Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Efficiency"
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The administration of old age grants : determining its influence on poverty alleviation in the Kgautswane rural community
(2015)Poverty and inequality remain high in South Africa. Social grants are a mechanism implemented by the government to eradicate poverty. Post-apartheid South Africa has achieved significant transformation to adjust the ills ... -
Analysing the potential effect of selected lean practices on performance in a service department of a tertiary institution
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The service environment is not always the typical controllable environment that is desired by the business sector. Service is seen as the process that is normally at the end of the typical value chain which adds little ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of performance measures on food security programs within the Emfuleni Local Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)This research study was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the performance measures used to measure food security programs (FSPs) within the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM). Food insecurity is a challenge, not only ... -
Assessing the efficiency of water loss projects in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)This research set out to investigate the efficiency of 'as and when' water loss reduction projects in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The study thus focussed on a water loss eradication programme in Ekurhuleni ... -
Benchmarking of the internal budgetary control system of the Tlokwe City Council
(2014)In 2009 Operation Clean Audit was launched with the objective that all municipalities must achieve a clean audit by the 2014 financial year. A clean audit is an audit opinion when the financial statements are unqualified; ... -
Developing a socially inclusive management framework for sustainable social security in South Africa : the case of the Eastern Cape Province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The social contract serves as a tacit agreement between the state and its citizens, with the citizens abiding by the statutes of their government in return for the provision of public services. This contract has a critical ... -
An evaluation of total quality management in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2009)Globally, there are great efforts made by organisations to improve effectiveness and systems to remain competitive in ever-changing business markets. Total quality management (TOM) has become a philosophy that most companies ... -
An exploratory study of factors influencing the supply chain quality in a selected South African company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The study explored factors that influenced the supply chain quality in a South African organisation referred to as company X. It was limited to the financial year ended January 2022. The study was motivated by a 6% increase ... -
Identifying improvement areas within a South African gold mine using management accounting tools
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The study titled “Identifying improvement areas within a South African gold mine using management accounting tools” was motivated by the late Tom De Wet who said, “You only manage what you measure and you only measure ... -
Investigating strategic management challenges of a defence force service provider
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The strategic management process goes through five steps: vision/mission and goals settings, environmental analysis, strategic formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation (Osborn, 2018). The strategy ...