... -
Towards an antifragile South African SME
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” – Bertrand Russell The contribution of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ...
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