Vol 23, No 1 (2012)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Note from the Editor
S.A. Adendorff
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Guest editorial:Travels with the Journal
P.S. Kruger
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Feature Articles

ENGINEERS AS ENTREPRENEURS: ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION OF ENGINEERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
B.T. Nonyane-Mathebula, A.J. Buys
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General Articles

CONSENSUS MEASUREMENT IN SETTING MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
E. Emwanu, D.R. Snaddon
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ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THROUGH BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: AN APPLICATION OF THE ENHANCED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK (ECEF)
G.J. Botha, P.S. Kruger, M. De Vries
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY TOWARDS THE SUCCESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
P.A. Gouws, A.C. Brent, W.T. Pierce
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THE ROLE OF MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MKIS) IN SERVICE QUALITY IN ETHIOPIAN INDUSTRIES
E. Berhan, D. Kitaw
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DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETENCY APPRAISAL MODEL BASED ON INTRINSIC PERSONAL TRAITS FOR MAINTENANCE WORKERS
I.H. Abdul Razak, S. Kamaruddin, I. Abdul Azid
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INTEGRATION OF OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (OEE) AND RELIABILITY METHOD FOR MEASURING MACHINE EFFECTIVENESS
H. Abdul Samat, S. Kamaruddin, I. Abdul Azid
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MICRO-MATERIAL HANDLING, EMPLOYING E-BEAM COATINGS OF COPPER AND SILVER
S. Matope, A.F. Van der Merwe, Y.I. Rabinovich
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VARIABLE SAMPLING RATE HOTELLINGS T2 CONTROL CHART WITH RUNS RULES
Ming Ha Lee
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MEASURING THE LEANNESS OF SUPPLIERS USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
Y. Zare Mehrjerdi
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A HYBRID RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING CELL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MASS CUSTOMISED PARTS
N. Hassan, G. Bright
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ANALYSING ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING PLANS BY MARKOV CHAINS
Mohammad Mirabi, Mohammad Saber Fallahnezhad
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Case Studies

A DECISION SUPPORT MODEL FOR PASSENGER CAPACITY DESIGN OF BRT STATIONS
L. Engelbrecht, J. Bekker
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EXPLORING THE SAFE HUMAN MINDSET OF PRODUCTION LEADERS OF A PLATINUM MINE
N.J. Janse van Rensburg, E.N. Barkhuizen, K.J. Stanz
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A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS APPROACH FOR MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY OF EMPLOYEES: A CASE STUDY
Hadi Shirouyehzad, F. Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, Mir. B. Aryanezhad, Reza Dabestani
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A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY RESPONSE IN THE NAMIBIAN MUTTON INDUSTRY
D.N. Van Wyk, N.F. Treurnicht
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A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE EXECUTION OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR DATE-RELATED INDUSTRIES IN IRAN, BASED ON HYBRID GRA AND ISM METHODS
S. Ghane, E. Ghazaryan
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTELLIGENT RECOGNITION AND SORTING SYSTEM
Zhi Li, P. Govender
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