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Technician level needs and skills development guidelines for the South African nuclear energy industry
(North-West University, 2012)
The increasing demand for electrical energy to bring about development and social change has brought about renewed interest in the use of nuclear power as one of the sources of electrical energy. The nuclear power industry ...
An investigation into engineering knowledge management : a petrochemical organisation as a case study
(2014)
Modern organisations are increasingly seen as knowledge-based business ventures in which proactive knowledge management is important for competitiveness. The interest in knowledge management seems to have surged across ...
Utility measurement requirements : SASOL 1 site as case study
(2014)
Clean water has become a scarce and pricey commodity. Companies, governments and the public are realising more and more the importance of efficient and effective water use and the conservation of South Africa’s natural ...
Alternative electricity generation : Safripol as a case study
(2014)
Electrical energy supply in South Africa, provided by ESKOM, has become more expensive with regular price increases in the past seven years. Increases on an annual basis have seen the Mega flex tariffs quadruple in the ...
Re-engineering the tender process at Tubular Track
(2015)
In any organisation processes can be seen evolving throughout their lifecycle and play a deciding role in the efficiency of organisational activities. Tender processes are no different and with growing
competitiveness and ...
A systems engineering approach for the deployment of an atmospheric monitoring station
(2015)
Atmospheric monitoring is a vital part of environmental management. Monitoring temporal changes in atmospheric pollution on a local, regional and global scale is important in order to mitigate adverse effects on health and ...
Diffusion of innovation and technology from research centers into the industries in Nigeria
(North-West University, 2010)
It is not an overstatement to say that technology dictates the rule in the world. Almost every diversity of human life depends on technology. In fact, the quality of global life and the standard of local living have come ...
A techno-economic appraisal of renewable energy in remote, off grid locations in Nigeria : Obudu ranch as a case study
(North-West University, 2008)
Energy is central to economic development. It has been established that there is a clear correlation between energy consumption and living standards. Nigeria is a country of very industrious and enterprising people. However, ...
Improving multimedia transmission through enhanced multimedia devices
(North-West University, 2008)
Multimedia transmission is the effective way of transmitting multimedia elements (comprising voice, audio, video, data etc) from one place to the other via internet enabled protocols and other means. The term 'effective' ...
A demand side management study model for an on–off heap leach pad
(North-West University, 2011)
In today’s world it is imperative to understand that the power demand of industrial and mining operations should be as economical as possible. This is especially necessary with the inevitable depletion of our natural ...