Die prosesse wat gebruik word om onroerende eiendom van verkoper na koper in Suid-Afrika oor te dra, is verouderd en nie outomaties nie. Dokumente in papierformaat verhoog die risiko vir bedrog en wanvoorstellings. Hierdie artikel oorweeg die implementering van 'n wolkgebaseerde, gesentraliseerde databasis met eiendomsaanvoerkettingvennote, om deursigtigheid, omkeertyd en sekuriteit te verbeter, terwyl die risiko en koste geminimaliseer word. Die digitalisering van eiendomsprosesse sou lei tot die dematerialisering van die titelbewys, en nie bloot outomatisering van die papiergebaseerde stelsel nie. Die kwalitatiewe navorsing was verkennend, en halfgestruktureerde onderhoude is gevoer met rolspelers betrokke by eiendomsoordragte in Suid-Afrika. Dit het die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, die Departement van Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling, die Prokureursorde van Suid-Afrika, verbandopstellers, Die Bankvereniging, die Departement van Binnelandse Sake, die registrateur van die aktekantoor, die landmeter-generaal, munisipaliteite, sagtewaremaatskappye, die Nasionale Tesourie, Suid-Afrika se Sentrale Sekuriteitebewaarplek, sowel as die Tshwane Munisipaliteit se Raad, ingesluit.

The processes used to transfer immovable property from a seller to a buyer in South Africa are outdated and not digitised. Paper-based documents increase the risk of fraud and misrepresentation. This study considered the implementation of a cloud-based centralised database for property supply chain partners to enhance transparency, turnaround times, and security while minimising risks and costs. Digitalised property processes would result in title deeds' dematerialisation and not merely the automation of the paper-based system. This qualitative study was exploratory, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with role-players involved with property transfers in South Africa. These included the South African Reserve Bank, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, the Law Society of South Africa, mortgage originators, The Banking Association, the Department of Home Affairs, the Registrar of each Deeds Office, the Surveyor General's office, municipalities, software companies, National Treasury, South Africa's Central Securities Depository (Strate Ltd), and the Tshwane Mettropolitan Municipal Council.

Abstract Research that goals to recognize and evaluate the behaviors of Syndrome of teachers from the Industrial Engineering department of a Higher Education Institution. The problem was identified that there were no prior evaluations to identify opportunities for improvement in mental health and the work environment of the teaching staff. A questionnaire based on Maslach, et. al; (1986) and Seisdedos, (1997), which is designed with 22 items, for the Burnout syndrome variable, which measures 3 sub variables: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal fulfillment (8 items), which They respond to a six-point Likert-type scale. The study was quantitative of a descriptive cross-sectional type (Hernández, et. al; 2010). For application to a sample of n=31 teachers. It was found that the subscale with the lowest value is: Personal fulfillment (37.35) and the behaviors with the highest priority to address are: I deal very well with the problems that my students present to me = 4.03 (Maslach, et. al; 1986), I can easily understand what my students think = 4.23 (Maslach, et. al; 1986) and I find myself with a lot of vitality = 4.55 (Maslach, et. al; 1986). The institution will carry out an analysis of the behaviors and causes to prevent and a proposal for the improvement of the studied indices.

Resumen Investigación con el objetivo de identificar y valorar los comportamientos del Síndrome en docentes de Ingeniería Industrial (departamento) de una Institución de Enseñanza Superior. Se identificó el problema de que no existían evaluaciones previas para identificar oportunidades de mejora en la salud mental y el ambiente laboral de la plantilla docente. Se aplicó un cuestionario basado en Maslach, et. al; (1986) y Seisdedos, (1997) que está diseñado con 22 ítems, para la variable síndrome de Burnout, que mide 3 subvariables: agotamiento emocional (9 ítems), despersonalización (5 ítems) y Realización personal (8 ítems), los cuales responden a una escala tipo Likert de seis puntos. El estudio fue cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo transversal (Hernández, et. al; 2010). Para la aplicación a una muestra de n=31 docentes. Se encontró que la subescala con menor valor es: Realización personal (37.35) y los comportamientos con más prioridad a atender son: Me enfrento muy bien con los problemas que me presentan mis alumnos = 4.03 (Maslach, et. al; 1986), Puedo entender con facilidad lo que piensan mis alumnos = 4.23 (Maslach, et. al; 1986) y Me encuentro con mucha vitalidad = 4.55 (Maslach, et. al; 1986). La institución realizará un análisis de los comportamientos y causas para prevenir y una propuesta para la mejora de los índices estudiados.

Abstract Introduction: Spills of flammable liquids can lead to serious accidents, mainly in industrial plants and on roads. To prevent the spread of spills, various forms of collection are used, such as absorption with porous solids. Agroindustrial waste can be used as sorbent materials for flammable liquids. Objective: To determine the sorption capacity of the residual empty-fruit bunch of oil-palm (Elaeis guineensis) and the macaw palm (Acrocomia sp.) nutshell for four organic flammable liquids. Methods: The residual biomasses of E. guineensis and Acrocomia sp. were assessed as sorbents for spilled fuels (diesel, jet fuel, commercial kerosene, and gasoline). Volumetric measurement of liquid-fuel absorption at 24 ºC was taken during a week. Desorption was measured at 50 ºC as the drying kinetics, by using moisture scales. Results: The sorption capacity of the Acrocomia sp. material was not satisfactory, compared to the E. guineensis residual material, due to differences in the residual architecture of the organic material. This last can absorb 2.4 ± 0.2 cm3 g-1 at 24 ºC, during a one-week period. Diatomite absorbs greater quantities of the organic liquids but, the fluids diffusion at 50 ºC is 0.26 ± 0.09 times more slowly in the mineral matrix, because of the greater pore tortuosity in this mineral matrix. Conclusions: The oil-palm empty fruit bunch of E. guineensis, showed lesser but adequate performance than the sorbing behavior for fire hazard mitigation of diatomite. The nutshell of macaw palm (Acrocomia sp.) did not prove to be useful for this recovery operation.

Resumen Introducción: Los vertidos de líquidos inflamables pueden producir accidentes graves, principalmente en plantas industriales y en carretera. Para prevenir la dispersión de derrames, se utilizan diversas formas de recolecta, como la absorción con sólidos porosos. Residuos agroindustriales pueden ser aprovechados como materiales sorbentes de líquidos inflamables. Objetivo: Determinar la capacidad de absorción de las biomasas residuales del pedúnculo de la palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis) y del endocarpio del fruto de coyol (Acrocomia sp.) para cuatro líquidos orgánicos inflamables. Métodos: Las biomasas residuales de E. guineensis y de Acrocomia sp. se evaluaron como sorbentes para combustibles derramados (diésel, queroseno de aviación, queroseno comercial y gasolina). Se midió la cantidad de líquido absorbida por las biomasas a 24 ºC durante una semana, y su cinética de desorción a 50 ºC, usando balanzas de secado. Resultados: La propiedad sorbente del material de Acrocomia sp. no fue satisfactoria, comparada con el pedúnculo de E. guineensis, debido a diferencias en arquitectura residual del material orgánico. Esta última biomasa muestra una capacidad de absorción para los combustibles de 2.4 ± 0.2 cm3 g-1 a 24 ºC. La diatomita absorbe mayor cantidad de los combustibles estudiados, pero la difusión de estos fluidos a 50 ºC por la matriz mineral es solo 0.26 ± 0.09 veces lo observado para el material de E. guineensis, como resultado del mayor grado de tortuosidad de los poros de la diatomita. Conclusiones: El pedúnculo de palma aceitera (E. guineensis) mostró un adecuado potencial desempeño para la aplicación pasiva en la mitigación de los riesgos de incendio, con respecto a la diatomita. El endocarpio del fruto de Acrocomia sp. no resultó útil para esta operación de recuperación.

Economic transformation and escalating market competitiveness have prompted manufacturers to adopt zero-defect manufacturing principles to lower production costs and maximise product quality. The key enabler of zero-defect manufacturing is the adoption of data-driven techniques that harness the wealth of information offered by digitalised manufacturing systems in order to predict errors. Multi-stage manufacturing systems, however, introduce additional complexity owing to the cascade effects associated with stage interactions. A generic modular framework is proposed for facilitating the tasks associated with preparing data emanating from multi-stage manufacturing systems, building predictive models, and interpreting these models' results. In particular, cascade quality prediction methods are employed to harness the benefit of invoking a stage-wise modelling approach. The working of the framework is demonstrated in a practical case study involving data from a multistage semiconductor production process.

Ekonomiese transformasie en toenemende markmededingendheid het vervaardigers aangespoor om zero-defek-vervaardigingsbeginsels toe te pas met die oog om produksiekoste te verlaag en produkkwaliteit te maksimeer. Die sleutelbemiddelaar van zero-defek-vervaardiging is die gebruik van data-gedrewe tegnieke om die magdom inligting wat deur gedigitaliseerde vervaardigingstelsels beskikbaar gemaak word, vir die voorspelling van foute te benut. Multi-stadium vervaardigingstelsels veroorsaak egter bykomende kompleksiteit as gevolg van kaskade-effekte wat verband hou met stadiuminteraksies. 'n Generiese modulêre raamwerk word voorgestel vir die fasilitering van take wat verband hou met die voorbereiding van data wat uit multi-stadium vervaardigingstelsels voortspruit, die bou van voorspellende modelle en die interpretasie van hierdie modelresultate. In die besonder word metodes vir die voorspelling van kaskadekwaliteit toegepas om die voordeel van 'n stadium-gewyse modelleringsbenadering uit te buit. Die werking van die raamwerk word in 'n praktiese gevallestudie gedemonstreer wat betrekking het op 'n multi-stadium halfgeleier produksie proses.

Outsourcing manufacturing to a contract manufacturer is a growing practice that has gained global prominence since the turn of the century. This business practice is common in pharmaceutical and electronics industries, and has now also become common practice in consumer product supply chains. This practice has many challenges; in most cases it does not achieve its intended objectives, with a number of contract manufacturing companies (CMCs) in South Africa going out of business. Research and the literature on contract manufacturing is predominantly focused on the aspects of contract manufacturing and its role and impact in the supply chain. However, there are very few, if any, scholarly articles on the factors that make CMCs in the consumer products supply chain in South Africa succeed and become sustainable businesses and strategic partners to their brand owner customers. This study aimed to fill this gap by identifying, through empirical research of experts in contract manufacturing, the factors that are critical for contract manufacturers to succeed and to be sustainable businesses that can contribute to the success of their clients. Several critical success factors were identified using a Delphi survey of experts who had experience working with CMCs.

Die uitkontraktering van vervaardiging aan 'n kontrakvervaardiger is 'n groeiende praktyk wat sedert die eeuwisseling wêreldwyd prominensie verwerf het. Hierdie sakepraktyk is algemeen in farmaseutiese en elektroniese industrieë, en het nou ook algemene praktyk in verbruikersprodukverskaffingskettings geword. Hierdie praktyk het vele uitdagings; in die meeste gevalle bereik dit nie die beoogde doelwitte nie, met 'n aantal kontrakvervaardigingsmaatskappye (CMC's) in Suid-Afrika wat hul besigheid beëindig. Navorsing en die literatuur oor kontrakvervaardiging is oorwegend gefokus op die aspekte van kontrakvervaardiging en die rol en impak daarvan in die voorsieningsketting. Daar is egter baie min, indien enige, vakkundige artikels oor die faktore wat maak dat CMC's in die verbruikersprodukte-voorsieningsketting in Suid-Afrika suksesvol is en volhoubare besighede en strategiese vennote vir hul handelsmerkeienaar-kliënte word. Hierdie studie het ten doel gehad om hierdie gaping te vul deur, deur empiriese navorsing van kundiges in kontrakvervaardiging, die faktore te identifiseer wat krities is vir kontrakvervaardigers om sukses te behaal en om volhoubare besighede te wees wat kan bydra tot die sukses van hul kliënte. Verskeie kritieke suksesfaktore is geïdentifiseer met behulp van 'n Delphi-opname van kundiges wat ondervinding gehad het om met CMC's te werk.

This paper presents a decision-support system developed to plan the harvest and packing of table grapes. Variability in harvest readiness and volume can significantly impact producer-exporters' ability to meet market demands. The decision-support system incorporates planning aspects specific to table grape production, such as limiting transportation of unpacked stock, pack-to-order, and distinguishing between specific product requirements (i.e., packaging type and cultivar). This decision-support system uses several operational data sources. It assists decision-makers in minimising deviation from the demand plan and the distances harvest is transported between the orchards and processing sites. The conceptual architecture and software implementation tools to realise the decision-support system and a real-world case study are presented. The decision-support system accounts for multiple dynamic supply and processing network restrictions.

Hierdie artikel stel 'n besluitsteunstelsel voor wat ontwikkel is om die oes en verpakking van tafeldruiwe te beplan. Veranderlikheid in oesgereedheid en volume kan produsent-uitvoerders se vermoë om aan markvereistes te voldoen, aansienlik beïnvloed. Die besluitsteunstelsel inkorporeer beplanningsaspekte spesifiek vir tafeldruifproduksie, soos die beperking van vervoer van onverpakte voorraad, pak-vir-bestelling, en onderskeid tussen spesifieke produkvereistes (d.w.s. verpakkingstipe en kultivar). Hierdie besluitondersteuningstelsel gebruik verskeie operasionele databronne. Dit help besluitnemers om afwyking van die aanvraagplan en die afstande wat oes-opbrengs tussen die boorde en verwerkingaanlegte vervoer word, te minimeer. Die konsep-argitektuur en sagteware-implementeringsinstrumente om die besluitsteunstelsel te realiseer asook 'n werklike gevallestudie word aangebied. Die besluitsteunstelsel is verantwoordelik vir veelvuldige dinamiese aanboden verwerkingsnetwerkbeperkings.

This study aims to improve the fabric-cutting process of cotton garment-exporting micro and small businesses by identifying and eliminating waste, defined as the processes that do not add value in cutting area of a textile company. In addition, the lean manufacturing approach is applied by employing tools such as value stream mapping (VSM), single-minute exchange of dies (SMED), and work standardisation. The proposed philosophy is based on data analysis, economic validation, and simulation using the historical data from the company under study. Consequently, a decline in default rework and delayed processes along with an increase in the productivity index is expected.

Hierdie studie het ten doel om die materiaal snyproses van katoen-klere-uitvoer mikro en klein besighede te verbeter deur die vermyding en verwydering van afval, gedefinieer as die prosesse wat geen waarde toevoeg nie, binne die sny-area van 'n tekstielmaatskappy te identifiseer. Daarbenewens sal die skraal vervaardiging-benadering toegepas word deur die gebruik van gereedskap, soos waarde-stroomkaarte (VSM), enkele-minuut-die-uitruiling (SMED), en werkstandaardisering. Die voorgestelde filosofie is gebaseer op data-analise, ekonomiese validasie, en simulasie met behulp van die historiese data van die maatskappy onder studie. Gevolglik word 'n afname in standaard herskrywings en vertraagde prosesse, tesame met 'n toename in die produktiwiteitsindeks, verwag.

Adoption of automation has become the norm in the South African banking industry, owing to competition. Conventional banking institutions are uncertain of the possible adverse effects of integrating automation into banking processes to serve more customers with fewer resources. This study sought to investigate and model the extent to which the integration of automation could be the exogenous factor of the nine endogenous factors identified in this study. The five most prominent banking institutions in South Africa, were used as a case study. The study used a quantitative approach, and 223 bank employees were selected to contribute to the questionnaire survey, and the primary data were analysed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique to test the proposed hypotheses. The secondary information was extracted from the banks' annual integrated reports and fact sheets to generate additional insights into the primary data findings. The findings revealed that service delivery automation is a significant and direct predictor of productivity, efficiency, flexibility, operations costs, and the generation of new job opportunities (positive effects). Similarly, the adoption of bank automation was found to be significantly related to the generation of job losses, the changing nature of work, unbalanced demand for required skills, and inequality in wages of employees, which are described as adverse effects.

As gevolg van mededinging, het die aanneming van outomatisering die norm in die Suid-Afrikaanse bankbedryf geword. Konvensionele bankinstellings is onseker oor die moontlike nadelige gevolge van die integrasie van outomatisering in bankprosesse om meer kliënte met minder hulpbronne te bedien. Hierdie studie poog om die mate waarin die integrasie van outomatisering die eksogene faktor van die nege endogene faktore wat in hierdie studie geïdentifiseer is, te ondersoek en te modelleer. Die vyf mees prominente bankinstellings in Suid-Afrika, is as gevallestudie gebruik. Die studie het 'n kwantitatiewe benadering gebruik, en 223 bankwerknemers is gekies om by te dra tot die vraelysopname, en die primêre data is ontleed deur gebruik te maak van die strukturele vergelyking modellering (SEM) tegniek om die voorgestelde hipoteses te toets. Die sekondêre inligting is uit die banke se jaarlikse geïntegreerde verslae en feiteblaaie onttrek om bykomende insigte in die primêre databevindinge te genereer. Die bevindinge het aan die lig gebring dat dienslewering outomatisering 'n beduidende en direkte voorspeller is van produktiwiteit, doeltreffendheid, buigsaamheid, bedryfskoste en die generering van nuwe werksgeleenthede (positiewe effekte). Net so is gevind dat die aanvaarding van bankoutomatisering beduidend verband hou met die generering van werkverliese, die veranderende aard van werk, ongebalanseerde vraag na vereiste vaardighede en ongelykheid in lone van werknemers, wat as nadelige gevolge beskryf word.

The Internet of Things is an important element of Industry 4.0, which has brought innovative technological contributions to the energy sector; Industry 4.0 allows organisations to transition to intelligent companies through the use of the Internet of Things and technologies that favour manufacturing and production processes to be more efficient. The aim of this paper is to identify how the application of the Internet of Things has had benefits in the energy sector. This paper presents a literature review in a traditional way, to identify the importance of the Internet of Things and its application in the energy sector in the field of wind, solar, hydroelectric, and fossil energy. The analysis of the literature shows that there are studies that indicate the benefit of the internet of Things in the energy sector, with 48 documents being recognised, of which 25 publications belong to the year 2022.

Die Internet van Dinge (loT) is 'n belangrike element van Industrie 4.0, wat innoverende tegnologiese bydraes tot die energie sektor gebring het. Industrie 4.0 stel organisasies in staat om oor te skakel na intelligente ondernemings deur die gebruik van IoT en tegnologieë wat vervaardigings- en produksieprosesse bevoordeel om doeltreffender te wees. Die doel van hierdie artikel is hoe die toepassing van IoT voordele in die energie sektor gehad het, te identifiseer. Hierdie artikel bied 'n literatuuroorsig op 'n tradisionele manier aan om die belangrikheid van die IoT en die toepassing daarvan in die energie sektor op die gebied van wind, sonkrag, hidro-elektriese, sowel as fossiel energie te identifiseer. Die ontleding van die literatuur toon dat daar studies is wat die voordeel van die IoT in die energie sektor aandui, met 48 dokumente wat erken word, waarvan 25 publikasies in 2022 was.

This paper presents a methodological approach to conducting a literature review on additive manufacturing (AM), which is a groundbreaking manufacturing technique that involves the successive layering of materials to create components. The use of AM not only reduces manufacturing waste but also saves time and simplifies assembly processes. The current research focused on exploring the advances of AM in fabricating self-lubricating components. By using specific keywords, relevant data sources were extracted from databases. The literature review highlights the extensive exploration of AM in tribological research, demonstrating its successful application in creating self-lubricating components that have yielded positive results.

Hierdie artikel bied 'n metodologiese benadering tot die uitvoer van 'n literatuuroorsig oor laag-op-laag vervaardiging, 'n baanbreker-vervaardigingstegniek waarin materiale in opeenvolgende lae neergelê word om komponente te vervaardig. Die gebruik van laag-op-laag vervaardiging verminder nie alleen vervaardigingsafval nie, maar spaar ook tyd en vereenvoudig samestellingsprosesse. Hierdie navorsing het gefokus op die ondersoek van vooruitgang in laag-op-laag vervaardiging in die maak van selfsmerende komponente. Deur spesifieke sleutelwoorde te gebruik, is relevante databronne verkry vanuit databasisse. Hierdie literatuuroorsig beklemtoon die uitgebreide verkenning van laag-op-laag vervaardiging in tribologiese navorsing, en demonstreer die suksesvolle toepassing daarvan in die maak van selfsmerende komponente wat positiewe resultate opgelewer het.

A notion exists that organisations with higher levels of project management maturity execute projects more effectively and efficiently and so have a higher probability of achieving project success. This paper reports on a single case study that measured the project management maturity of four project management knowledge areas, and also investigated the impact of project management maturity on perceived project success in a mining operation. The study found that project management maturity plays a pivotal role in achieving project management deliverables. However, project management maturity alone is not sufficient to guarantee project success.

Dit word gereken dat organisasies met hoër vlakke van projekbestuurvolwassenheid projekte meer effektief en doeltreffend uitvoer. Gevolglik het hulle 'n groter waarskynlikheid om projeksukses te behaal. Hierdie artikel handel oor 'n gevallestudie wat die projekbestuursvolwassenheid van vier projekbestuur kennisareas gemeet het, asook die impak van projekbestuurvolwassenheid op waargenome projeksukses in 'n mynbou-operasie ondersoek het. Die studie het bevind dat, alhoewel projekbestuurvolwassenheid 'n deurslaggewende rol speel om projekbestuur-aflewerbares te bereik, projekbestuurvolwassenheid alleen egter nie voldoende is om projeksukses te waarborg nie.

This paper identifies the essential support functions of project management offices (PMO) for various organisational project management maturity (OPMM) levels. A case study of a South African petrochemical company compares a PMO within the company with a small projects department that is not supported by a PMO. OPMM development drivers and essential PMO support functions are identified for both structures. It is proposed that the requirements of essential PMO support functions depend on the OPMM level, but are also affected by business needs. The highest OPMM level is not required for every organisation, as the optimum OPMM level depends on the specific business' requirements.

Hierdie artikel identifiseer noodsaaklike ondersteuningsfunksies van projekbestuurskantore (PBKe) vir verskillende vlakke van organisatoriese projekbestuur-volwassenheid. 'n Gevalstudie vergelyk 'n PBK en 'n klein projekte departement van 'n Suid-Afrikaanse petrochemiese maatskappy. Die ontwikkelingsdrywers van organisatoriese projekbestuur-volwassenheid en noodsaaklike PBK ondersteunings-funksies is vir beide strukture geïdentifiseer. Dit blyk dat die noodsaaklike PBK-funksies afhang van die vlak van organisatoriese projekbestuur-volwassenheid, maar ook beïnvloed word deur besigheids-behoeftes. Die optimale vlak van organisatoriese projekbestuur-volwassenheid hang af van spesifieke besigheidsvereistes, en vereis nie noodwendig die hoogste vlak van organisatoriese projekbestuur-volwassenheid nie.

The objective of this study is to increase the efficiency and productivity of a business that offers sandblasting and painting services. An integrated model incorporating lean manufacturing tools, including preventative and autonomous maintenance, 5S, and SMED, is presented in this article. The model consists of four distinct phases. The initial stage consists of diagnosing the company's beginning state. The second stage entails the execution of the 5S methodology to arrange workstations. Following this, a maintenance programme was implemented, which ultimately resulted in the reduction of setup times for the painting machine configuration. Furthermore, an assessment was conducted on the realised enhancements, and metrics were compared both before and after deployment. Statistical validation was performed via a pilot study that occupied an extended period. The findings validated a productivity improvement of 10% and an efficiency increase of 23.8%. In addition, a 32.04% reduction in setup time was observed.

Die doel van hierdie studie is om die doeltreffendheid en produktiwiteit van 'n besigheid wat sandblaas- en verfdienste bied, te verhoog. 'n Geïntegreerde model wat skraal vervaardigingsgereedskap insluit, insluitend voorkomende en outonome instandhouding, 5S en SMED, word bespreek. Die model bestaan uit vier verskillende fases. Die aanvanklike stadium bestaan uit die diagnose van die maatskappy se begintoestand. Die tweede fase behels die uitvoering van die 5S-metodologie om werkstasies te bestuur. Hierna is 'n instandhoudingsprogram geïmplementeer, wat uiteindelik gelei het tot die vermindering van opsteltye vir die verfmasjienkonfigurasie. Verder is 'n assessering gedoen oor die gerealiseerde verbeterings, en numeriese uitsette is beide voor en na ontplooiing vergelyk. Statistiese validering is uitgevoer via 'n loodsstudie wat 'n lang tydperk in beslag geneem het. Die bevindinge het 'n produktiwiteitsverbetering van 10 persent en 'n doeltreffendheidverhoging van 23.8 persent bevestig. Daarbenewens is 'n vermindering van 32.04 persent in opstel tyd waargeneem.

This article applies a network lens to transactional data in order to improve a food banking network's supply chain design and planning. This study draws on data from FoodForward South Africa. This food bank has compiled a rich dataset of connections between supply chain partners (e.g., donors), the flow of stock (volume of food), and their beneficiary organisations. Our analysis showed an increase in the system's 'moving parts' (increased handling of donations), resulting in a significant imbalance between supply and demand. Additionally, in 2022, the organisation's warehouses received a larger number of smaller-volume donations from a wider variety of suppliers, placing an extra burden on the network.

Hierdie artikel pas 'n netwerklens op transaksionele data toe om 'n voedselbanknetwerk se voorsieningskettingontwerp en -beplanning te verbeter. Hierdie studie is gebaseer op data van FoodForward South Africa, 'n voedselbank wat 'n ryk datastel van verbindings tussen voorsieningskettingvennote (skenkers), die vloei van voorraad (voedsel volume) en hul begunstigde organisasies saamgestel het. Ons ontleding het 'n toename in die stelsel se 'bewegende dele' (verhoogde hantering van skenkings) getoon, wat gelei het tot 'n meer beduidende wanbalans tussen vraag en aanbod. Boonop het pakhuise in 2022 'n groter aantal kleiner-volume skenkings van 'n groter verskeidenheid verskaffers ontvang, wat 'n ekstra las op die netwerk geplaas het.