8:00 9:00 9:15 Tr1 Venue Roof Terrace Supply Chain Management & Logistics Session Chair: Feifan Ye Order Allocation Among Multiple Supplies By Production LoadEquilibrium (Wei Xiang, Fashuai Song, Feifan Ye*) [Ref:7] Tr2 1.61 Layout Design, Warehousing & Material Handling Session Chair: Ting Qu A Robust Optimization Model For Generalized Cell Formation Problem Considering Machine Layout (Mohammad Mahdi Paydar*, Mohammad Saidi-Mehrabad, Armin Jabbarzadeh) [Ref:73] RFID-Enabled Just-In-Time Logistics Management System For "SHIP" - Supply Hub In Industrial Park (Ting Qu*, H. Luo, N. Cao, J. Fang, R. Zhong, A. Pang, X. Qiu, George Huang) [Ref:263] Registration and Tea/Coffee (Jasminum restaurant) Welcoming: Corne Schutte (Immediate Past President, SAIIE) (Roof terrace) Trends in Supply Chain Control (Chelsea C White III*) [Ref:415] Tr3 1.62 Quality Management, Reliability & Maintenance Session Chair: Guoping Xia Reliability Analysis of a Redundant Repairable System With Erlangian "Preparation Time" (Sarma Yadavalli*, Estelle van Wyk) [Ref:20] Tr4 1.63 Engineering Management Session Chair: Antonie van Rensburg The ABC of Comprehending Business Process Performance (Antonie van Rensburg*) [Ref:14] Tr5 1.64 Decision Making Session Chair: Ilker Topcu Use of Artificial Neural Network for the Selection of Sales Intermediaries (Ilker Topcu*, Orhan Saracoglu) [Ref:155]
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An Integrated Evaluation Of Supplier Using AHP And Grey Association (Lu Liu*) [Ref:395]
Analysis on Quality and Safety Factors of Consumer Goods Based on Improved Fuzzy Clustering Method (Guoping Xia*, Jiadong Ju) [Ref:23]
A System Dynamic Approach to Uncertainty in Bridging Technology Interaction (Leon Pretorius*, Jan-Harm Pretorius) [Ref:254]
Monitoring MultivariateAttribute Processes Using Artificial Neural Network (Amirhossein Amiri, Mohammad H. Doroudyan, Mohammad R. Maleki*) [Ref:42]
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A Bilevel Programming Approach In A Supply Hub In Industrial Park (SHIP) (Xuan Qiu, George Huang*) [Ref:31]
Development of a Micro Material Handling System (Sebastian Read*, Andre Van der Merwe, Corne Schutte, Stephen Matope, Michael Mueller) [Ref:126]
Investigating Interdependent and Conflicting Objectives in South African SMME Policies: Competitiveness vs. Employment Creation (Robert Cass*) [Ref:82] Two Different Process Mapping Methods, Similar Results? (Serge Lambert, Georges Abdul-Nour*) [Ref:88]
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Using Revenue Sharing Contract To Coordinate Supply Chain With A RiskAverse Retailer (Zhong Yao*, Linlin Zhang, Yalan Cao) [Ref:34]
Lean Based Facility Lay-out Design: Application and Experiences in the South African Automotive Industry (Robert Mutyavavire*, Khutso Sepuru, Charles Mbohwa) [Ref:127]
Selecting The Best Flexibility Strategies By Using An Integrated Method Of FAHP And House Of Flexibility (H. Ziya Ulukan, Mujde Erol Genevois*) [Ref:114]
Scheduling And Optimization Model Of Emergency Relief Supplies In The Constraint-Based Multi-Objective: Service Quality Perspective (Siqing Shan*, Zhongjun Hu, Zhonghui Mao) [Ref:253]
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Establishing a Logistics Command Centre - A journey describing the multi-disciplinary nature of IE projects (Henricus Verhoef*) [Ref:47]
The Considerations Of Developing And Implementing An IT System To Track And Trace Explosives In The South African Market (Konrad von Leipzig, Ryno Holm*) [Ref:215] Impacts of Unforeseen Disruptions on Different Company-Layouts (Johannes Mapokgole*, Thomas Tengen) [Ref:163]
Exploring Critical Failure Modes in the Rail Environment and the Consequential Costs of Unplanned Maintenance (Pieter Conradie*, Nico Treurnicht) [Ref:76] Case Study: Assessing the Features of a Quality Management System (Patricia Ngomane*, Kris Adendorff) [Ref:109]
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Distribution Planning: Leveraging operational excellence and world class technology (Henk van Niekerk*) [Ref:63]
Factors that Affect the Outcome of Process Improvement Programmes in South African Firms (Smija Simon*, Bernadette Sunjka) [Ref:80]
RAPShell For RFID-Enabled Real-Time Shopfloor Production Planning, Scheduling and Execution (Ray.Y Zhong, George.Q Huang*, L.Y Pang, Yu Pan, Ting Qu) [Ref:28]
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Restocking the Industrial Engineering toolkit: combining process mapping, business analytics and operations research for effective problem solving (Elias Willemse*) [Ref:417] Development and Analysis of Business Models in the South African Motor Body Repair Sector (Goodwell Muyengwa*, Kimberly Battle, Partson Dube) [Ref:78]
Air Pollution Control Techniques For The Cement Manufacturing Industry: A Case Study For Zimbabwe (Lameck Mugwagwa, Davison Zimwara, Takawira Chikowore*) [Ref:37]
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Ranking Of Effective Indices In Project Performance Evaluation In TechnologyBased Company (shahin Fakoori, Sadegh Abedi*, Reza Radfar) [Ref:266] Developing a project contingency estimation tool for Eskom Distribution Western Operating Unit (Mariette van Niekerk*, James Bekker) [Ref:377]
A Decision Support System for Nurse Scheduling at a Public Hospital in South Africa (Sonja Friedrich, Liezl Van Dyk*) [Ref:15] Commercial Vehicle Behaviour: Analysing GPS Records (Quintin van Heerden*, Johan W. Joubert) [Ref:99]
Bottleneck Management Through Discrete Event Simulation For Manual Automobile Assembly Systems (Mendon Dewa*, Liberty Chidzuu) [Ref:120] Evaluating The Effect Of Road Pricing Strategies In MATSim, Using AgentSpecific And IncomeDependent Values (Wilna du Plessis*, Johan Joubert) [Ref:121]
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Health Post Location for Community Oriented Primary Care (Franzel le Roux*, Jozine Botha) [Ref:108]
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Fuzzy System Dynamics Simulation For Manufacturing Supply Chain Systems With Uncertain Demand (Michael Mutingi*, Charles Mbohwa) [Ref:292]
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SCIENCE and SOCIETY: The world in which we live our stories - a natural sciences perspective (Eugene Cloete*) [Ref:424] (Roof Terrace) Lunch (Jasminum restaurant)
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Response Surface Modeling and Optimization to Elucidate the Differential Effects of Demographic Characteristics on HIV Prevalence in South Africa. (Wilbert Sibanda*, Philip Pretorius) [Ref:252] Antiretroviral Drug Distribution Routing System in Limpopo Province South Africa (Hildah Mashira, Amon Masache*) [Ref:113]
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Evaluation of Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Success: Case Study in Zimbabwe (Lameck Kambarami, Samson Mhlanga, Takawira Chikowore*) [Ref:240] Tea/Coffee (Jasminum restaurant) Industrial Engineering Education and Toolkit Tutorial 2 Session Chair: Roy Snaddon Designing Industrial Engineering Education in a Developing Country (Roy Snaddon*, Samuel John) [Ref:103] Discussion Group: Industrial Engineering Education trends and the future. (invitation to heads of education departments)
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Critical Analysis of Behavioural Training Method for SCOR Compliant SCM (Marvel Mandaza*, Konrad von Leipzig, William Goriwondo) [Ref:228]
A Mathematical Model To Minimize Total Tardiness And Workforce Overtime Costs In Cellular Manufacturing (Gursel Suer, Kush Mathur*) [Ref:341]
New Vaal Campaign Mining Project (Andre de Jager, Shuping Makgathe*) [Ref:411]
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Hedging Manufacturing Systems Against Assorted Random Disruptions in a Dynamic Environment (Johannes Mapokgole*) [Ref:105]
Automation Of Work Studies: An Evaluation of Methods For A Computer Vision Based System (Donald van Blommestein*, Andre van der Merwe, Dewald Swart, Stephen Matope) [Ref:112] Improving Business Performance through Effective Health and Safety Management (Natalie Skeepers*, Charles Mbohwa) [Ref:217]
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Investigation of the Automation of Abalone Production Control (Elizabeth Sephton*, Nico Treurnicht, Mike Blanckenberg, Joanne van der Westhuizen) [Ref:111]
E-Manufacturing: A framework for increasing manufacturing resource utilisation. (Lungile Nyanga*, Andre Van Der Merwe, Stephen Matope, Nkgatho Tlale) [Ref:70]
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15:30 Theme & Chair Supply Chain Management & Logistics Session Chair: Sarma Yadavalli Operations Management & Lean Techniques Session Chair: David Kruger Application of Lean Product Development at a Manufacturing Organisation: A Case Study (Jan Harm Pretorius, Andile Dem, David Kruger*) [Ref:184] Investigating the Benefits of Using Selected Lean Techniques at a South African Exhaust Manufacturer - A Case Study (Andre Louw*) [Ref:8]
Tea/Coffee (Jasminum restaurant) General Session Chair: Yuan-Shin Lee Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing by Web-based Haptic Modeling for Virtual and Physical Prototyping (YuanShin Lee*) [Ref:239] Dynamic Capacity Augmentation Strategies For Health Manpower Supply Under Various Demand Patterns (Michael Mutingi*, Charles Mbohwa) [Ref:293] Closure Corne Schutte and Mohammed Dessouky Manufacturing Technologies Session Chair: Andre van der Merwe Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) In The Manufacturing Of Titanium Based Plate Implants In The Bio-Medical Sector (Pieter Eksteen*, Andre Van der Merwe) [Ref:131]
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