Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Issue Date

Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Issue Date

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  • Adaptation to current needs for emergency room of Steve Biko Academic hopspital 
    Nienaber, P.M.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    The project concerns the adaptation of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital’s Emergency Department to current needs. Resource availability and limitations as well as the services working with the emergency department will be ...
  • Sequencing and cost reduction using a Knapsack formulation and dynamic programming 
    Eicker, Albert; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    The problem of cost minimisation through sequencing different nested patterns according to priority and requirements are addressed in this project.The feasibility of scheduling these nest's cutting order as to minimise ...
  • An industrial engineering approach to the restructuring of a business 
    Erasmus, Nicholaas; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    Golf in SA and in the world has grown into one of the largest industries over the last few years. Based on the “Economic Impact Study of Golf in South Africa” (2008) by IFM Sports Marketing Surveys it can be seen that there ...
  • Identification of critical key performance indicators for Anglo Coal underground mining operations 
    Maserumule, Madinoge Jeanette; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    The most essential task of any production company is to be able to manage production with reliable methods developed using realistic data, thus creating a platform for continuous improvement using forecasting methods that ...
  • Selective development of ISO 9001 quality management documents for use at a volume reduction facility 
    Lubbinge, Jako Hein; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    NLM is a division of Necsa. Their primary focus is to reduce the amount of waste that needs to be cared for in the long run. This includes the reduction of volume by compressing drums containing radioactive waste in a large ...
  • Facility planning: an approach to optimise a distribution network at Clover SA 
    Grassie, Ilse; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    Clover is the largest dairy company in South Africa with approximately 6500 employees. According to Clover’s chief executive, Clover stands for: Stability and their people and producers are ‘dairy men’ that have milk running ...
  • Productivity and Improvement of Operations at Simitri Speciality Chemicals 
    McCreadie, Katie; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    Simitri Specialty Chemicals (Pty) Ltd was established as a dedicated supplier of specialty chemicals for leather industry. They have experienced problems with the productivity in their plant, as well ...
  • The development of an electronic job control system 
    Dunckley, Lindy; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    The need for an Electronic Job Control system was established due to the increase in servicing jobs for Nissan vehicles and the availabilitity of the appropriately skilled technicians for the jobs. The current Job Control ...
  • Capacity expansion management of landfill gas extraction projects 
    Swanepoel, Dawid H.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-03)
    The aim of this paper is to address the need for effective capacity expansion management in the landfill gas extraction environment. Landfills expand as waste is deposited over time, which creates the need for the capacity ...
  • Application of customer experience and business process re-engineering in the telecommunications industry 
    Selesho, Reneilwe Khutso; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-10)
    Within the telecommunications industry, there are vast management methods invested in order to provide a competitive edge and loyalty amongst customers. Customer satisfaction remains the primary goal as a happy customer ...
  • The mathematical formulation and scheduling for creating a self sustainable vegetable food garden 
    Fourie, L.J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-10)
    The idea of this project is to optimize the operations of a community vegetable garden to produce enough food for a certain amount of people as well as achieve financial self sustainability. The project looks at the ...
  • An inventory management model for Profection Manufacturers 
    Jansen van Rensburg, H.C.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    An inventory management model is built for the job shop manufacturing company, Profection Manufacturers, who experienced difficulty with their sheet metal inventory control. Research is done on facility planning, warehouse ...
  • The improvement of capacity and material utilisation through effective nesting and batching processes 
    Weenink, P.B.D.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    The main aim of this project was to improve the capacity & material utilisation through the design and implementation of effective nesting and batching processes. This led to improved production planning and ...
  • Individual based modelling: a study of the correlation between Mopane caterpillar outbreaks and the movement of African elephants 
    De Klerk, M.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    The research study aims to determine whether elephants move in relation to mopane caterpillar outbreaks. This will be done by means of mathematical modelling and an Individual-Based Model (IBM). The IBM will serve as a ...
  • Improved inventory management policies for Exclusive Home Fashions 
    Eksteen, J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    The current inventory management system at Exclusive Home Fashions shows potential for improvements with the use of modern inventory control techniques. The aim of the project is to use a modern inventory modelling ...
  • Business process re-engineering for Natural Life 
    Botha, C.I.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    The Objective of this project is to provide Natural Life with a business solution that will provide clear insight into its business processes and an overall increase in the efficiency of the business as a whole, providing ...
  • The improvement of a seat manufacturing line at Aerosud (Pty) Ltd 
    Van der Merwe, Petrus Beyers; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    Aerosud Aviation Pty (ltd) is a large company which manufactures aircraft interiors and other products. Aerosud has a manufacturing line that manufactures seats and is at present struggling to keep up with demand. Given ...
  • Implementing lean principles and defining the requirements for a barcoding solution at BAE Landsystems SA 
    Hefer, Pieter De Wet; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    During the project BAE Land systems OMC’s business processes was analysed and evaluated. It was noticed that their current processes were under serious pressure and solutions to relieve that pressure were required. Lean ...
  • Parkamax: a parking management solution 
    Swart, Eloise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    With the increase of private car usage, the demand for parking is also becoming greater. Many office buildings have parking areas available to em- ployees and visitors, but is often in short supply. One option is to ...
  • Coal blending and process re-design for a steam generation plant 
    Nkuna, Sam; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    Modern society has become more reliant on electricity, as more electrical conveniences are added to both home and workplace. This demand for electricity has resulted in the burning of large quantities of coal to produce ...