Vol. 26 No. 1 (2015)

Editorial

Note from the editor

Corne Schutte

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Feature Articles

MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERED TI-6AL-4V

Thorsten Hermann Becker, Mathias Beck, Cornie Scheffer

1-10
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General Articles

CHARACTERISTICS OF MATRIX STRUCTURES, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PROJECT SUCCESS

Rohann Schnetler, Herman Steyn, Paul J. van Staden

11-26
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A DECISION SUPPORT MODEL TO DETERMINE THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Johannes Lodewyk Jooste, PJ Vlok

27-43
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EVALUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 39 SUBJECTS DEFINED BY THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

Jacobus Krige Visser, Arnold Botha

44-58
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AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED VALUE PROPOSITION DESIGN FRAMEWORK

Carmen Van Der Merwe, Antonie Van Rensburg, Cornelius SL Schutte

59-74
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IMPACT OF TQM PRACTICES ON INNOVATION PERFORMANCE AMONG MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA

Choi Sang Long, Mohd Hamizan Abdul Aziz, Tan Owee Kowang, Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail

75-85
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A SYSTEMS-BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Frederik Christoffel Rust

86-101
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IMPROVED METHOD FOR STEREO VISION-BASED HUMAN DETECTION FOR A MOBILE ROBOT FOLLOWING A TARGET PERSON

Badar Ali, Yasar Ayaz, Mohsin Jamil, Syed Omer Gilani, Naveed Muhammad

102-119
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A HYBRID ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMISING FACILITY LAYOUT

Imran Tasadduq, M. H. Imam, Abdul-Rahim Ahmad

120-134
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SELECTION OF A DECISION MODEL FOR ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING

Olabanji O Asekun, Cornelius Jacobus Fourie

135-149
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DETERMINING THE COST OF PREDICTIVE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH MAINTENANCE DECISION-MAKING

Schalk Grobbelaar, Jacobus Krige Visser

150-162
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A perspective ON OPEN INNOVATION IN SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH AFRICA, AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPEN INNOVATION APPROACH

Willie Krause, Corne Schutte

163-178
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RAPID, LOW-COST PROTOTYPING OF CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS

Suzanne Smith, Kevin Land, Marc Madou, Horacio Kido

179-190
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A MODEL FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT A SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BENEFICIATION PLAN

Eugene Ras, Jacobus Krige Visser

191-206
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A THIN, HARDWARE-SUPPORTED MIDDLEWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Roscoe Roy Peter McLean, Jared Padayachee, Glen Bright

207-223
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MODELLING PRODUCTION UNCERTAINTIES USING THE ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM

Amir Azizi, Amir Yazid b. Ali, Loh Wei Ping

224-234
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Case Studies

ASSIGNMENT OF STOCK KEEPING UNITS TO PARALLEL UNIDIRECTIONAL PICKING

Jason Matthews, Stephan E Visagie

235-251
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DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY OF A BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING TECHNIQUE FOR A PARTICULAR APPLICATION

Rian W Geyer, Cornelius Jacobus Fourie

252-266
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A STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS APPROACH ON THE COST-TIME PROFILE FOR SELECTING THE BEST FUTURE STATE MA

Seyed Mohammad Seyedhosseini, Ahmad Ebrahimi-Taleghani

267-291
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Editorial

Note from the editor

Feature Articles

MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERED TI-6AL-4V

General Articles

CHARACTERISTICS OF MATRIX STRUCTURES, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PROJECT SUCCESS

A DECISION SUPPORT MODEL TO DETERMINE THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES

EVALUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 39 SUBJECTS DEFINED BY THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED VALUE PROPOSITION DESIGN FRAMEWORK

IMPACT OF TQM PRACTICES ON INNOVATION PERFORMANCE AMONG MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN MALAYSIA

REQUIREMENTS FOR A SYSTEMS-BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

IMPROVED METHOD FOR STEREO VISION-BASED HUMAN DETECTION FOR A MOBILE ROBOT FOLLOWING A TARGET PERSON

A HYBRID ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMISING FACILITY LAYOUT

SELECTION OF A DECISION MODEL FOR ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING

DETERMINING THE COST OF PREDICTIVE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH MAINTENANCE DECISION-MAKING

A perspective ON OPEN INNOVATION IN SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH AFRICA, AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPEN INNOVATION APPROACH

RAPID, LOW-COST PROTOTYPING OF CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS

A MODEL FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT A SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BENEFICIATION PLAN

A THIN, HARDWARE-SUPPORTED MIDDLEWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

MODELLING PRODUCTION UNCERTAINTIES USING THE ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM

Case Studies

ASSIGNMENT OF STOCK KEEPING UNITS TO PARALLEL UNIDIRECTIONAL PICKING

DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY OF A BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING TECHNIQUE FOR A PARTICULAR APPLICATION

A STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS APPROACH ON THE COST-TIME PROFILE FOR SELECTING THE BEST FUTURE STATE MA

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