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  • Lean manufacturing implementation in Zimbabwean industries : impact on operational performance 
    Maware, Catherine; Adetunji, Olufemi (Sage, 2019-06)
    The impact of Lean Manufacturing (LM) implementation on organizational performance is an ongoing discussion. The effect of implementing LM tools on operational performance across various industries in Zimbabwe, a country ...
  • Analytical structural model for implementing innovation practices in sustainable food value chain 
    Sharma, Rashi; Darbari, Jyoti Dhingra; Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma; Agarwal, Vernika; Jha, P.C. (Springer, 2020)
    In the current scenario, sustainability is asserting a profound effect on the global Food Supply Chain (FSC). It is driven primarily by growing consciousness of consumers who want healthy food and at the same time, they ...
  • Optimal scheduling policy for a multi-upgraded software system under fuzzy environment 
    Anand, Adarsh; Das, Subhrata; Agarwal, Mohini; Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma (ITB Journal Publisher, 2019)
    Many reliability growth models related to the concept of multi upgradation have recently been proposed. This concept has helped software developers to develop a competitive edge over competitors by regularly introducing ...
  • Supply chain micro-communities in urban areas 
    Viljoen, N.M. (Nadia); Joubert, Johannes Willem (Elsevier, 2019-01)
    An increase in urban freight transport is inevitable as growing urban populations require more goods, more conveniently. A deeper understanding of the geography and trends of urban freight transport must recognise that it ...
  • Modelling receiver logistics behaviour 
    Bean, Willemiena Lodewika; Joubert, Johannes Willem (Elsevier, 2019)
    There is a need for collaborative urban freight planning and appropriate decision and planning support tools are lacking, resulting in inadequate understanding of how urban freight agents should collaborate and what benefits ...
  • An agent-based evaluation of transit network design 
    Nnene, Obiora A.; Joubert, Johannes Willem; Zuidgeest, Mark H.P. (Elsevier, 2019)
    This article presents the design and evaluation of transit networks using a route expansion heuristic and agent-based travel demand simulation. The route expansion mechanism is a type of constructive heuristic algorithm ...
  • Having a crack at bottle scuffing using agent-based mobility 
    Dempers, Clemens A.; Joubert, Johannes Willem (Elsevier, 2019)
    Recent advances in large-scale mobility models have shown that much system-level insight can be gained when modelling at the disaggregate, individual level. Although the focus is often on the movement of vehicles and/or ...
  • Using MATSim to test sensitivity towards vehicle ban enforcement 
    Joubert, Johannes Willem (Elsevier, 2019)
    In recent years many authorities have considered heavy vehicle restrictions, or complete bans, in certain parts of the city to alleviate both congestion and other externalities. But such restrictions are often implemented ...
  • Parametric optimization and statistical evaluation of a spray dryer for the evaporation of caustic soda solution 
    Olufemi, B.A.; Ayomoh, Michael Kweneojo (Elsevier, 2019-07)
    Optimum evaporation of a 50% w/w caustic soda solution with a spray dryer was investigated in this work to enhance performance and statistically evaluate process parameters. Application of suitable model with validation ...
  • Transition of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis from paediatric to adult care 
    Lampe, C.; McNelly, B.; Gevorkian, A.K.; Hendriksz, Christian J.; Lobzhanidze, T.V.; Perez-López, J.; Stepien, K.M.; Vashakmadze, N.D.; Del Toro, M. (Elsevier, 2019-12)
    Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are rare disorders associated with enzyme deficiencies, resulting in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) accumulation in multiple organ systems. As patients increasingly survive to adulthood, the need for ...
  • The development of a robust risk management plan for the continuous supply of water to hospitals in the Western Cape Province 
    Dippenaar, A.; Bezuidenhout, S.T. (Saija) (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019-08-30)
    The objective of this research is to develop a robust water supply risk management and response plan for Somerset Hospital that reflects the institution’s specific requirements, and to prepare general guidelines for the ...
  • Evaluation of the cost drivers and allocation framework in outbound logistics of the fast-moving consumer goods industry 
    Van Niekerk, Henk Johannes; Bean, Willemiena Lodewika (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019-08-30)
    The fast-moving consumer goods industry is a complex trading environment, with many companies experimenting with various ways to increase profit. Outbound logistics, as an integrated concept within supply chain management, ...
  • Transit network design with meta-heuristic algorithms and agent based simulation 
    Nnene, Obiora A.; Joubert, Johannes Willem; Zuidgeest, Mark H.P. (International Federation of Automatic Control, 2019)
    In this work, a transit network design problem is presented. The problem is identified as a typical large-scale complex system. Subsequently, it is decomposed into its sub-components. The first two sub-components, which ...
  • Development of a tool cost optimization model for stochastic demand of machined products 
    Pantoja, Francisco G.; Songmene, Victor; Kenne, Jean-Pierre; Olufayo, Oluwole A.; Ayomoh, Michael Kweneojo (Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-12-28)
    Cutting tool management in manufacturing firms constitutes an essential element in production cost optimization. In order to optimize the cutting tool stock level while concurrently minimizing production costs, a cost ...
  • Centrifugal separation experimentation and optimum predictive model development for copper recovery from waste copper smelter dust 
    Okanigbe, Daniel; Olawale, Popoola; Popoola, Abimbola; Adeleke, Abraham; Ayomoh, Michael Kweneojo; Kolesnikov, Andrei (Cogent OA, 2018)
    This research has presented a three level-two factors full factorial experimental design that investigated the process parameterization of a centrifugal concentrator for the separation of a waste copper smelter dust ...
  • Effect of scope readiness on capital projects in mining : a Namibian case study 
    Kagogo, T.; Steyn, Herman (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019-05-29)
    Although project scope definition is regarded as a key element in successful project management, research on the subject is sparse. This paper investigates the relationship between project scope readiness and project ...
  • Reducing ambiguity during enterprise design 
    De Vries, Marne (Springer, 2019-07)
    Requirements elicitation is one of the most important phases in the design process and applied by many engineering disciplines. A more recent application of the design process is to design the enterprise as an artefact, ...
  • Diagnostic assessment of service delivery health in South Africa : a systematic literature review 
    Ajayi, Oluyomi; De Vries, Marne (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019-05-29)
    Access to cost-effective, high-quality and speedy public services is a legitimate requirement and expectation of all South Africans. However, despite massive increases in successive budgets and grants to the public sector, ...
  • Bayesian structural time-series approach to a long-term electricity demand forecasting 
    Mokilane, Paul; Debba, Pravesh; Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma; Sigauke, Caston (Natural Sciences Publishing, 2019-03)
    The paper presents an application of Bayesian structural time-series model to forecast long-term electricity demand. Accurate trend specification in long-term forecasting is important; otherwise erroneous forecasts could ...
  • The curse of counting and the destiny of data 
    Kruger, P.S. (Paul Stephanus), 1944-; Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-11-09)
    Writing numbers for counting and record-keeping predates the art of writing by a considerable margin. Never in the history of humankind has the urge to count and to measure everything been so prevalent as today. Numbers ...