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

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  • Facility design: achieving overall efficiency in the warehouse environment 
    Serote, L.M.B.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-11)
    The high pressure of the aggressively competitive modern market prompts many a company to embark on a process of continuous improvement. The survival of companies hinges on their ability to not only adapt to changes but ...
  • A facility plan and simulation of a new tobacco sales floor for Tribac (Pvt.) Ltd 
    Holman, Alistair; 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 goal of this project is to design a new tobacco sales floor for Tribac (Pvt.) Ltd. This project utilizes common facilities planning principles together with time studies, line balancing calculations, statistical control ...
  • 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 ...
  • A facility solution required to incorporate cold sterilisation in the supply chain of citrus exported to Europe 
    Le Roux, Hester (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017)
    This document describes a Final Year Project (BPJ 420) required by the University of Pretoria in partial fulfilment of Systems and Industrial Engineering. This report describes the solution to an identified problem ...
  • Farm Site Development Method at a Livestock Farm 
    Hanekom, Eugene; 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)
    Bloemhoek Farm has identified the need for the application of the Farm Site Development Plan to concisely and clearly state the necessary resource acquisition at the specified times in the development process to the ...
  • Feasibility analysis & operational design for local manufacturing of solar water heating equipment 
    Jurgens, Pieter J.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-04-01)
    South Africa is currently experiencing a shortfall in electricity generation capacity. To fund the construction of new generation capacity, the price of electricity supplied to municipalities by Eskom will have to increase ...
  • Feasibility and design of a livestock management system 
    Fischer, Gerrit; 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 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 ...
  • Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways 
    Labuschagne, M. (Marthie) (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2018)
    Facility location modelling has proven to be a unique and powerful tool in operations research. Location models are widely used to solve complex engi- neering problems across various industries. For Conways, a facility ...
  • Feasibility study for a bailing plant 
    Basson, Karien; 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)
    Companies producing Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) are faced with great challenges when competing in such a demanding market. As the phrase Fast Moving Consumer Goods states, the movement of goods to the consumer must ...
  • Feasibility study of the current raw material supply system if a new furnace is built at West Plant 
    Vosloo, Jacobus Benjamin; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-04-08)
    BHP Billiton, the worlds largest mining company, is planning on building a new furnace, M14, at one of their plants at Metalloys. The M14 project represents a significant investment to BHP Billiton and to ensure that the ...
  • Feasibility study on the efficiency of solar power systems in Africa 
    Vorster, Jandri; 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)
    Solar power systems are one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources that are being implemented and commercially used as an alternative solution to the every growing power demand. A Great number of businesses in ...
  • A Feasibility Study on the Implementation of a Digital Mailroom for UTi 
    Fulcher, Jenna (2015)
    Most organisations are faced the task of sorting through large amounts of incoming mail on a daily basis. This mail can be in the form of paper mail, electronic mail, faxes and other digital documents. Usually, mail is ...
  • Financial modelling and price setting strategy for the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences at Onderstepoort 
    Van Sittert, B.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2011-05-04)
    Financial feasibility justifies any business institution from an economic point of view. Cost analyses and pricing strategies assist in the investigation into the financial feasibility of an institution, whilst a financial ...
  • Food Security in South Africa : improving the availability, affordability, and quality of fresh produce in informal communities 
    De Beer, Darren (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017)
    This project addresses the growing concern of food security in informal communities in South Africa by carrying out a case study on the fresh produce supply chain in Soshanguve South. The focus of the project is to ...
  • 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.
  • Forecasting transportation service demand for fleet optimization: the case of a third party logistics provider 
    Van Aarde, Margo (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017)
    Outsourcing is becoming increasingly popular in today’s age where customers have higher expectations from suppliers than ever before. Businesses are collaborating to aim to meet customer demand and stay competitive in the ...
  • Greedy Algorithm and Model for Analysis of a Bus Fleet's Operations 
    McGladdery, Duncan (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017)
    Bus Company (BUSCO) approached Fourier-E, an industrial engineering company, to develop and optimise the Duty Master for their Sowetan operations. The Duty Master is a scheduling blue print that dictates the operations ...
  • Hardware warehouse optimization 
    Krause, N. (Nicola) (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    Wispeco is a growing company and has reached the point where their GS (Gauteng Stockist) storage warehouse does not possess enough storage space to keep up with the growing demand for Wispeco products. They have now ...
  • 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 ...