Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Subject "Operations research"

Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Subject "Operations research"

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  • Advanced solution for managing and improving organisational health, safety & environmental procedures 
    Botha, E.H.K.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-07-20)
    Accidents and ill health in organisations are costly to workers and their families. They can also hurt companies because, in addition to the costs of personal injuries, they may incur far greater costs from damage to ...
  • Design of a standard operating procedure for the loading of buckets in Camps Drift Remelt 
    Gouweloos, Deborah; 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, November 2)
    This project is an analysis of the performance of Hulamin’s Camps Drift Remelt (CDR) facility in order to establish a standard operating procedure for the loading of scrap into buckets for different furnaces. Taking into ...
  • Developing a market driven social housing solution with a focus on facilities location 
    Steyn, Mareli; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-04-08)
    EmpiriQ Advisory & Support Services (Pty.) Ltd. is a company supplying consultation services for businesses operating mostly in the lower income market. This company identified the need for an alternative housing solution ...
  • Development of an optimal distribution plan for GSA 
    Macchelli, Tanya; 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, 2011)
    Investigation of the AS-IS state of a glass distribution company, GSA, in terms of the network, available fleet, demand and costs involved in order to create a optimisation model for the routes travelled, recommendations ...
  • Evaluation of shortest path heuristics 
    Botha, Rohann; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-07-20)
    In a time where everything needs to move faster, safer and more frequently the need for a quick accurate shortest path algorithm increases. The purpose of this document is to do research on the shortest path algorithms, ...
  • The feasibility of in-transit roadworthiness tests on the national roads of South Africa 
    De Beer, W.; 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, )
    Globally, it is estimated that a fatal or serious car accident happens every six seconds; thus, declaring car accidents as a global epidemic. These car accidents are classified as either: driver related, vehicle related ...
  • Health post location and resource allocation models for community oriented primary care 
    Le Roux, Franzel; 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, 2011)
    The aim of this project is to develop operation research models to determine the optimal location of health post in a community by taking both financial considerations and presented demand into account. A model is ...
  • Improvement of coal tonnages with minimum capital investment at TFR Coal Export Line 
    Mkhatshwa, Nkosinathi; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-12-17)
    Transnet Fright Rail (Formerly Spoornet) the largest division of Transnet limited intend to increase the amount of export coal through Richards Bay Coal Terminal from 65Mtpa to 81Mtpa with a minimum of capital expenditure ...
  • Malt distribution network design for the South African Breweries 
    De Kock, Carin; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-07-20)
    The main aim of the project is to optimise the malt distribution network of the South African Breweries (SAB) in such a manner as to present them with a minimum cost solution for the network. Mathematical modelling is ...
  • Operations research and information systems in the South African tourism industry 
    Theron, Wikus; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-11)
    Sunset Safaris and Tours is an inbound tour operator in South Africa that offers escorted and self drive tours of South Africa and also safaris further afield in Botswana Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya. There are however ...
  • An operations research and simulation-based study 
    De Jongh, Eben; 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, 2011)
    The consumption of natural gas is Unilever Boksburgs’ Household Care and Laundry factory’s greatest expense. In response to the pursuit of decreasing expenses as well as carbon footprint, the efficiency of the drying ...
  • Optimal routing of waste collection vehicles 
    Calitz, S.C.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-07-20)
    Waste management forms an essential part of any municipality's service towards the public. This includes the collection, transport and disposal of solid waste. This paper aims at improving the transportation side of ...
  • Optimising animal diets at the Johannesburg zoo 
    Engelbrecht, Emma; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-08-14)
    The feeding of captive animals is more complex than merely combining compatible feed ingredients and rationing the amounts to what is believed to be adequate. The aim of this project is to reduce the expenses that the zoo ...
  • An optimized production plan that can be implemented and used within a SME in the water filtration manufacturing Industry 
    Simonis, Jean-Francois; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-01-28)
    The project report creates a production schedule for a SME manufacturing company in the water purification industry. Even though it involves a specific company it could be adapted to suit any water filtration manufacturer ...
  • Rebuilding an economy : modeling Zimbabwe’s mining sector with scenario planning 
    Southey, Jessica; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-01-28)
    Zimbabwe is a country known for political and economic instability, yet it has great potential for economic growth and development, particularly in the mining sector. A new strategy for effectively managing the uncertainty ...
  • Strategic inventory management for disaster relief 
    Van Wyk, Estelle; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-11-26)
    Not much can be done to prevent the occurrence of a disaster, but one can be prepared in the event of such a disaster. Pre-positioning of aid supplies has become a crucial part of disaster management, providing the means ...
  • A volunteer rostering problem: scheduling of moderators to provide optimal coverage in an on-line chess website 
    Van Buisbergen, Marilize; 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, 2012)
    This project aims to change the way ChessCube manages its moderators by introducing Operations Research related concepts to the moderator management process to improve the coverage provided by existing moderators, as well ...