16 articles in this issue
Corne Schutte
“Companies have too many experts who block innovation. True innovation really comes from perpendicular thinking.” - Peter Diamandis We are yet again finalising the first edition of 2018, and the rest of 2018 promises to be an exciting one again: SAII... see more
Pravir Malik,Leon Pretorius
This article leverages a mathematical model of innovation for complex adaptive systems (CAS) to explore, ex post facto, organisational innovation investigations conducted by the first author at Stanford University Medical Center. Tapping into the meta-lev... see more
Andrew Illidge,Glen Bright
The need for mass customisation is growing as customer demand for customised products increases. Mass customisation is the production of custom products at mass-produced rates. Current fixture technology does not possess the flexibility required for mass ... see more
J Van der Westhuizen,Kristiaan Schreve
Increased industrial use of composite materials for manufacturing strong lightweight components stimulates endeavours for more efficient assembly methods. This study attempted to find an optimal method to provide optical aid for the placement of pre-impre... see more
Adnan Aktepe,S Ersoz,AK Turker,N Barisci,A Dalgic
The classification of inventories requires using several criteria to control different functions of inventory management. In this study, a new classification algorithm, called the FNS (functional, normal, and small) algorithm, is developed that comb... see more
Lwandle Jackie Mqadi,Josephine Kaviti Musango,Alan C. Brent
A series of processes is now converging to force the issue of sustainability to drive South Africa’s low-carbon energy transitions. This raises the question of how a ‘sustainability transition’ framework can be conceptualised to address the challenge of l... see more
Jacob Rudolph Steenkamp,Michiel Christiaan Bekker
Independent formal reviews against validated project frameworks aim to ensure that pre-specified phase deliverables are completed and validated before the next project phase begins. Through various internal initiatives, Exxaro established a project framew... see more
Louwrens Butler,Glen Bright
Computational intelligence paradigms can be used for advanced manufacturing system optimisation. A static simulation model of an advanced manufacturing system was developed in order to simulate a manufacturing system. The purpose of this advanced manufact... see more
Mohamed Salah Abd-Elwahed,Mohamed Adel El-Baz
The main objective of this research is to measure the level of knowledge, understanding, and implementation of quality management tools in a sample of the industrial sector in Saudi Arabia, and to monitor the different policies to implement the quality st... see more
Rajenlall Siriram
The objectives of this research are to: a) compare project management assessments (PMAs) from four firms across four industry sectors (75 PMAs are evaluated using known statistical techniques); b) validate the results through an expert panel; c) apply Pea... see more
Christian Ivan Basson,Glen Bright,Anthony John Walker
The ongoing development in manufacturing technology facilitates flexibility in production and faces challenges of product handling. Flexibility was required in the form of adaptable grippers for robotic arms in pick-and-place procedures for reconfigurable... see more
Amir Ebrahimzadeh Pilerood,Mehdi Heydari,Mohammad Mahdavi Mazdeh
This paper studies a two-machine flowshop scheduling problem under time-dependent electricity tariffs, in which electricity prices may vary from time to time throughout the day. The main issue is to assign a set of jobs to available time slots with differ... see more
Louis Louw,Corne Schutte,Christian Seidel,Christian Imser
Successful innovation projects require an adequate innovation management capability in organisations. This means a sufficiently rigorous, continuous, and goal-oriented management of innovation processes. The literature research demonstrates that an integr... see more
Alfred Mutizwa Chitongo,Leon Pretorius
Different project participants often have different objectives and expectations, and implement different controls aimed at advancing their interests. This article investigates project controls taken by the client during the project design stage to improve... see more
Wagner Roberto Garo Junior,Marcia Regina Neves Guimarães
This study aimed to assess how the search for strategic alignment and competitive priorities influences the relationship between companies in the Brazilian automotive supply chain. To achieve this, qualitative research was conducted using an integrated ca... see more
Thami Behane,Sara Grobbelaar
Technology transfer is an important function in the technology development cycle, and organisations can benefit extensively if a competent technology strategy is developed and implemented. The objective of this paper is to examine the approaches, processe... see more