Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Title

Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Title

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  • Oasis Water-facilities improvement 
    Kraaij, Gustav; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-04-08)
    Oasis water was established 7 years ago, in the last three years the company grew so much that they now have more than 100 outlets nationwide. Each outlet provides customers with bottled filtrated water of sizes from 300ml ...
  • An ongoing improvement process approach to a production process 
    Mbele, Lesley; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-11)
    AfriSam's Olifantsfontein plant produces aggregates and Readymix cement for the construction industry. Their management identied discrepancies in the average turnaround times of their order ful lment process. This project ...
  • Operational Improvement for Tribeca coffee company 
    Janse van Rensburg, T.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, 2011)
    The aim of this project is to analyse and improve the warehouse operations and management of Tribeca and to evaluate and select alternative strategies to address their current operational issues.
  • Operational Improvement of Nissan’s parts warehouse 
    Swart, Alexander Daniel; 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 Rosslyn parts warehouse is Nissan’s sole supplier of parts to all dealers throughout South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa. Management is currently concerned about the effectiveness of the warehouse operation, demanding ...
  • Operations management and logistics improvement – Oasis Water 
    Swart, Bernard; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-12-17)
    Oasis Water is a company trading in ozonated, filtrated water. The water is bottled on site. The distribution/transport entails only materials, not finished products. The company currently consists of 105 franchises ...
  • 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 ...
  • An optimal maintenance scheduling model for the transmission division of Eskom 
    Hedges, Joanne Rita; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-03-11)
    With the current demand for greater electricity output, Eskom has had to find ways of improving productivity and efficiency. Consumer demand is only part of the problem as a backlog of maintenance has reduced the electricity ...
  • Optimal routing of delivery vehicles 
    Blom, L.J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-04)
    Transportation is an essential part of any business today. The growth in the global market has forced companies to rethink their strategies when it comes to transportation. The aim of this project is to develop a model ...
  • 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 ...
  • Optimal Sizing of Solar Energy Systems at SolarAfrica 
    Roberts, Kyle Owen (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2018)
    Solar energy providers are experiencing increased opportunity in their market as solar and other renewable energy technologies become more a ordable, accessible and socially encour- aged. While this means there is ...
  • Optimisation of a distribution network 
    De Wet, J.M.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-04)
    Presented in the document is a method of optimising a distribution network. The distribution network chosen is known as a Vehicle Routing Problem and this particular Vehicle Routing Problem is part of Smart Publishing's ...
  • The optimisation of a mechanised platinum mining section 
    Franklin, Chris Evan; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-08-14)
    Mechanised mining is an important strategy to improve the safety and reduce the cost of mining operations. The aim of this project is to analyse and improve the performance of the Extra Low Profile (XLP) section at Anglo ...
  • Optimisation of a phosphate horizontal belt filter plant 
    Laing, William John; 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 project covers the optimization and activities related to the improvement in process quality for the horizontal belt filter plants at Foskor Phalaborwa. Foskor Phalaborwa is a phosphate producing mining operation located ...
  • Optimisation of a vehicle wash bay and the development of a parking bay monitoring system 
    Pitts, 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, )
    The primary aim of this project is to optimise the vehicle wash bay at Hatfield VW through the application of various Industrial Engineering tools and techniques. These include time and motion studies; job task standardisation ...
  • Optimisation of Species Selection at Prinslust Game Farm 
    Bouwer, Lene; 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, 2015-05-13)
    Selecting the best combination of scarce game that will maximize profit over a specific time
  • The optimisation of truckload utilisation within the automotive sector of the PFG network 
    Fourie, Charl; 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, )
    Each distribution network has a few common problems, but truckload utilisation has proven to be one area, that deserves more consideration that it is currently receiving. Truckload utilisation can have a considerable ...
  • Optimised inbound processes and vendor scheduling for a large retailer 
    Agas, Marco Edward (2014)
    A large retailer has established that its vendor truck’s turnaround time within its distribution centre is not entirely satisfactory. The retailer aims to decrease this turnaround time in a way that would provide the ...
  • Optimised maintenance – the design of a management information system for the Department of Water Affairs 
    Mabala, Mantsiri Mathabatha; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-12-17)
    The Department of Water Affairs’ (DWA) management has established that the monitoring of maintenance performed on its mechanical and electrical components on a number of assets is not entirely satisfactory. The department ...
  • 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 ...