11 articles in this issue
Corne Schutte
Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again - Nelson Mandela At the end of 2020, I noted that the journal had a good year despite COVID. It is disappointing that we are still living with the effect... see more
Piwai Chikasha,Kemlall Ramsaroop Ramdass,Kgabo Mokgohloa
The purpose of higher learning is to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to support their respective professional careers. Ultimately, each career follows the employment or entrepreneurship path. The higher learning curriculum is genera... see more
Jean-Pierre Louis Serfontein,Oliver Damm,Natasha Sacks,Wouter Theron Gerber,Mattheus Johannes Botha
Product design in the early stages requires a more quantitative process to ensure that the simulation study's outcome will meet expectations. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a manufacturing simulation software package could effectively ... see more
Gizem Filiz Turkmen,Yusuf Ilker Topcu
The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive literature review of the research and development (R&D) project selection problem since 1977, using the PRISMA method. This study aims (i) to support researchers and practitioners to understand s... see more
H B Santoso,Dawi Karomati Baroroh,A Darmawan
Mixed reality as an emerging technology can improve users’ experience. Using this technology, people can interact between virtual objects and the real world. Mixed reality has enormous potential for enhancing the human cyber—physical system for diffe... see more
Lubabalo Flepisi,Courage Mlambo
Delays in project completion by state-owned enterprises are a major concern and a threat to the South African economy. This study investigates both the internal and the external factors influencing the late delivery of projects in state-owned enterprises,... see more
Francois Jacobus Joubert,Martin Snyman
In terms of project risk management, ‘systemic risk’ is identified as risks which are artefacts of the environment which a project is executed in, and are related to (i) the project team’s actions, (ii) how project controls are managed and ... see more
Günther Hüsselmann,Jan H van Vuuren,Simen Johann Andersen
Models for the design of public bus transit networks are usually based on the historically observed origin-demand travel patterns of potential passengers. The option of a passenger choosing to walk is, however, not usually incorporated into the desi... see more
Alexander Schwarz,Makus Schleser,Benjamin Gerhards,Patrica Popoola,Andreas Gebhardt
Metal additive manufacturing has evolved to a manufacturing process used in different industries. Especially in highly complex applications with small batches, such as aerospace or tooling, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) has become established. But one of... see more
Akshay Pradeep Singh,Jared Padayachee,Glen Bright
Improving a robot’s posture enables it to perform with greater accuracy and repeatability. A stiffer posture also protects the robot from unnecessary vibrations and deflections that may be induced by an applied load. This paper presents a method for choos... see more
Ngonidzashe Gomo,Herman Steyn,Cornelis Cristo van Waveren
The knowledge transfer role of a project management office in a matrix-structured telecommunication organisation was investigated by means of focus groups and interviews, and the results were analysed with ATLAS.ti software. The results confirmed the key ... see more