17 articles in this issue
S.A. Adendorff
Science is a rising force - it is creating a new world about us. It needs to be watched and pressed into service, and in any case, it would be courting disaster to ignore it. ~Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (1860-1962)
E. Van Wyk,W.L. Bean,V.S.S. Yadavalli
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Natural disasters and even those caused by people are largely unpredictable. So disasters need to be researched and their impact fully understood, so that the aid supplies required to ensure survival during and after ... see more
R. Siriram
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Technology is a catalyst for competitive advantage. However, it is how technology is used that leads to a firms improved performance. In this article, an investigative framework is constructed to understand better what ... see more
M-L. Barry,L. Uys
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigated the status of project management in South Africa. A total of 81 respondents participated. It was found that internal stakeholders are more likely to have similar opinions on project success th... see more
R.R. Ramphal
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many South African companies are adopting the shared services methodology because this structure has led to lower operating costs, greater business efficiency, and improved internal service quality in international comp... see more
V. Zharfi,A. Mirzazadeh
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper considers an optimization problem with a linear objective function under the constraints expressed by a system of fuzzy relation equations using max-as (Algebraic Sum) composition. First, some properties of m... see more
M. Jasemi,A.M. Kimiagari
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In an effort to model stock markets, many researchers have developed portfolio selection models to maximise investor satisfaction. However, this field still needs more accurate and comprehensive models. Development of t... see more
K.S. Madhava Rao,K.K. Moseki
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: TIn financial economics, forecasting volatility in stock indices and currency returns has received considerable attention in the last two decades. Many traditional econometric methods forecast asset returns by a point ... see more
R. Stopforth,G. Bright,S. Davrajh,A. Walker
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Communication between manufacturing robots and autonomous vehicles in the industrial environment is important, sinceinstructions and information are crucial for communication between the control station and the robot st... see more
W. Vos,C.C. Van Waveren
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enables organisations to let their business drive their IT strategy, and creates a technology strategy that is aligned with that of the business. SOA is an architectural style that en... see more
S.I. Van Niekerk,H. Steyn
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The case of a nuclear engineering project was investigated to establish the relevant success criteria for the development of complex, high-technology systems. The project was first categorised according to an existing ... see more
L.J. Richardson,D.R. Snaddon
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article investigates how supply chains, especially long supply chains, compete in the South African aerospace industry. A multiple case study methodology is employed, involving six selected firms. Semi-structured ... see more
E.N.D. Dodoo,C.C. Van Waveren,K-Y. Chan
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There were numerous complaints regarding the quality of building projects performed by the Department of Building and Engineering Services (DBES) in Botswana. This empirical study has two objectives: first, to evaluate ... see more
K. Ramdass,L. Pretorius
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are many challenges facing the clothing and textile industry in countries worldwide, and South Africa is no exception. Intense competition from both the domestic and international markets is crippling both the c... see more
A. Sutcu,E. Tanritanir,B. Durmusoglu,H.I. Koruca
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to provide an integrated methodology for re-designing the layout and departmental organisation in a job shop environment. While several studies have discussed the specific re-design or re-organisation of... see more
V. Jayakumar,R. Raju
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to customised products, shorter product life-cycles, and unpredictable patterns of demand, manufacturing industries are faced with stochastic production requirements. It is unlikely that the production requirements ... see more
N.F. Treurnicht,M.M. Blanckenberg,H.G. Van Niekerk
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this project an electronic manufacturing process, namely ribbon cable assembly, was adapted for execution by intellectually disabled individuals. To make the work accessible to them, human error was controlled by a P... see more