Browsing Conference Papers - Potchefstroom Campus by Author "24827533 - Van Dyk, Liezl"
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A census of South African industrial engineers, based on data extracted from Linkedin
Van Dyk, L. (SAIIE, 2014)The first South African Industrial Engineers graduated in 1963. Since then, the number of graduates per annum has grown to more than 200 per annum. Many of these Industrial Engineers use the social network, LinkedIn, to ... -
Development and implementation of an advanced mobile data collection system
Prinsloo, I.M.; Du Plessis, J.N.; Vosloo, J.C. (SAIIE, 2016)This paper describes the development and implementation of a generic data collection tool. The Mobile Information Collection and Verification System (MICAVS) provides users with a generic platform to create application ... -
Evaluation of waste-to-energy grate incineration power plant drivers and barriers for a small South African city: a swot analysis approach
Maisiri, W.; Van Dyk, L. (SAIIE, 2016)The global share of energy from waste is approximately 0.4% of global energy consumption. The average amount of municipal solid waste generated in South Africa is equivalent to 11 GWh wasted energy. This paper focuses on ... -
Financial analysis of waste-to-energy grate incineration power plant for a small city
Maisiri, W.; Van Dyk, L.; De Kock, J.A.; Krueger, D. (IEEE, 2015)Grate incineration is a widely used waste-to-energy (WtE) technology, which has the potential of contributing significantly to clean energy production and sustainable waste management systems. Various research studies have ... -
Industry 4.0 readiness assessment for South African industries
Maisiri, Whisper; Van Dyk, Liezl (Univ Stellenbosch, 2019)Technological advancements related to the fourth industrial revolution are causing disruptive changes that are widely felt at national, industry, and company level. Industry 4.0, an initiative driving the fourth industrial ... -
An investigation of industry 4.0 skills requirements
Maisiri, W.; Darwish, H.; Van Dyk, L. (Univ Stellenbosch, 2019)The Industry 4.0 wave is built on technological advancement that is bringing about significant change. The impact of Industry 4.0 is being felt across all industries, including the education sector. During the 2019 State ... -
Lean implementation strategies: how are the Toyota Way principles addressed?
Coetzee, R.; Van der Merwe, K.; Van Dyk, L. (Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Lean manufacturing is widely considered to be a proven organisational improvement philosophy, yet the success rate of lean implementation in industry remains relatively low. Neglect of the human aspect of lean manufacturing ... -
Reducing the communication costs of a remote monitoring and maintenance system for an energy services company (ESCo)
Du Plessis, J.N.; Prinsloo, J.; Vosloo, J.C. (SAIIE, 2016)Demand-Side Management (DSM) initiatives can result in substantial electricity cost reductions. Energy Service Companies (ESCos) typically perform remote monitoring and maintenance to ensure sustained performance of these ... -
The industrial engineering identity: from historic skills to modern values, duties, and role
Darwish, H.; Van Dyk, L. (Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Over the past 100 years, engineering has sub-divided into tens of disciplines in an attempt to deal with the different problems arising from the wide spectrum of human endeavours. One particular field, however, arose from ...