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Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering): Recent submissions

  • Improving systems for remedial school in South Africa : A closer look into eduexcellence 
    Seedat, Muhammad (2014)
    A Student Management Information System (SMIS) can enhance organizational operations by consolidating and organizing all aspects of a school in one hub to enable efficient allocation of resources which will lead to more ...
  • Simulation modelling of an inventory system with fluctuating demand and price 
    Koornhof, Liezl (2014)
    Sufficient inventory management is critical in the procurement, storage and usage of product. Thus it is important to find and implement the most suitable inventory system for operating a business at full potential. The ...
  • Henwil Chickens process analysis: the impact of a carton freezer on the production capacity of the abattoir 
    Van Rensburg, Brett; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Henwil Chickens is a chicken abattoir in Lichtenburg Northwest province. The production line slaughters 60000 chickens per day in one 10-hour shift. Henwil wish to implement a second shift, which will run through the night ...
  • Simulating for better performance of Cosira manufacturing; using simulation modelling to improve manufacturing system and flow 
    Van Ginkel, P.J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Since the economic downturn in 2009 Cosira International found that the order winning criteria came down to supply price. The order qualifying criteria became reliable delivery and quick response times. This project will ...
  • Inventory management and control using SMART Business Processes at C-Track 
    Benade, Nerike; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    This project entails the use of SMART business processes in inventory management and control. The SMART business processes assist in creating new ordering policies. The business involved in this project is C-Track. C-Track ...
  • Layout planning for production of welding machines 
    Zietsman, J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Industrial Engineering knowledge can be applied to businesses that operate ineffectively in order to save time, money, space, energy and other resources. The knowledge gained during the study of Facility Planning Layout ...
  • Optimization and analyses of workstations which are either over-cycle or under-utilised 
    Erasmus, Armand; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has introduced a new product to the market. The production line of this product is still new and has stations which are not fully optimized. Daily demand is not even made when running ...
  • Optimizing delivery routes for newspapers and magazines using vehicle routing problem 
    Burger, Berndt; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    The current market of media in the form of newspapers and magazines is facing one of the greatest challenges of their existence. New media’s such as television and the internet, have replaced the need for newspapers and ...
  • Optimising commercial farming: crops & livestock 
    Brink, Minette; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Groen Goud Landgoed (Pty) Ltd was established in 1972 and currently consists of twenty farms. These twenty farms accounts for 144 fields, 29 pastures and 12 planted pastures, on which the commercial herd graze. Groen Goud ...
  • A large-scale multi-modal implementation of MATSim for the Nelson Mandela Bay metropole 
    Van Velden, James; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    The modelling of private vehicle and freight tra c using agent-based simulation (ABS) has been very successful in South Africa, but transit, or public passenger transport, has compara- tively lagged behind. This research ...
  • Using tools and techniques to optimize the body shop at Nissan, Rosslyn 
    Engelbrecht, Lizet; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Congestion is a problem not unfamiliar to any manufacturing plant. This is also the case in the Body Shop area for the X90 project at Nissan. Problems that arise from congestion include a longer lead time, safety hazards, ...
  • Investigation of the strategic role and effective functioning of the supply chain function in South African organisations 
    Binnekade, Nicole Lauren; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Over the last decade integrated supply chain management has been recognised as an essential driver for business success (Lu, 2011) and currently South African organisations are functioning within one of the harshest overall ...
  • Developing electoral logistics/ supply chain benchmarking and Improvement framework for Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Aphane, Bonolo Manai (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    The objective of this dissertation is the designing of a performance measurement and continuous improvement framework for electoral logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa. A reference model, named ECOR (Electoral Chain Operations ...
  • Xstrata Coal: calibrating and using a simulation model to motivate capital expenditure of a stockpile 
    Wand, Roland; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    Xstrata Coal’s Goedgevonden Colliery (GGV) is an opencast coal mine that started operating in 2007. A simulation model was developed by Ceenex (Pty) Ltd to simulate the coal handling system for the future expansion of ...
  • A blueprint for the short-term insurance industry to anticipate, accommodate and implement the ACORD data standards, and STRIDE data converter into their existing business environments 
    Van Heerden, Mariska; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    The Short-term insurance (STI) industry in South Africa is a multi-billion Rand industry, and despite economic conditions it is still growing year-on-year. There are currently 22 million short-term policy holders in South ...
  • Implementing lean best practices in an automotive component parts manufacturing company 
    Van der Walt, Anouchka; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    Flextech Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd manufactures Control Cables and Rear View Mirrors for the local as well as global automotive industries. The company, situated in Pretoria Gauteng is also known for its manufacturing of ...
  • Apex Valves facility layout optimization 
    Oberholzer, Marietjie; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    The content of this report is centred upon Apex Valves (Pty) Ltd situated in Centurion, South Africa. Apex Valves is a supplier of plumbing and geyser valves. Their operations take place within four connected factory units ...
  • Facilities plan for a centralised timber depot for BedRock Mining Support (Pty) Ltd 
    Muntz, Jonathan; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    BedRock Mining Support (Pty) Ltd is a fully integrated timber-based mine support company that supplies timber support to the gold and platinum mines. BedRock runs a J.I.T process and therefore has a challenge to consistently ...
  • Development of an improvement ATM service level model 
    Mouton, Annaleen; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    This report investigates ATM performance at a leading financial institution in South Africa, which for the purpose of this report is referred to as ABC Bank. The objective of any bank is to provide customers with good ATM ...
  • Strategic improvements for a wholesale trading company, focusing on logistics 
    McDuling, Ashleigh; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-29)
    Melbro Holdings (Pty) Ltd., a South African wholesale trading company, house distribution centres throughout South Africa. Deliveries are made from four distribution centres to respective customers throughout Southern ...