15 articles in this issue
Corne Schutte
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” - Henry FordTaking up Henry Ford on his challenge, in February this year, the editorial team had a strategic session to discuss the journal’s positioning, and how we can... see more
Masthura Yahaya,Sok Li Lim,Adriana Irawati Ibrahim,Wai Chung Yeong,Michael Boon Chong Khoo
A variable sample size (VSS) synthetic chart to monitor the coefficient of variation is proposed in this paper to improve the performance of the existing synthetic chart. A description of how the chart operates, as well as the formulae for var... see more
Fergus Kenyon Hathorn,Imke H De Kock,Elizabeth Wasserman
This study examined the possibility of a strong relationship between ICD-10 codes and the panel of clinical laboratory tests requested. Decision-tree learning principles were used to determine whether requisition event attributes had a useful relatio... see more
Ryan Marcel Rust,Ahmad Elshennawy,Luis Rabelo
The aim of this research is to conduct an all-inclusive investigation on past studies of obsolescence, the issues involved, and tactics for mitigation in military-based systems. This research investigates four categories: 1. Obsolescence Consequences, 2. ... see more
Olayinka Mohammed Olabanji,Khumbulani Mpofu
This paper presents a sustainability assessment of manufacturing processes for transport equipment, using fuzzy grey relational analysis. The metrics or sub-indicators for sustainability indicators and their relative applications in the manufacturing proc... see more
Imke H De Kock,Alan C Brent
The purpose of the bibliometric analysis documented in this article is to investigate the degree of overlap or disconnect between the bodies of literature pertaining to technology management and socio-technical transitions. There is a general agreement in... see more
Imke De Kock,Alan C Brent
The importance and value of integrating the concepts of technology management with that in the socio-technical transitions literature has been highlighted in the literature. However, a disconnect still exists between these two bodies of literature. Theref... see more
Armin Darmawan,Nguyen Huu Son,Halim Budi Santoso,Huang Yi Ping
An automated storage system (ASS) is a computer-controlled warehousing system that is used to manage and automatically pick and place parts/goods. A good automated storage system can maximise space and shorten shipments’ response time, thereby helping the... see more
Ricardo Daniel López,Araceli Maldonado,Humberto Jasso,Gerardo Huerta,José Amparo Rodríguez
International competition in the electronic market requires that organisations use their resources not only to manufacture high quality components, but also to adopt or develop appropriate sales forecasting methods that could adapt to their needs and guar... see more
Lu Yin,Fangyan Yang,Fuping Zhu,Qin Qin
To solve the technical, economic and environmental problems in the remanufacturing process of decommissioned machine tools, this study proposes a module partition method for remanufacturing retired machine tools. Through an analysis of the economic, accur... see more
Aluwani Yvonne Magodi,Ilesmni Afolabi Daniyan,Khumbulani Mpofu
The implementation of quality management systems (QMS) is central to the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). At present, there is a lack of information about the level of adoption and implementation of QMS by SMEs in Gauteng Province, even... see more
Oluyomi Ajayi,Marne De Vries
Many service delivery performance assessment (SDPA) tools exist globally that address the need to measure actual performance against pre-defined standards and to take corrective action to improve service delivery. The purpose of this paper is to guide the... see more
Carla Schutte,Wesley Niemann,Theuns Kotzé
Buyers and suppliers of healthcare products and services are more dependent on each other than ever before for the provision of scarce and unique resources, which highlights the need to implement supply chain sustainability practices. Firms controlling th... see more
Laventhran Naidoo,John Jones,Vishal Sharma
In recent years an increased number of conveyor failures has been experienced in a port in South Africa, which has directly impacted revenue through unachieved handling volumes. This research aimed to use conveyor failure data to: 1) review and identify t... see more
The quest to improve customer satisfaction is one of the core aims of businesses in the competitive global market. This paper aims to apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma for continuous improvement in a small enterprise in the service industry in South ... see more