DIGITALISATION OF SHOP-FLOOR OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOOL, DIE, AND MOULD-MAKING INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Mncedisi Trinity Dewa Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Andre Francois van der Merwe Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Stephen Matope Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1899

Keywords:

Digitalisation, shop-floor management, mobile data collection

Abstract

Digitalisation has been advocated as a possible strategy to improve the competitiveness of tool, die, and mould-making (TDM) companies in the 21st century. The recent rise of digital technologies, such as Internet of Things devices, now makes digitalisation an achievable reality. This paper focuses on the digitalisation of shop-floor operations in the South African TDM industry through the development of a novel mobile data collection (MDC) tool known as a shop-floor management system (SMS). The developed SMS was deployed to, and validated in, a selected tooling company for various products. The developed system improved the shop-floor’s real-time data collection.

Author Biographies

Mncedisi Trinity Dewa, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Industrial Engineering PhD student

Andre Francois van der Merwe, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Industrial Engineering Associate Professor

Stephen Matope, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Industrial Engineering Senior Lecturer

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

Dewa, M. T., van der Merwe, A. F., & Matope, S. (2018). DIGITALISATION OF SHOP-FLOOR OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOOL, DIE, AND MOULD-MAKING INDUSTRY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(2), 153–170. https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1899

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Case Studies

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