Vol. 25 No. 3 (2014)

Editorial

Note from the editor

Corne Schutte

iii-iv
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Feature Articles

DYNAMIC INVENTORY MODELS: AN ILLUSTRATIVE CASE STUDY

Kris Adendorff, Paul Kruger

1-8
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General Articles

EVALUATING THE ABILITY OF DECISION-MAKERS TO ESTIMATE RISKS EFFECTIVELY IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Werner Pieterse, Schalk Grobbelaar, Jacobus Krige Visser

9-24
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING

Deirdre Du Toit, Pieter-Jan Vlok

25-38
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A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING APPROACH THAT COMBINES FUZZY TOPSIS AND DEA METHODOLOGIES

Osman Taylan, Hisham Alidrisi, Mohammad Kabli

39-56
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INVESTIGATING THE FINANCIAL CLOSE OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME

Ian Pieters, Marco Lotz, Alan Colin Brent

57-68
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AN AUTOMATIC FIXTURE DESIGN SYSTEM FOR CREATING PRISMATIC PARTS

Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari, Awais Ahmad Khan, Emad Samir Abouel Nasr, Ali Kamrani

69-83
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A FUZZY-BASED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMISATION APPROACH FOR TASK ASSIGNMENT IN HOME HEALTHCARE

Michael Mutingi, Charles Mbohwa

84-95
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DEVELOPING A TOOL FOR PROJECT CONTINGENCY ESTIMATION IN A LARGE PORTFOLIO OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Mariette van Niekerk, James Bekker

96-111
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF CO-CURRICULAR INTERVENTIONS TO STRENGTHEN FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ SENSE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND TO IMPROVE THE RETENTION OF WOMEN IN TRADITIONALLY MALE-DOMINATED DISCIPLINES AND CAREERS

Ann Sharon Lourens

112-125
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A FARM SITE DEVELOPMENT METHOD: CREATING A ROADMAP TOWARDS SITE SATURATION

Rone vd Merwe, Andre Liebenberg, Marne de Vries

126-139
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A NEW MULTIVARIATE NONLINEAR MODEL TO HANDLE THE VOLATILITY TRANSMISSION

Seyed Babak Ebrahimi, Fahime Rouhiolyaee

140-153
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PRIORITISING MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PHYSICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Hagen von Petersdorff, PJ Vlok

154-168
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Case Studies

THE NUMBER OF PICKERS AND STOCK-KEEPING UNIT ARRANGEMENT ON A UNI- DIRECTIONAL PICKING LINE

Robert Hagspihl, Stephan E Visagie

169-183
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A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL METHOD FOR EVALUATING A PRODUCT’S CONCEPTUAL SCHEMES

Jing Zhou, Gang Guo, Fa Yuan Dong, Hao Li, Li Lin, Fang-yan Yang

184-198
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TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-MANUFACTURING: DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC TEA DRYING CONTROL SYSTEM

Never Mabvuu, Lungile Nyanga, Andre F Van der Merwe, Stephen Matope, Samson Mhlanga

199-211
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MOVING FROM JOB-SHOP TO PRODUCTION CELLS WITHOUT LOSING FLEXIBILITY: A CASE STUDY FROM THE WOODEN FRAMES INDUSTRY

J Dinis-Carvalho, Anabela Carvalho Alves, Rui Manuel Sousa

212-225
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GREAT GAP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ TASTE AND MARKET VARIETY IN THE CAR MARKET IN IRAN

Farhad Mousavi, Bela Vizvari

226-244
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Editorial

Note from the editor

Feature Articles

DYNAMIC INVENTORY MODELS: AN ILLUSTRATIVE CASE STUDY

General Articles

EVALUATING THE ABILITY OF DECISION-MAKERS TO ESTIMATE RISKS EFFECTIVELY IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING

A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING APPROACH THAT COMBINES FUZZY TOPSIS AND DEA METHODOLOGIES

INVESTIGATING THE FINANCIAL CLOSE OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME

AN AUTOMATIC FIXTURE DESIGN SYSTEM FOR CREATING PRISMATIC PARTS

A FUZZY-BASED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMISATION APPROACH FOR TASK ASSIGNMENT IN HOME HEALTHCARE

DEVELOPING A TOOL FOR PROJECT CONTINGENCY ESTIMATION IN A LARGE PORTFOLIO OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF CO-CURRICULAR INTERVENTIONS TO STRENGTHEN FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ SENSE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND TO IMPROVE THE RETENTION OF WOMEN IN TRADITIONALLY MALE-DOMINATED DISCIPLINES AND CAREERS

A FARM SITE DEVELOPMENT METHOD: CREATING A ROADMAP TOWARDS SITE SATURATION

A NEW MULTIVARIATE NONLINEAR MODEL TO HANDLE THE VOLATILITY TRANSMISSION

PRIORITISING MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PHYSICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Case Studies

THE NUMBER OF PICKERS AND STOCK-KEEPING UNIT ARRANGEMENT ON A UNI- DIRECTIONAL PICKING LINE

A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL METHOD FOR EVALUATING A PRODUCT’S CONCEPTUAL SCHEMES

TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-MANUFACTURING: DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC TEA DRYING CONTROL SYSTEM

MOVING FROM JOB-SHOP TO PRODUCTION CELLS WITHOUT LOSING FLEXIBILITY: A CASE STUDY FROM THE WOODEN FRAMES INDUSTRY

GREAT GAP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS’ TASTE AND MARKET VARIETY IN THE CAR MARKET IN IRAN

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