12 articles in this issue
M. De Vries,P.J. Conradie
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Management consultancy organisations of the 21st century realise that they need to move away from balance sheet accounting systems as the primary tool of management. Intangible assets, such as knowledge, skills and proc... see more
K. Maharaj,D. Heil,A.C.J. Van Rensburg
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the context of predicted positive economic growth in South Africa for the next three years, the economic landscape could well be characterised by a growth in investment in South Africa. Some of the investment will be... see more
A. C. Brent,R.P.G. Van Erck,C. Labuschagne
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development and management of new technologies is fundamental to the manufacturing sector as a core operational initiative. Managers of a new technology are increasingly pressurised to consider the economic, environ... see more
T. Lotz,A.J. Buys
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A fundamental topic for researchers in entrepreneurship in recent times has been the question about the extent to which heritage factors such as birth order, family interaction, social class, economic circumstances, and... see more
A.C.J. Van Rensburg
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology has brought major challenges as to how organisations view global markets and customers, and how they operate within their industry value chains. The impact of technology has exposed participants in the market... see more
P. Koekemoer,A.J. Buys
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Successful high-tech start-up companies are rare. This case study investigates the New Product Development (NPD) process of Zyray Wireless, a very successful startup 3G technology company that originated in South Africa... see more
P.K. Kapur,A. Gupta,V.S.S. Yadavalli,S.J. Claasen
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Numerous Software Reliability Growth Models (SRGMs) have been discussed in the literature. These models are used to predict fault content and reliability of software. It has been observed that the relationship between t... see more
S. Kumar
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is assumed that input values in a mathematical model may change frequently due to interactions that may be external or internal and/or may be due to design considerations. This changing environment is typical in a de... see more
V.S.S. Yadavalli
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The paper considers a two-component continuous review inventory system where one of two components is produced by the organisation and the other is supplied by an outside supplier. The two components are assembled into ... see more
I.O. Popoola,S.A. Oke
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The article addresses how the flow rates of an extruder can be optimized. It mentions the plastic recycling industry as an example, which is only one of many solid waste recycling industries. The literature on flow rate... see more
S.A. Oke
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent years, the research scope of maintenance performance has been greatly expanded due to the pressure on maintenance organizations to deliver fruitful results in the current competitive business environment. In p... see more
N.S. Tlale
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The modular design of a wall-climbing robot, implementing two articulated legs per module (biped robotic modules), is presented in this paper. Modular design improves a wall-climbing robots manoeuvrability and flexibili... see more