Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Supervisor "Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma"

Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Supervisor "Yadavalli, Venkata S. Sarma"

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  • Cost analysis and financial modelling for the department of Paraclinical Sciences at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort 
    Cameron, A.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, 2011)
    Providing an integrated cost analysis and easily updateable financial model to a histopathology laboratory in the academic sector.
  • Daily sales forecasting in foodservice : developing a model for application in an expert system 
    Versluis, H.F. (Hendrik) (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    The process of forecasting is one that has been applied by many and has evolved significantly over the past several decades. In the foodservice industry, effective and profitable operation relies heavily on accurate and ...
  • Forecasting the workforce required for a telecommunications company 
    Ferreira, Charlotte E.; 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)
    To help enable the company to match their workforce to their workload, Holt-Winters and Ad Hoc forecasting techniques were used to forecast the number of technicians that will be required in each region.
  • Improving the allocation of unused food: decision support to Foodbank Johannesburg 
    Bruwer, Frances; 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)
    Foodbanking in South Africa is still a relatively new and unknown concept. South Africa has more than 11 million people who are food insecure, thus dependent on the aid of non-profit organizations such as foodbanks. ...
  • An inventory management system for an SMME 
    Mokone, M.M.; 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)
    M-Creations is an SMME located in a rural community in Dennilton, Mpumalanga and supplies about 10 local government schools with uniform and other tailoring services. Orders though large in number do not come in barges and ...
  • A location model for reaction vehicles to be used by the private security industry of South Africa 
    Kellerman, Hendrik Johannes; 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)
    A location model to strategically position reaction vehicles in order to minimize the response time to the point where service is required.
  • Military deployment strategy based on risk of incursion by land and economic value 
    Boshoff, W.B.K.; 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, )
    The main objective of the military force of any country is to protect its citizens, resources and leadership. As long as the well-being and survival of the nation is at stake, this may be performed at any cost. Fundamentally, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Resource optimisation of a warehouse process through simulation modeling - Agrinet 
    Smit, Jacobus 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, 2012)
    In the distribution industry warehousing plays one of the most important roles in the distribution of products. It is therefore of utmost importance that a warehouse performs at optimum levels to ensure cost efficiency, ...
  • Stock replenishment analysis and optimization for dynamic fluid control 
    Botes, F.H.; 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)
    Dynamic Fluid Control has identified the need of a Dynamic Safety Stock mechanism and optimal Economic Order Quantities. The current Static Safety Stock Policy used by the organization results in costs that can be avoided ...
  • A workforce planning model 
    Van Zyl, Anneri; 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)