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SOME ASPECTS OF THE USE AND USEFULNESS OF QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS TOOLS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Central to project management is risk management — and the need to develop better and more specific tools to manage …
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INNOVATION PROFILE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPPING PRACTITIONERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The objective of this paper is to derive the innovation profile in developing countries, such as South Africa, from a …
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A GUIDE FOR INTEGRATING TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
The integration of an organisation’s asset management and total quality management systems has become important in addressing operational challenges in …
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THE EFFECT OF ACETONE AS A POST-PRODUCTION FINISHING TECHNIQUE ON ENTRY-LEVEL MATERIAL EXTRUSION PART QUALITY
Entry-level material extrusion artefacts persistently suffer from questionable weakened end-product production quality, according to industrial standards. These limitations can be …
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TITANIUM POWDERS USED IN POWDER BED FUSION: THEIR RELEVANCE TO RESPIRATORY HEALTH
This study aimed to characterise three titanium powders used in powder bed fusion in terms of particle size, shape, and …
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EARLY FAULT DETECTION OF ELEVATORS USING REMOTE CONDITION MONITORING THROUGH IOT TECHNOLOGY
Remote condition monitoring (RCM) of machines seeks to enhance proactive maintenance through just-in-time responses to machine faults and process deterioration. …
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THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR EFFECTIVE MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY: A CASE OF WARD COMMITTEES
This study sought to determine the factors that affect public participation (PP) for effective municipal service delivery by interviewing ward …
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THE CURSE OF COUNTING AND THE DESTINY OF DATA
Writing numbers for counting and record-keeping predates the art of writing by a considerable margin. Never in the history of …
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WARM-START HEURISTICS FOR SOLVING THE PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK PLANNING PROBLEM
The use of automated network planning systems is crucial for reducing the deployment cost and planning time of passive optical …
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DEVELOPING A CHALLENGES LANDSCAPE RELATING TO DRUG SAFETY, PROVISION, AND DISTRIBUTION IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS FOR THE CASE OF HIV/AIDS
Since 2010, pharmaceutical organisations have begun to provide drug patents in sub-Saharan Africa through the UN Medicine Patent Pool. This …
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A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS IN A BILTONG FACTORY
The global annual biltong market value was estimated at roughly R640 million to R1.1 billion in 2003. By 2015, biltong …
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EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF ALUMIDE TOOLING FOR INJECTION MOULDING OF DIFFERENT POLYMERS
This paper describes the possibility of using laser-sintered Alumide as an alternative material for producing rapid tooling (RT) inserts. To …
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DEVELOPMENT OF A DISCRETE-EVENT, STOCHASTIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE METAHEURISTIC SIMULATION OPTIMISATION SUITE FOR A COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE
In this paper, the authors present the development of an optimisation suite and its implementation. This paper is part of …
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UNINTENDED NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLIENT PROJECT COST CONTROLS: A SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH
Project controls have been defined in the existing literature as managerial decisions and actions aimed at rectifying poor project performance. …
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IN DIS TREE – 4 WHAT?
The fourth industrial revolution has become a popular topic in nearly every industry in South Africa. But what exactly does …
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RISK MANAGEMENT DURING OUTAGE PROJECTS AT POWER PLANTS
Outages are needed for the maintenance of most continuously operated plants such as power plants, refineries, and petrochemical plants. Such …
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SIMULATING OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS ON MINE COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEMS
Compressed air systems are one of the most significant energy users on mines, with a contribution of about 20 per …
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TENSILE AND HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF ANNEALED TI6AL4V (ELI) SPECIMENS PRODUCED BY DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING
The tensile and high cycle fatigue (HCF) properties of high temperature annealed (HTA) direct metal laser sintered (DMLS) Ti6Al4V extra …
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE DUE DILIGENCE STAGE OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: TOWARDS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Organisations are under constant pressure to grow in the face of increased competition, changing conditions, and increasingly relaxed country and …
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VARIATION OF IMPACT TOUGHNESS OF AS-BUILT DMLS TI6AL4V (ELI) SPECIMENS WITH TEMPERATURE
The response of direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) produced Ti6Al4V (ELI) to impact was investigated using an instrumented Charpy impact …