15 articles in this issue
SA Adendorff
As reported in the November 2012 edition of the South African Journal of Industrial Engineering (SAJIE), the open access on-line presence of SAJIE became a reality during that month. In its previous guise, SAJIE would be mailed to the members of the South... see more
TS Hattingh
Primary healthcare forms the foundation for transforming healthcare in South Africa. The primary healthcare system is based on five pillars, one of them being health promotion. The principles of health promotion advocate that promoting health and wellness... see more
B de Wet,JK Visser
Global research indicates that the success rate of software projects worldwide is currently very low, and has been low for the past few decades. The application of risk management has improved the success rate of software projects in the developed world. ... see more
O Adetunji,VSS Yadavalli,A Malada
Government institutions need to assess how well they meet the needs of their customers, and what their customers think about the quality of the services they provide. This is aligned with the Batho Pele principle of the South African government. The SERVQ... see more
AS Lourens,JA Jonker
Low-technology firms, such as those found within the furniture manufacturing industry, have no framework or methodology to guide them successfully to acquire and integrate technology that enables them to operate more competitively. The aim of this article... see more
FD Nortje,DR Snaddon
The Toyota Production System (TPS) has been cited as being the pinnacle of continuous improvement approaches in manufacturing organisations, and many models of the TPS are well known. However, some authors question the effectiveness of established approac... see more
RC Dixon,G Bright,R Harley
As industry moves toward an era of complete automation and mass customisation, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are used as material handling systems. However, the current techniques that provide navigation, control, and manoeuvrability of automated guide... see more
K Abou-El-Hossein
Infra-red optical components are made mainly from hard and brittle materials such as germanium and silicon. Silicon machining is characterised by some difficulties when ultra-high precision machined by mono-crystalline single-point diamond. Accelerated to... see more
Chi-Hua Chen,Chi-Chun Lo,Hui-Fei Lin
The collection of real-time traffic information is an important part of intelligent transportation systems. In particular, cellular floating vehicle data (CFVD) technology has become increasingly widespread, and more and more popular for measuring and for... see more
During combat, measuring the dimensions of targets is extremely important for knowing when to fire on the enemy. The importance of identifying a known target on land emphasizes the importance of techniques devoted to automatic target recognition. Although... see more
H Kazemipoor,R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam,P Shahnazari-Shahrezaei
A multi-skilled project scheduling problem (MSPSP) has generally been presented to schedule information technology projects in deterministic conditions. The contribution of this model is to consider the resources, called staff members. These members are r... see more
H Esfandiar,S Daneshmand
In this paper, based on the VoigtKelvin constitutive model, nonlinear dynamic modelling and state space representation of a viscoelastic beam acting as a flexible robotic manipulator is investigated. Complete nonlinear dynamic modelling of a viscoelastic ... see more
A Nabbie,JL Steyn
An investigation was conducted into the influence of industry customers familiarity with new technology on their decisions when purchasing discontinuous industrial products. This was done in the context where the supplier and customer organisations are en... see more
AL Keeley,CC van Waveren,K-Y Chan
The Six Sigma deployment methodology is known for its results in operational excellence associated with improved business practices. Organisations worldwide have shown significantly reduced costs and increased profits when successfully deploying Six Sigma... see more
T Leonard,J Bekker
Air traffic is continuously increasing and more efficient air transport systems are required to handle the air travel demand. The study investigates the expansion of Lanseria International Airport in Gauteng, South Africa. Expansion of Lanseria requires a... see more