• Optimum predictive modelling, holistic integration and analysis of energy sources mix for power generation and sustainability in developing economies : a case of the Nigerian power system 

  Ibrahim, Hanif Auwal (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Nigeria being the most populous black nation on earth, with a high birth rate and growing industrial, commercial, transportation, and agricultural activities has been caught up with the dilemma of insufficient power ...
• Assessment of the lean frameworks and barriers in implementing lean manufacturing in South African manufacturing industries 

  Mbewe, Josephine Koketso (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Global competition and high customer expectations have forced manufacturing organizations to always consider ways in which they can be competitive, adaptive, and resilient in the face of change. Lean manufacturing is one ...
• Identifying the key decisional aspects for multifocal financial service providers in South Africa 

  Schnetler, Henry Ignatius (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  In South Africa during the last decade, the topic of Financial Service Providers (FSPs) has received significant attention from practitioners and associations, but limited academic literature exists on the topic. In 2012 ...
• Effective prepositioning of relief inventory for humanitarian operations in the Central African Region 

  Ngunjiri, Justus (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Inventory management is a crucial aspect of humanitarian operations. Various inventory models and policies have been developed over the years to improve the efficiency of humanitarian inventory management. These models ...
• An economic order quantity model for imperfect and deteriorating items with freshness and inventory level-dependent demand 

  Coghlan, Deidre Ann (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Consumer purchasing behaviour is influenced by many factors. Depending on the circumstances, these factors may become relevant drivers of important supply chain decisions. Expiration dates have an influence on the purchasing ...
• Towards adapting nexus for practical use to elucidate inter-team dependencies : a large-scale agile case study 

  Christopher, Lauren Alisa (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Agile methodologies were originally created for small, collated teams; but large enterprises saw and wanted the benefits of agile for their projects that consisted of multiple developers, who may even be globally distributed. ...
• A participative modelling tool supporting the story card method 

  Opperman, Petra (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  When business-oriented software needs to be developed within a scaled context, the story card method (SCM) assists in structuring emerging software requirements within a taxonomy that represents enterprise operation. ...
• Strategic location modelling for reaction vehicles of the private security industry in South Africa 

  Kellerman, Rikus (University of Pretoria, 2014-08)

  Since the early 1960s location problems have been used throughout various industries and in various countries. During recent years the field of location problems has become increasingly popular due to the fact that it is ...
• Robust facility location of container clinics : a South African application 

  Karsten, Carike (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  Health care, and especially access to health care, has always been a critical metric for countries. In 2017, South Africa spent 9% of its GDP on health care. Despite the GDP health care allocation being 5% higher than ...
• Inventory management for the in-flight catering industry : a case of uncertain demand and product substitutability 

  Swanepoel, Anieke (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The in-flight catering industry is a major contributor to food wastage. This wastage is a direct result of the deliberate overproduction of in-flight meals to protect against meal shortages and dissatisfied passengers. ...
• A demo modelling tool that facilitates semi-automatic demo-to-BPMN transformations 

  Gray, Thomas James (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Given the increasing emphasis on multi-perspective modelling, the University of Pretoria’s Industrial Engineering Department requires a tool that enables horizontal transformation between DEMO (Design and Engineering ...
• Modeling cross-border financial flows using a network theoretic approach 

  Sekgoka, Chaka Patrick (University of Pretoria, 2021-02-18)

  Criminal networks exploit vulnerabilities in the global financial system, using it as a conduit to launder criminal proceeds. Law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, and regulatory organizations often scrutinize ...
• A comparative analysis of generic models to an individualised approach in portfolio selection 

  Van Niekerk, Melissa (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The portfolio selection problem has been widely understood and practised for millennia, but it was rst formalised by Markowitz (1952) with the proposition of a risk-reward trade-o model. Since then, portfolio selection ...
• Reentrant permutation flowshop scheduling with a deteriorating schedule 

  Makgoba, Matsebe Juliet (University of Pretoria, 2021)

  The classic flow shop problem assumes that jobs make only single passes through the processing machines and that the processing times are not affected by the length of the delay before jobs are processed. These assumptions ...
• Inventory management for growing items in multi-echelon supply chains 

  Sebatjane, Makoena (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Growing items have, in recent years, emerged as a distinct class of items within inventory modelling, similar to perishable or repairable items, for example. This class of items includes livestock, crops and fish, to name ...
• Solving the buffer allocation problem using simulation-based optimisation 

  Kotze, Dirk Jacobus (University of Pretoria, 2020-01-14)

  This dissertation solves the BAP, using SBO. Chapter 1 describes the role buffers play within a production line. Buffer is allocated to decouple stations and reduce the effect station failure and differing process times ...
• Modelling rhino presence with Bayesian networks 

  Van der Laarse, Maryn (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Modelling complex systems such as how the white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum uses a landscape requires innovative and multi-disciplinary approaches. Bayesian networks have been shown to provide a dynamic, easily ...
• Optimization Models for Seaport Operations and Empty Container Management 

  Al-Rikabi, Rafid (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This thesis aims to study and discover the main daily functional operations and sub-operations at typical container terminals, the terminal equipment deployed, container vessels and containerships, types of terminals, ...
• A Study on Integrated Transportation and Facility Location Problem 

  Oyewole, Gbeminiyi John (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The focus of this thesis is the development and solution of problems that simultaneously involve the planning of the location of facilities and transportation decisions from such facilities to consumers. This has been ...
• Evaluation of the impact of Lean Manufacturing implementation on operational performance in Zimbabwean industries 

  Maware, Catherine (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  The rapid rate of increase in competition among the manufacturing industries has caused many organizations to continuously seek improvement in the quality of the products they manufacture to meet and exceed customer ...

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