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Volume 15 Number 1 Year 2004

8 articles in this issue 

A. Pienaar

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Advanced Planning is often positioned, sometimes by vested interests, as the latest version of supply chain planning which replaces previous methods. The objective of this article is to clarify some of the concepts, present some historic... see more

 

M.K.O. Ayomoh,O. Oladeji,S.A. Oke

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research on inventory systems has steadily increased over the past several decades as professionals seek to optimise the limited resources associated with inventory management. Recently, an international automobile windscreen manufacturi... see more

 

H.A. Taha

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article deals with the development of a multi-stage model for optimising payload placement on a hauler-trailer rig in an environment described by physical and regulatory constraints. The model which purports to be an improvement on ... see more

 

G. Lister,K. Donaldson

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Current industrial engineering paradigms aim to improve quality and profits, and emphasise labour-reduction, specialisation, analysis and optimisation. This can be at odds with the needs in a developing country. We suggest that the empha... see more

 

R. Visser,S.J. Claasen

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The coal mining industry faces increased pressure for higher quality coal at lower cost and increased volumes. To satisfy these requirements the industry needs technically skilled first line supervisors with operational management skills... see more

 

G.A.L. Ambrose,S.J. Claasen

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The article describes the development of a framework for the implementation of a Total Quality Management (TQM) approach in the civil consulting industry through the five phases of the typical civil engineering project. For any project t... see more

 

S. Van den Berg,C.E. Cloete

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Property management software packages have become essential tools in the management of properties and related facilities. In this paper, criteria for the comparative evaluation of property management software packages are developed and t... see more

 

S.A. Oke

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the past several decades, there have been diverse and significant research activities on maintenance scheduling (MS) due to the multi-disciplinary dimension of the field. As a consequence of this diversity and multi-disciplinary invol... see more