8 articles in this issue
L. Van Dyk
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Industrial Engineering concepts are often referred to as either a tool, technique, method, approach or philosophy. These terminologies can be positioned on a continuum according to their meaning as defined by the ... see more
A.J. Lubbe,
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is no cheap, accurate device available with which the position of a slow moving object , such as a lawnmower cutting lawn, can be determined. If such a positioning system were available it would be possible ... see more
J. Rottier,P.S. Kruger,P.J. Pretorius
The purpose of this paper is to facilitate systematic management of the design of Enterprises throughout their life-cycle by identifying the events (requirements) which should initiate (rejdesign. It identifies the high level capab... see more
Pierre Leonard,Paul Kruger
An organisation is usually bound to the various life cycles of the industries that it serves. In order to ensure sustainability over the long-term, an organisation needs to align and continuously realign itself with its changing en... see more
G. Waeyenbergh,L. Pintelon,L. Gelders
Maintenance decision making becomes more and more a management concern. Some decades ago, maintenance was still often considered as an unavoidable side effect of production. The perception of maintenance has evolved considerably. O... see more
Johann Basson
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Historically the term "products liability" has been confined to the law of delict, and is defined as the liability that arises when a product contains a defect which leads to damage such as to property (patrimonia... see more
L. Van Dyk,C.D. Van Schoor
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The term Manufacturing Execution System (MES) was created by Advanced Manufacturing Research (AMR) in 1990 to describe a suite of software products, which enables the execution of manufacturing through the ... see more
Malan Smith,Pieter Pretorius
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article discusses Economic Value Added (EVA) which is a popular shareholder value measurement. The main driving factors that influence EVA can be deduced from a modification of the Du Pont financial model. Ho... see more