Research Paper
| Use of Artificial Neural Network for the Selection of Sales Intermediaries | |
| Orhan Saracoglu, Ilker Topcu |
| A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach For Complex Procurement Systems | |
| Anirban Kundu, Vipul Jain |
| A Coordination and Optimization Method for Multi-Bridge Waterjet Cutting Processes | |
| Jun Li, Qirui Sun, Xianzhong Dai |
| A Decision Support System for Nurse Scheduling at a Public Hospital in South Africa | |
| Sonja S Friedrich, Liezl Van Dyk |
| RAPShell For RFID-Enabled Real-Time Shopfloor Production Planning, Scheduling and Execution | |
| Ray.Y Zhong, L.Y Pang, Yu Pan, Ting Qu, George.Q Huang |
| A Bilevel Programming Approach In A Supply Hub In Industrial Park (SHIP) | |
| Xuan Qiu, George Q Huang |
| A Contrastive Analysis Of Different Carbon Policies In A Multi-Plant Location Problem | |
| Zhao Qiuhong, Chen Zhen, Zheng Haitao |
| Towards A Capability Planning/Design Methodology For Enterprises Handling Anthropogenic Hazards | |
| Jozine Botha, Marne De Vries |
| E-Manufacturing: A framework for increasing manufacturing resource utilisation. | |
| Lungile Nyanga, Andre Van Der Merwe, Stephen Matope, Nkgatho Tlale |
| A Model Based Specification For A Decision Support Tool For Supply Chain Risk Management | |
| Pierre David, Delara Saleh Ebrahimi, Gulgun Alpan |
| Design Of A Robust Decision-Making Module For The RoboCup Small-Size League | |
| Moonyoung Yoon, Tanya Lane-Visser |
| Two Different Process Mapping Methods, Similar Results? | |
| Serge Lambert, Georges Abdul-Nour |
| Designing Industrial Engineering Education in a Developing Country | |
| Roy Snaddon, Samuel John |
| Evaluation of Entry and Penetration Strategies to Middle East Market Utilizing a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Approach | |
| Merve Yurdagul, Serafettin Ozsoy, Sebnem Burnaz, Ilker Topcu |
| Use of Van-der-Waals Forces Actuated Polyurethane Micro-grippers in the Handling of IC Micro-components | |
| Matthew John Arderne, Stephen Matope, Andre Van der Merwe, Lungile Nyanga |
| Drug Inventory Control for Outpatient Services | |
| Jiun-Yan Shiau, Xiangyang Li, Ming-Jie Zheng |
| An Improved Electromagnetism-like Algorithm for Global Optimization | |
| Javid Jouzdani, Farnaz Barzinpour, Mohammad Fathian |
| A System Dynamic Approach to Uncertainty in Bridging Technology Interaction | |
| Leon Pretorius, Jan-Harm Christiaan Pretorius |
| Auto-ID Enabled Real-time Manufacturing Shop-floor Management: A Case Study In A Fastener Manufacturer | |
| Yu Pan, George Q. Huang, Ray Y. Zhong, Ting Qu, L.Y. Pang, Y.F. Zhang |
| A Mathematical Model For Designing Group Layout Of A Dynamic Cellular Manufacturing System With Variable Number Of Cells | |
| Reza Kia, Nikbakhsh Javadian, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Aydin Aghajani |
| Order Allocation Among Multiple Supplies By Production Load-Equilibrium | |
| Wei Xiang, Fashuai Song, Feifan Ye |
| Reliability Analysis of a Redundant Repairable System With Erlangian "Preparation Time" | |
| Sarma VenkataSeshachala Yadavalli, Estelle van Wyk |
| Analysis on Quality and Safety Factors of Consumer Goods Based on Improved Fuzzy Clustering Method | |
| Guoping Xia, Jiadong Ju |
| Using Revenue Sharing Contract To Coordinate Supply Chain With A Risk-Averse Retailer | |
| Zhong Yao, Linlin Zhang, Yalan Cao |
| Air Pollution Control Techniques For The Cement Manufacturing Industry: A Case Study For Zimbabwe | |
| Takawira Robin Chikowore, Lameck Mugwagwa, Davison Zimwara |
| Development and Analysis of Business Models in the South African Motor Body Repair Sector | |
| Goodwell Muyengwa, Partson Dube, Kimberly Battle |
| Commercial Vehicle Behaviour: Analysing GPS Records | |
| Quintin van Heerden, Johan W. Joubert |
| A Robust Mathematical Model for Route Planning of a Third-Party Logistics Provider | |
| Javid Jouzdani, Mohammad Fathian |
| A Critical Review Of Health Promotion Systems In A Municipal District | |
| Teresa Hattingh, David Janks |
| Enhanced Neighborhood Structure for Multi Periods Inventory Routing Problem Model with Time Varying Demand | |
| Noor Hasnah Moin, Huda Zurah Ab Halim |
| Integrated Scheduling Of Sp-As/Rs And Handling Equipment In Automated Container Terminals | |
| Seyed Mahdi Homayouni, Mohammad Reza Vasili, Seyed Mohammad Kazemi, Sai Hong Tang |
| Service Supply Chain: An Integrated Conceptual Framework | |
| Sumit Sakhuja, Vipul Jain |
| Business Models for Sustained eHealth Implementation: Lessons from Two Continents | |
| Liezl Van Dyk, Lisette J.E.W.C. Van Gemert-Pijnen, Jobke Wentzel, Maarten Van Limburg, Cornelius SL Schutte |
| RFID-Enabled Just-In-Time Logistics Management System For "SHIP" - Supply Hub In Industrial Park | |
| Ting Qu, H. Luo, George Q. Huang, N. Cao, J. Fang, R. Y. Zhong, A. L. Y. Pang, X. Qiu |
| Fuzzy System Dynamics Simulation For Manufacturing Supply Chain Systems With Uncertain Demand | |
| Michael Mutingi, Charles Mbohwa |
| Dynamic Capacity Augmentation Strategies For Health Manpower Supply Under Various Demand Patterns | |
| Michael Mutingi, Charles Mbohwa |
| Supply Chain Risk and Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in South Africa | |
| Bernadette Patricia Sunjka, Mark Sklar-Chik |
| Concept Investigation Of A Mobile Vineyard Press For Wine Grapes | |
| Kyle Duane Lemmer, Nico Treurnicht, Jeanne Brand, Wessel Du Toit |
| The ABC of Comprehending Business Process Performance | |
| Antonie van Rensburg |
| Evaluating The Effect Of Road Pricing Strategies In MATSim, Using Agent-Specific And Income-Dependent Values | |
| Wilna du Plessis, Johan W Joubert |
| Management of Information Security in Supply Chains - A Process Framework | |
| Arup Roy, Anirban Kundu |
| Development Of A Time Study Application For Smart Phones | |
| Dieter Hartmann, Brent Lambert |
| A Mathematical Model To Minimize Total Tardiness And Workforce Overtime Costs In Cellular Manufacturing | |
| Gursel Suer, Kush Mathur |
| Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) In The Manufacturing Of Titanium Based Plate Implants In The Bio-Medical Sector | |
| Pieter De Waal Eksteen, Andre Van der Merwe |
| Health Post Location for Community Oriented Primary Care | |
| Franzel le Roux, Jozine Botha |
| A Lean Maintenance Supply Chain Framework for Rolling Stock Maintenance: A Case Study | |
| Tinashe George Tendayi, Cornelius J Fourie |
| A Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Multi-depot Capacitated Location-routing Problem with Inventory Decisions in Supply Chain Network Design | |
| Mahdi Bashiri, Ehsan Fallahzade |
| Multi-objective Facility Location-Allocation Problem with Continuous and Discrete Fuzzy Random Demands | |
| Mahdi Bashiri, Hamed Mogouie, Hamidreza Rezaei |
| A Comparative Study of a Euclidean Distance Algorithm and Pre-emptive Multi-objective Modelling for Disaster Relief - a Case Study for the SADC | |
| Estelle Van Wyk, Sarma Yadavalli |
| Comparison of Additive Manufacturing Processes For Rapid Casting For Tooling Application Using The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) | |
| Kasongo Nyembwe, Deon de Beer, Kobus van der Walt, Sheperd Bhero, Kambuyi Katuku |
| Hedging Manufacturing Systems Against Assorted Random Disruptions in a Dynamic Environment | |
| Johannes Bekane Mapokgole |
| Stochastic Approach of Managing Community-Water Distribution System Through the Application of Nanotechnology | |
| Thomas Bobga Tengen |
| Mobile Enabled Operations Management Using Multi-Objective Based Logistics Planning For Perishable Products | |
| Krishna Sundar Diatha, Ravikumar Karumanchi, Shashank Garg |
| Development Of A Tariff Tool For Medical Aids Within Africa | |
| Dieter Hartmann, Tom M Morrison, Charles Harebottle |
| Scheduling And Optimization Model Of Emergency Relief Supplies In The Constraint-Based Multi-Objective: Service Quality Perspective | |
| Siqing Shan, Zhongjun Hu, Zhonghui Mao |
| Ranking Of Effective Indices In Project Performance Evaluation In Technology-Based Company | |
| Sadegh Abedi, Reza Radfar, shahin Fakoori |
| Case Study: Assessing the Features of a Quality Management System | |
| Kris Adendorff, Patricia Ngomane |
| An Integrated Fuzzy Methodology For Waste Of Electrical And Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Management System | |
| H. Ziya Ulukan, Mujde Erol Genevois |
| Selecting The Best Flexibility Strategies By Using An Integrated Method Of FAHP And House Of Flexibility | |
| Mujde Erol Genevois, H. Ziya Ulukan |
| Open Innovation in South African SMEs | |
| Willie Krause, Corne Schutte, Niek du Preez |
| The Considerations Of Developing And Implementing An IT System To Track And Trace Explosives In The South African Market | |
| Ryno Holm, Konrad von Leipzig |
| Information Technology Application To Enable Business Renewal And Modernisation | |
| Hanno van Wyk, Konrad von Leipzig |
| Critical Analysis of Behavioural Training Method for SCOR Compliant SCM | |
| Marvel Mandaza, Konrad H von Leipzig, William Msekiwa Goriwondo |
| Heuristics For Multi Period Competitive Pricing Strategies For Manufacturing Companies | |
| Gursel Suer, Saikishore Pulugurtha, Douglas Adie |
| Long-Term Sourcing Model For Multi-Objective Supplier Selection Under Uncertainty | |
| Gursel Suer, Jing Huang |
| Impacts of Unforeseen Disruptions on Different Company-Layouts | |
| Johannes Bekane Mapokgole, Thomas Tengen |
| New Developments In Grape Punnet Packaging | |
| Nico Treurnicht, Nina Verwey, Mike Blanckenberg |
| Factors that Affect the Outcome of Process Improvement Programmes in South African Firms | |
| Smija Simon, Bernadette Sunjka |
| Investigating Interdependent and Conflicting Objectives in South African SMME Policies: Competitiveness vs. Employment Creation | |
| Robert Stuart Cass |
| Investigation of the Automation of Abalone Production Control | |
| Elizabeth Sephton, Nico Treurnicht, Mike Blanckenberg, Joanne van der Westhuizen |
| Investigation of Selected Cooling Techniques for Milling Ti6Al4V | |
| Dimitar Dimitrov, Derek Rhys Hammond, Nico Treurnicht, Mike Saxer |
| Dynamic Integration of Quality Practices Into the Strategic Management Process of Organisations in the Printing and Packaging Industry | |
| Nita Sukdeo |
| Response Surface Modeling and Optimization to Elucidate the Differential Effects of Demographic Characteristics on HIV Prevalence in South Africa. | |
| Wilbert Sibanda, Philip Pretorius |
| A Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm For Integrated Production Planning And Scheduling Problems | |
| Lin Lin, Xinchang Hao, Mitsuo Gen, Katsuhisa Ohno |
| A Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for FMS Optimization with AGV Dispatching | |
| Lin Lin, Yan Liang, Mitsuo Gen, Chen-Fu Chien |
| Study of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishments in South African Retail Industry | |
| Partson Dube, Goodwell Muyengwa, Kimberley Battle |
| Exploring Critical Failure Modes in the Rail Environment and the Consequential Costs of Unplanned Maintenance | |
| Pieter Conradie, Nico Treurnicht |
| Development of a Micro Material Handling System | |
| Sebastian Earle Aspeling Read, Andre Van der Merwe, Corne Schutte, Stephen Matope, Michael Mueller |
| Evaluation of Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Success: Case Study in Zimbabwe | |
| Samson Mhlanga, Lameck Kambarami, Takawira Chikowore |
| Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing by Web-based Haptic Modeling for Virtual and Physical Prototyping | |
| Yuan-Shin Lee |
| Automation Of Work Studies: An Evaluation of Methods For A Computer Vision Based System | |
| Donald Lloyd van Blommestein, Andre Francois van der Merwe, Dewald Swart, Stephen Matope |
| Application of Lean Product Development at a Manufacturing Organisation: A Case Study | |
| Jan Harm Pretorius, Andile Dem, David Kruger |
| An Approach For Evaluation Of Cutting Strategies For Milling Of TI6AL4V | |
| Pieter Conradie, Dimitar Dimitrov, Mike Saxer |
| An Investigation Into Lubrication Strategies For The Incremental Sheet Forming Of TI-6AL-4V | |
| Ruan de Bruyn, Nico Treurnicht |
| Requirements for the Feasibility of PV Net Metering in South Africa | |
| Graham Tongai Ndanga, Martin Gorn |
Applied or Industry Paper
| Bottleneck Management Through Discrete Event Simulation For Manual Automobile Assembly Systems | |
| Mendon Dewa, Liberty Chidzuu |
| Investigating the Benefits of Using Selected Lean Techniques at a South African Exhaust Manufacturer - A Case Study | |
| Andre Louw |
| Economic Lot Shipment Under Value Pricing Of Rate | |
| Olufemi Adewumi Babatunde Adetunji, Sarma Venkatta Yadavalli |
| Six Sigma Project Selections by Using a Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach: A Case Study in Poly Acryl Corp | |
| Seyed Mohammad Kazemi, Mahdi Karbasian, Seyed Mahdi Homayouni, Mohammad Reza Vasili |
| Managing For The Triple Bottom Line In Project-Based Learning | |
| Nadia Millis Viljoen |
| An Improved Approach Towards Business Intelligence Dashboards Through Automated Reporting | |
| Lohan Pieterse |
| RFID Based Automatic Tollgate System | |
| Lovemore Gunda, Samson Mhlanga, Reginald Gonye, Lee Masuka, Lungile Nyanga |
| Being The Lean Dream | |
| Magdel van Staden, Werner du Plessis |
| A Rich Multi-Period Delivery Vehicle Master Routing Problem Case Study | |
| Angela Liza Rademeyer, Robert Benetto |
| Discrete Event Simulation Modeling To Improve Productivity On An Automotive Production Line | |
| Jean-Claude Munyaka Baraka, Andrew Kisten Naicker, Ranil Singh |
| GreenSCOR as a Tool for Measurement and Improvement of the Carbon Footprint of the Logistics Functions of a Firm | |
| Olufemi Adewumi Babatunde Adetunji, Izak Pierre van Zyl |
| Development of a Station Control System for an Engine Assembly Line | |
| Dylan Townsend, Andrew Norman, Igor Gorlach |
| The Practical Application Of Iso 9001 And ISO/TS 16949 To The Mass Production Of Motor Industry Components | |
| Peter George Blaine, P.J. Vlok, R. T. Dobson |
Abstract and Presentations
| Safety Of Machinery In Hospitals: An Exploratory Study | |
| Francois Gauthier |
| Distribution Planning: Leveraging operational excellence and world class technology | |
| Henk van Niekerk |
| A genetic algorithm approach for automated storage and retrieval systems | |
| Yaghoub Khojasteh-Ghamari |
| Establishing a Logistics Command Centre - A journey describing the multi-disciplinary nature of IE projects | |
| Henricus Verhoef |
| Integrating Scenario Planning And Multiobjective Optimization Models | |
| Theodor Stewart |
| Giving your CMMS Wings | |
| Dirk Pieter Janse van Rensburg |
| Strategic Scenario Planning In The South African Foundry Sector | |
| Hannelie Nel, Farouk Varachia |
| Lean Based Facility Lay-out Design: Application and Experiences in the South African Automotive Industry | |
| Robert Pokote Mutyavavire, Charles Mbohwa, Khutso Sepuru |
| Using the Knowledge-Structures of Intellectual Capital in a Computer-Aided Model-Based Systems Perspective to Align Organisational Resources | |
| Daniel Malherbe |
| Improving Business Performance through Effective Health and Safety Management | |
| Natalie Carol Skeepers, Charles Mbohwa |
| Operating room scheduling for private hospitals | |
| Uttam Bhana Pancha |
| Antiretroviral Drug Distribution Routing System in Limpopo Province South Africa | |
| Hildah Mashira, Amon Masache |
| Integrated Management Systems - how PAS55/ ISO 55000 fits into the bigger picture | |
| Leon Erasmus |
| A Critical Success Factor Model for Physical Asset Management Services | |
| Wyhan Jooste, PJ Vlok |
| Intelligent objects: The Future of Simulation | |
| Dennis Pegden, Francois van Huyssteen |
| Lean Based Facility Lay-Out Design: Applications and Experiences in the South African Automotive Industry | |
| Robert Pokote Mutyavavire |
| Developing a project contingency estimation tool for Eskom Distribution Western Operating Unit | |
| Mariette van Niekerk, James Bekker |
| Sweating the constraint of strip mining: A case study of Project Khulisa | |
| Andile Dumisani Ndiweni |
| New Vaal Campaign Mining Project | |
| Andre de Jager, Shuping Makgathe |
| A Practical Approach to Managing Variation that Causes Risk in Meeting Schedule, Cost & Revenue Targets | |
| Dennis Pegden, Francois van Huyssteen |
| Restocking the Industrial Engineering toolkit: combining process mapping, business analytics and operations research for effective problem solving | |
| Elias Jakobus Willemse |
| An Integrated Evaluation Of Supplier Using AHP And Grey Association | |
| Lu Liu |
| The Critical Success Factors across ASAP Methodology in ERP Implementation | |
| Kave Mohammad Cyrus, Ali Vaezi Nejad |
Tutorials
| System Dynamics : The neglected IE tool | |
| Paul Kruger |
| Genetic Algorithms in Optimization | |
| Gursel Suer, Mitsuo Gen |
Invited Presentations and Keynotes
| IE's in start-ups & the green economy | |
| Dino Petrarolo |
| Being a Catalyst for Organisational Transformation | |
| Cobus Rossouw |
| Trends in Supply Chain Control | |
| Chelsea C White III |
| SCIENCE and SOCIETY: The world in which we live our stories - a natural sciences perspective | |
| Eugene Cloete |