Doctoral Degrees (Industrial Engineering)
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Bus route design and frequency setting for public transit systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The availability of effective public transport systems is increasingly becoming an urgent problem in urban areas worldwide due to the traffic congestion caused by private vehicles. The careful design ... -
A framework for creating shared value at the base of the pyramid through micro-manufacturing factories
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Developing strategies for poverty alleviation in Base of the Pyramid (BoP) communities has been a persistent challenge due to its complex nature. The BoP represents a socio-economic segment composed ... -
Integrated feedstock optimisation for multi-product polymer production
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A chemical complex can have multiple value chains, some of which may span across geographical locations. Decisions regarding the distribution of feedstock and intermediate feedstock to different production ... -
Evolutionary algorithms for robot path planning, task allocation and collision avoidance in an automated warehouse
(Stellenbosch : Stellebosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research with regard to path planning, task allocation and collision avoidance is important for improving the field of warehouse automation. The dissertation addresses the topic of routing warehouse ... -
Laser powder bed fusion of cemented tungsten carbide Cutting Tools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cemented carbides are extremely hard, wear resistant materials, and one of the most widely used tool materials in numerous manufacturing industries. Metal cutting tools are commonly manufactured from ... -
Analysis and modelling of the track quality index
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technological advancements have caused an increase in available data in var- ious industries. Large quantities of data are collected on a daily basis, which adds to the high volumes of data already ... -
A mathematical model for sustainable harvesting of a biological species on the boundary of a protected zone
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As a result of the rapid increase in the global population there is a continued increase in the demand for natural resources in the form of food. Apart from the contributions of modern agriculture, a ... -
A spatio-temporal framework for modelling informal settlement growth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many developing countries grapple with the problem of rapid informal settlement emergence and expansion. This exacts considerable costs from neighbouring urban areas, largely as a result of environmental, ... -
Selecting incentive interventions to encourage pharmaceutical research and development for neglected diseases: A decision-support framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Neglected diseases are diseases for which adequate drug treatment is lacking or not commonly available to sufferers of the disease. The diseases mostly affect people living in developing countries with ... -
A Front-line supervisor effectiveness model for engineering team-based organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-10-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While there has been a significant focus on management research, the role of front-line supervisors has often been neglected. Studies tend to focus on senior management or treat management as a homogenous ... -
A congruence analysis of innovation platforms from the innovation ecosystems and value chains perspectives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geleenthede moet in Suid-Afrika se landelike gemeenskappe geskep word vir die burgers om ten volle deel te neem aan die land se ekonomiese, sosiale en politieke lewe, ten einde armoede te oorkom. ... -
Disaggregated national freight demand modelling in emerging economies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A growing understanding is emerging regarding the pivotal role of freight logistics in sustainably enabling macroeconomic production factors in a globally connected world. This necessitates a novel view ... -
Dynamic co-evolutionary algorithms for dynamic, constrained optimisation problems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Dynamic, constrained optimisation problems (DCOPs) are a class of optimisa- tion problem where the problem landscape changes and problem constraints optionally change over time. Although DCOPs represent ... -
Laser powder bed fusion-centred approach to enable local drug delivery from a cementless hip stem
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) resulting from colonisation of implant surfaces by pathogenic bacteria and subsequent biofilm formation is a devastating complication following total hip arthroplasty. ... -
The impact of advanced planning systems on the design of central inventory planning teams in retail
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The retail supply chain has evolved significantly over the last three decades, with retailers becoming the dominant partner in the overall supply chain. Retailers are no longer passive recipients of ... -
The Role of Innovation Intermediaries in Developing Healthcare Innovation Ecosystems: Value Co-Creation through Platforms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Creating sustainable agile innovative environments is a persistent challenge, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The disruption in services has highlighted the need to ... -
Systems thinking as a novel framework to study overuse injuries in endurance running
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The chronicity of running related overuse injuries is problematic. Scholars have begun question-ing whether the mainstream, reductionist approach to understand the causes behind overuseinjuries and ... -
Development of a participatory planning approach for energy sustainability at a local government level
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Planning for a sustainable energy future is a necessity, but doing so, especially at a local government level, is complex. A sustainable energy future requires systemic changes to the current energy ... -
Managing technology within the context of sustainability transitions: An integrated framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is an increasing awareness and understanding that addressing the numerous sustainability challenges that we face on a global scale poses a grand challenge. Addressing the sustainability challenges ... -
Graph-based semi-supervised learning for the detection of potential disease causing genes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: AbstractIt is widely believed that almost all diseases are, to some extent, influenced by individuals’ geneticmake-up. Ample insight into this relationship may usher in a new age where ...
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