Vol 22, No 2 (2011)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Note from the Editor
S.A. Adendorff
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Guest editorial: Industrial Engineering in Namibia - A personal and preliminary view
Roy Snaddon
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Personalia: Obituary
Editorial Team SAJIE
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Commemoration: 50 years in Industrial Engineering: Prof Kris Adendorff
Claasen Schalk
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Feature Articles

CREATIVITY AND EUREKA IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
J. L. Steyn, A.J. Buys
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COLLABORATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINEERING RESEARCH
R. Sooryamoorthy
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General Articles

A SYSTEMS DYNAMICS APPROACH TO COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY OF INTERACTION AND MARKET PARAMETERS
L. Pretorius, S.J. Benade
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PHASING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
E. Beukman, H. Steyn
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CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOUR IN INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS: CHINESE AND SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
D. Jiang, L. Pretorius
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AUTOMATIC TOOL-CHANGING WITHIN THE RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS PARADIGM
J.E.T. Collins, G. Bright
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A BACTERIA FORAGING ALGORITHM FOR SOLVING INTEGRATED MULTI-PERIOD CELL FORMATION AND SUBCONTRACTING PRODUCTION PLANNING IN A DYNAMIC CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
S.H. Tang, H. Nouri, O. Motlagh
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DESIGNING, MODELLING AND OPTIMISING OF AN INTEGRATED RELIABILITY REDUNDANT SYSTEM
G. Sankaraiah, B.D. Sarma, C. Umasankar, V.S.S. Yadavalli
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SINGLE FIXED CRANE OPTIMISATION WITHIN A DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
J. Matthews, S.E. Visagie
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THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
A.O. Oke, K. Abou-El-Hossein, N.J. Theron
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USING GAME AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TO CONFIRM GOLDRATTS LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF POOR DELIVERY IN A MULTI-PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
Chia-Ling Huang, Hao-Ging Chang, Rong-Kwei Li, Chih-Hung Tsai
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A META-MODELLING SERVICE PARADIGM FOR CLOUD COMPUTING AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION
F. Cheng, S.L. Yang, Ram Akella, X.T. Tang
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WEB 2.0-SUPPORT FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT DURING BPMS IMPLEMENTATION USING AN OPEN SOURCE APPROACH
P.G. Van Schalkwyk, H.H. Lotriet
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MICRO-MATERIAL HANDLING EMPLOYING E-BEAM GENERATED TOPOGRAPHIES OF COPPER AND ALUMINIUM
S. Matope, A.F. van der Merwe, R. Nemutudi, M. Nkosi, M. Maaza
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Case Studies

EXTENDED CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE PROJECTS: AN EMPIRICAL VIEW FROM TRANSNET IN SOUTH AFRICA
J.M. Nethathe, C.C. Van Waveren, K.-Y. Chan
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VALUE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS APPRAISAL FOR FARM MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF PISTACHIO FARM
A. Mostafaeipour, N. Roy, A.B. Samaddar, H. Hosseininasab, M. Emam, G. Bordbar
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ANALYSING THE IMPACT OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTSOURCING DECISION-MAKING CRITERIA: A MANUFACTURING CASE STUDY
M. Cheshmberah, A. Makui, S.M. Seyedhoseini, S.M. Yousefi
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