Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Title

Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Title

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  • 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. ...
  • Particle swarm optimization and differential evolution for multi-objective multiple machine scheduling 
    Grobler, Jacomine (University of Pretoria, 2009-06-29)
    Production scheduling is one of the most important issues in the planning and operation of manufacturing systems. Customers increasingly expect to receive the right product at the right price at the right time. Various ...
  • A portfolio approach to capital project management 
    Linstrom, Leslie (University of Pretoria, 2006-06-09)
    The proposition of this dissertation is that superior capital budgeting solutions can be attained by not only analyzing projects individually but rather as part of a portfolio of projects that has the objective of maximizing ...
  • Power utility systems modelling and performance analysis 
    Percale, E.U. (University of Pretoria, 1990)
    Any business striving to improve its productivity, must first establish and practise at all levels a universal method for measurement and analysis of its performance. A prerequisite for any analysis, is an appropriate ...
  • Probalistic analysis of repairable redundant systems 
    Muller, Maria Anna Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2007-10-18)
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  • A process reuse identification framework using an alignment model 
    De Vries, Marne (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    This thesis explores the potential to unify three emerging disciplines: enterprise engineering, enterprise architecture and enterprise ontology. The current fragmentation that exists in literature on enterprise alignment ...
  • Quantifying supply chain vulnerability using a multilayered complex network perspective 
    Viljoen, Nadia M. (University of Pretoria, 2018-02)
    Today's supply chains face increasing volatility on many fronts. From the shop-floor where machines break and suppliers fail to the boardrooms where unanticipated price inflation erodes profi tability. Turbulence is the ...
  • Quantifying the impact of green supply chain management : a South African case study 
    Coetzee, Nandie (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    South African supply chains have moved from basic survival mode to a focus on optimised supply chains. These focus mainly on a reduction of inventory, cost, and lead time. The further shift to end-to-end supply chain ...
  • 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 ...
  • Reliability modelling of complex systems 
    Mwanga, Alifas Yeko (University of Pretoria, 2006-12-14)
    Two well-known methods of improving the reliability of a system are (i) provision of redundant units, and (ii) repair maintenance. In a redundant system more units are made available for performing the sys- tem function ...
  • Repositioning a country for global manufacturing competitiveness : a case of South Africa 
    Gates, Gareth Earle (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    Manufacturing competitiveness is imperative for many economies because of the importance of the sector in job creation and economic growth. Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (MCI) has been used to measure this construct, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Scheduling coal handling processes using metaheuristics 
    Conradie, David Gideon (University of Pretoria, 2011-01-24)
    The operational scheduling at coal handling facilities is of the utmost importance to ensure that the coal consuming processes are supplied with a constant feed of good quality coal. Although the Sasol Coal Handling Facility ...
  • A scheduling model for a coal handling facility 
    Swart, Marinda (University of Pretoria, 2006-06-13)
    The objective of this project is to develop an operational scheduling model for Sasol Mining’s coal handling facility, Sasol Coal Supply (referred to as SCS), to optimise daily operations. In this document, the specific ...
  • Selected deterministic models for lot sizing of growing items inventory 
    Sebatjane, Makoena (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    One of the more recent advances in inventory management is the modelling of inventory systems consisting of items which are capable of growing during the course of the replen- ishment cycle. These items, such as livestock, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Stochastic models of steady state and dynamic operation of systems of congestion 
    Erasmus, Gert Botha (University of Pretoria, 2006-10-18)
    (i) The thesis sets out to address the problematic phenomenon of Systems of Congestion via Basic Queueing Theory. The theory, and its application in practice, appears to be a field of study which is the common domain of ...
  • Stochastic reliability modelling for complex systems 
    Malada, Awelani (University of Pretoria, 2007-10-18)
    Two well-known methods of improving the reliability of a system are (i) provision of redundants units, and (ii) repair maintenance. In a redundant system more units are made available for performing the system function ...
  • A strategic engineering philosophy 
    Leonard, Pierre (University of Pretoria, 2005-05-09)
    Economic and productive utilization of natural resources are central to fundamental Industrial Engineering science, whereas capitalistic corporate strategy is aimed at growth of shareholders capital investments made into ...
  • 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 ...