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

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  • Paperless environments: fad or fab 
    Van der Merwe, E.C.; 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 covers the proposal of the introduction of paperless processing in South African Financial institutions, to reduce the trail of paper being used and money spent on non-value adding resources.
  • Parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times : a case study at a wheat mill 
    Croucamp, M. (Marco) (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    Scheduling is a key factor for delivering a quality and reliable product. The sudden interest in scheduling problems over the past forty years emphasizes the new opportunity created by using scheduling tools (K r and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Planning and design of a production facility at Transnet Rail 
    Fouche, C.A.; 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 Power Electronics Department of Transnet Rail Engineering has the opportunity to relocate to a new facility due the certain problems that they are facing. A layout for the new facility has to be designed to be the ...
  • Prevention of downtime using Statistical Control Processes at ABI Devland 
    Mills, Donovan; 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)
    Statistical analysis’s conducted to view the relevance of behavioural changes within a plant and to determine the cause and effect, along with the root causes of uncontrolled behavioural changes within a system and its ...
  • Process analysis and inventory classification at Garden City Clinic operating theatre 
    Engelbrecht, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2009-08-14)
    This document deals with the assessment of Garden City Clinic operating theatres’ stock room and procedures which are followed, to determine the causes of stock being lost. The project is divided into two sections. The ...
  • Process analyzing and improvement at De Graaf Exhaust Systems 
    Strydom, Muller; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-04-14)
    De Graaf Exhaust Systems is a factory stationed in Hermanstad Pretoria. They produce exhausts for other De Graaf Exhaust Systems outlets as well as other businesses both in South Africa and overseas. The process at De ...
  • Process and information system design for Aircraft Sales Central’s aviation information system 
    Minnaar, Francois; 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)
    Based on the on-going involvement at Aircraft Sales Central (Pty) Ltd and previous projects done there, an opportunity has arisen to conduct a final year student project for the completion of the requirements of an Industrial ...
  • Process formulation and business model for electronic payment systems in Zambia 
    Jansen, Gerhard Gideon; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-11)
    In this document the author uses the project to make a comparative investigation between the two payment mechanisms. On the one hand, a comprehensive process analysis was done of cheque payments and this was compared ...
  • Process improvement of Wispeco’s distribution operations 
    Makofane, Nkwana Lawrence; 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, )
    Wispeco Aluminium has become one of the largest suppliers of aluminium products in the country. Over the years the company has been supplying quality products and services. Since the company have created a positive name ...
  • Production planning in the pharmaceutical industry to accommodate the projected 
    Bosma, A.C.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-04)
    The report defines the project aim as follows: develop a demand forecast for tuberculosis treatment medicine in South Africa based on mortality and infection rates from 2010 to 2020 and evaluate the current production ...
  • Production process flow optimization at Euro-Plastifoam (Pty) Ltd 
    Zietsman, Ignatius; 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, )
    Various methods, tools and techniques will be applied in order to improve, and ultimately optimize, the production process flow at Euro-Plastifoam. Work measurement will be performed, followed by value stream analysis as ...
  • Production scheduling in a fast moving industry 
    Oosthuizen, Wessel Christiaan; 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, )
    This project focuses on understanding the manufacturing processes of BusinessPrint and analysing the shortcomings of their present scheduling methods. Adequate research on modern day methodologies gave guidance in order ...
  • Production scheduling of Aluminium Anodising plant 
    Behr, Carina (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017)
    Wispeco Aluminium decided to reduce a double line aluminium anodising plant to a single line. This change forces the anodising plant to run at maximum capacity. To be able to run at maximum capacity, it is suggested that ...
  • Production scheduling process design at Fine Blanking 
    Boersema, Marieke; 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, )
    Production scheduling, as described by the encyclopaedia of Britannica are referred to as the attempt to balance the demand for products with the available inputs and plant capacity as well as the scheduling of inbound ...
  • 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 ...
  • Productivity improvement of a small to medium, custom-manufacturing factory 
    Moolman, Tanisha (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2018)
    This report addresses productivity shortcomings at PG Aluminium (PGA) and how to address those challenges in order to improve productivity. The main problem identi ed through a business process analysis (BPA), value ...
  • Project management social network analysis and process maturity 
    Ackermann, Christiaan; 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, )
    Project management is a key part of most businesses and this environment is robust and high paced. Using best practices and researched methodologies in project management, businesses may gain a competitive advantage in ...
  • Proposals to improve product quality at Jurgens Ci. 
    Fechter, Petroné Elizabeth (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2018)
    This report includes a detailed description of the problem that Jurgens Ci is facing, the lack of throughput of quality products. Jurgens Ci’s daily production rate has been on a steady decline for the past two and a half ...
  • Provision of loading docks and parking spaces for goods vehicles at developments 
    Malan, Reine; 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 provision of a sufficient number of loading docks and parking spaces for goods vehicles is an important consideration a t developments. The purpose of this study is to evaluate current queuing models that are used for ...