Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Supervisor "Breytenbach, Wynand"

Browsing Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) by Supervisor "Breytenbach, Wynand"

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  • A changeover reduction project on line 7 SAB-Alrode 
    Groenewald, Etrecia; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, )
    SAB Alrode sets various operational targets, amongst others; changeover time. Currently, Brand Pack changeover time on Line7 is inconsistent and needs to be reduced to an absolute minimum in order to ensure maximum production ...
  • A critical analysis of the throughput rate at Steinmüller Alrode Works 
    Vermeulen, Graham; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, November 2)
    The project is a critical analysis and improvement of the throughput rate at Steinmüller Alrode Works. This project aims to increase the turnover in sales for Steinmüller and as a direct result increasing their profits, ...
  • DMAIC 6 Sigma of fill height optimisation of line 8 at SAB Alrode 
    Marais, L.D.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2012)
    The aim of this project is to improve the ability of the production line to manage and optimise fill height performance, thus minimise the standard deviation of the fill heights from the nominal value.
  • Improvement of current quality management system for higher product quality and customer satisfaction 
    Nagel, Nadia; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, November 2)
    Quality can be viewed as the most important aspect in any business. Quality is mostly measured from a customer‟s perspective. If a company understands quality through the customer‟s eyes and ensures that the needs of the ...
  • A Lean Six Sigma approach for improving the changeover time on a packaging line at South African Breweries Limited 
    Heystek, Michiel Christiaan; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, November 2)
    South African Breweries Limited (SAB) is distributer of beer and soft drinks to Southern Africa. Chamdor Brewery is situated in the south west of Gauteng and produces not only beer but alcoholic fruit beverages like Redds, ...
  • Non-returnable bottle loss reduction on a packaging line at South African Breweries, Rosslyn 
    du Plessis, Danielle (2015)
    The South African Breweries (SAB) is a leading local company that successfully competes on a global platform. To retain their positive position, SAB identifies and improves areas in which they are falling short of world-class ...
  • Optimising production time of continuous miners at Goedehoop Colliery 
    Kraucamp, Yovanka (2014)
    Anglo American and the rest of the mining landscape are confronted with a number of challenges such as the depressed economy and the relatively low selling price of coal. These affect profit margins. Anglo American changed ...
  • Using tools and techniques to optimize the body shop at Nissan, Rosslyn 
    Engelbrecht, Lizet; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2013-04-30)
    Congestion is a problem not unfamiliar to any manufacturing plant. This is also the case in the Body Shop area for the X90 project at Nissan. Problems that arise from congestion include a longer lead time, safety hazards, ...