14 articles in this issue
Corne Schutte
"Success breeds success" - Mia HammThe Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE) had its second annual SAIIE Awards and Gala Dinner on 21 July 2017. The three winners in the award categories were as follows: ?Kris Adendorff Award ... see more
Paul Kruger,Sarma Yadavalli
The concept of Benford’s law, also known as the first-digit phenomenon, has been known to mathematicians since 1881. It is counter-intuitive, difficult to explain in simple terms, and has suffered from being described variously as ‘a numerical aberration’... see more
Toyosi Onalapo Craig,Alan C Brent,Frank Dinter
South Africa aims to generate 42 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy technology sources by 2030. Concentrating solar power (CSP) is one of the major renewable energy technologies that have been prioritised by South Africa, given the abundant... see more
Olatunde Adebayo Adeoti,John Olutunji Olaomi
This paper proposes a process capability index-based control chart for variables using the Downton estimator with a specified Cp value. The proposed chart is able to address the issue of control and capability simultaneously. We also provide a control cha... see more
Moonyoung Yoon,James Bekker
Ranking and selection (R&S) procedures form an important research field in computer simulation and its applications. In simulation, one usually has to select the best from a number of scenarios or alternative designs. Often, the simulated processes have a... see more
Jean-Claude Munyaka Baraka,Prof Sarma Yadavalli,Mr Ranil Singh
This paper reviews some challenges faced by humanitarian logistics and supply chain organisations in the transportation of resources, evacuees, and emergency supplies for disaster relief operations in the SADC region. To identify the appropriate transport... see more
Renier Steynberg,Danie Lötter,Jan Harm van Vuuren
In this paper, a decision support system framework is proposed that may be used to assist a tertiary bursary provider during the process of allocating bursaries to prospective students. The system identifies those in an initial pool of applicants who are ... see more
Aliza Pienaar,Alan C Brent,Josephine K Musango,Imke H De Kock
The Western Cape Province government in South Africa has established the transition to a green economy as a high priority. The sustainable use of water resources has been identified as a critical necessity for such a green economy transition. The research... see more
Michael Philippus Brink,Antonie van Rensburg
This article discusses a case study in which a South African furniture and household goods retailer wishes to improve its marketing campaigns by employing location-based marketing insights, and also to prioritise customer satisfaction. This paper presents... see more
John Kopano Mashala,David Kruger,J P Grundling,L Steynberg
This research article profiles cotton technology in the Makhathini region, focusing on the extent to which it is available to support farmers Although Makhathini Farmers have produced cotton for more than 10 years at a subsistence level, and despite using... see more
Berno Theo Greyling,Wyhan Jooste
Business process planning and control is important for effectively managing and improving processes relating to the management of physical assets. This is especially true when processes affect the uptime and value creation by physical assets. This article... see more
Francois Jacobus Joubert,Leon Pretorius
When introducing quantified risk assessments at a South African state-owned freight company, a skills gap was found during the identification and quantified risk analysis. To help with risk identification, a checklist of risks for railway construction pro... see more
Noel Phillip Solomon,Andre Bester,C M Moll
The diffusion of a quality management system (QMS) to improve business performance depends upon the quality management strategy used. The aim of Eskom’s QMS strategy was to create a sustainable quality drive throughout the company to improve customer and ... see more
Andrea L. Lamprecht,Sara S. (Saartjie) Grobbelaar
Formulating localisation strategies is crucial to ensuring the development of local suppliers, which in turn results in job creation, increased export earnings, and local and national economic growth. The aim of this article is to present a generic decisi... see more