Vol 26, No 1 (2015)

Table of Contents

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
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1-10

General Articles

CHARACTERISTICS OF MATRIX STRUCTURES, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PROJECT SUCCESS
Rohann Schnetler, Herman Steyn, Paul J. van Staden
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11-26
A DECISION SUPPORT MODEL TO DETERMINE THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Johannes Lodewyk Jooste, PJ Vlok
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27-43
EVALUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 39 SUBJECTS DEFINED BY THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Jacobus Krige Visser, Arnold Botha
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44-58
AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED VALUE PROPOSITION DESIGN FRAMEWORK
Carmen Van Der Merwe, Antonie Van Rensburg, Cornelius SL Schutte
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59-74
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
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75-85
REQUIREMENTS FOR A SYSTEMS-BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
Frederik Christoffel Rust
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86-101
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
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102-119
A HYBRID ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMISING FACILITY LAYOUT
Imran Tasadduq, M. H. Imam, Abdul-Rahim Ahmad
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120-134
SELECTION OF A DECISION MODEL FOR ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING
Olabanji O Asekun, Cornelius Jacobus Fourie
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135-149
DETERMINING THE COST OF PREDICTIVE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH MAINTENANCE DECISION-MAKING
Schalk Grobbelaar, Jacobus Krige Visser
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150-162
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
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163-178
RAPID, LOW-COST PROTOTYPING OF CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS
Suzanne Smith, Kevin Land, Marc Madou, Horacio Kido
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179-190
A MODEL FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AT A SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BENEFICIATION PLAN
Eugene Ras, Jacobus Krige Visser
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191-206
A THIN, HARDWARE-SUPPORTED MIDDLEWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Roscoe Roy Peter McLean, Jared Padayachee, Glen Bright
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207-223
MODELLING PRODUCTION UNCERTAINTIES USING THE ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM
Amir Azizi, Amir Yazid b. Ali, Loh Wei Ping
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224-234

Case Studies

ASSIGNMENT OF STOCK KEEPING UNITS TO PARALLEL UNIDIRECTIONAL PICKING
Jason Matthews, Stephan E Visagie
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235-251
DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY OF A BUSINESS PROCESS MODELLING TECHNIQUE FOR A PARTICULAR APPLICATION
Rian W Geyer, Cornelius Jacobus Fourie
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252-266
A STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS APPROACH ON THE COST-TIME PROFILE FOR SELECTING THE BEST FUTURE STATE MA
Seyed Mohammad Seyedhosseini, Ahmad Ebrahimi-Taleghani
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267-291