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Competition between key project participants during project execution : a system dynamics approach (University of Pretoria, 2019-07-31)Project management is one of the most important forms of management due to its versatility, demand and widespread use in almost every field and organisation. Yet, poor project performance continues to be commonplace. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018-02-21)Technology roadmaps are useful for much longer technology planning periods in which past performance might not determine the future. They are also very useful in translating strategies into implementable actions, with clear ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-02-22)As an important basis in decision-making, risk assessment has been applied in many fields. However, most risk analyses of logistics projects are still at their infancy, wherein qualitative methods are applied. Performing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The emerging, multi-disciplinary field of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) is an alternative to linear, reductionist thinking. It is based on the observations that real-world systems, regardless of scale, are emergent, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-10)There is a plentiful of arable land in Africa and South Africa. Africa remains the region all over the world with the lowest power usage and the lowest level of agricultural mechanization (Daum and Birner 2019; Makini et ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The aim of this research is to identify and analyze the impact of design changes to a system in a concurrent engineering environment and the development project, and to make proposals how to minimize the impact on the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Healthcare in developing countries is confronted with a shortage of skilled healthcare workforce, medical errors, inequity and inefficient healthcare service delivery. Innovative ways of solving healthcare problems through ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to create an information technology industry management view on the effect of volatility experienced by project and product development management. The key research problems being investigated ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)Much of the research in project management focuses on developing better scheduling techniques in order to generate successful engineering and construction projects. However, with the advent of globalisation, project ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)A company is a complex system that operates within an even more complex ecosystem. For companies to survive and grow, they must remain competitive. To achieve this, companies should understand how they influence and are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-18)According to Harvard Business Essentials (2006) an organisation is a series of decisions linked by implementation and other activities. Decisions set the pace and direction; the rest is follow through. Paul Nutt has been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)A project aims to deliver a system, product or service that satisfies the needs and desires of an end user. A large body of research exists in the field of requirements engineering, which reviews the problem of eliciting ...
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Modelling methodology for assessing the impact of new technology on complex sociotechnical systems (University of Pretoria, 2014)Developing complex sociotechnical systems often involves integrating new technology into existing systems by applying systems engineering processes. This requires an understanding of the problem space and the possible ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-05-10)Methods for estimating the impact of disruptive technologies in a surface mining environment are explored that will enable mining managers to justify the introduced technology. This was dependent on the estimation of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)There are some advantages of using quantitative risk assessment methods over more traditional qualitative risk assessment methods. The cost and schedule impacts of project risks can be better described when using ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-27)The background of this examination is that we live in a dynamic and complex global business environment which requires entrepreneurial thinking and action in organisations (intrapreneurship) if they are to secure viability. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Companies realize to stay competitive they have to introduce quality improvement programs. Many companies are challenged today with the sustainability of these quality improvement programs. Generally the understanding of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In Africa, major projects are presently in progress to upgrade and expand energy sector infrastructure. Many such projects have run into delays, quality problems and cost overruns. To overcome these challenges, Governments ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In the 21st century, e-commerce (electronic commerce) has witnessed explosive development, while the problems such as the imperfect logistics system and backward information platform exposed are also increasing. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The role of Manganese and minerals towards sustainable development in South Africa is a topic that has not been widely researched, despite the country’s dominant endowment of these mineral resources (SAMI, 2009). An ...
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