...project management has permeated almost all aspects of working life. The evolution of the project management context. Why and under what circumstances project management is used. What characterizes projects and differentiates them from other forms of management. Examples of projects – large medium and small. Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Project Management The Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK) defines Projecy Management as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements”. In the course outline we make the following statements with regard to what this course promises you engineering students. In the engineering environment, Project Management can be practiced either a stand-alone professional discipline or as an integral part of the delivery mechanism for engineering services. Either way, all engineers need a thorough understanding of Project Management theory, principles, practices, tools and techniques. This course has been structured to stimulate the interest of student engineers in the discipline of Project Management and to equip them with sufficient knowledge of the discipline to meaningfully participate in project work at an early stage. Many organisations do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. While most people are not formally skilled in project methodology, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity...
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... 8 1. Introduction Eskom Holdings Limited is a household name which was established in 1923. This state-owned utility is responsible for generating, transmitting and distributing electricity to industrial, commercial, agricultural, mining and residential customers (Musana, et al., 2012). Modern industry is impossible without it and it is the most important new technology of the 20th Century (Kenny, 2015). Since electricity has been a driver of our country’s development over the past century, Eskom’s overall impact on South Africa is significant. The Eskom Factor Report of 2011 states that Eskom has a great responsibility towards our economy, society and environment. It will continue to be a key enabler for economic growth and job creation. Over the last few years South Africa has experienced substantial growth, facing a broad range of development issues, including Eskom’s reliable supply of electricity and environmental degradation (Eskom., 2011). South Africa’s electricity supply presents a national crisis, which Eskom is almost entirely responsible for (Kenny, 2015). This leaves us with the threat of load shedding and blackouts every month. 2. The Eskom crisis From 1923 until 1994 Eskom had one task; to make sure South Africa had enough electricity. At that time engineers were in charged and were appointed on merit and nothing else. Eskom was entirely self-financing (Kenny,...
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...consultants. We are the only consulting firm with our own non-commercial online Job Portal www.universalhunt.com. We have built a databank of more than 4 Million candidates over a period of time, which allows us absolute success in any mandate in shortest time span with 100% client satisfaction. We serve more than 900 international clients across all sectors and industries. We have clients in UK, Germany, Belgium, South Africa, Netherlands, Singapore, India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Libya, Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Jordan, Nigeria, Kenya and Malaysia, Uganda, Hongkong, Australia, USA and many other countries. Specialties Executive Search, Interim Management, Turn Key Recruitment, Corporate Training, Resume Writing Service Universal Hunt Private Limited, an International Business Consulting company with clientèle from various sectors and industries, in countries across Middle East, Africa, Europe, USA and South East Asia. Universal Hunt specializes into Human Resource Solutions, Investment Banking, Engineering Consulting and Information Technology domains. With extensive network of international clients and domain expertise across...
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...efficiency, security of supply and the environment in South Africa: Moving beyond the strategy documents A.B. Sebitosi à Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa a r t i c l e in fo abstract Article history: Received 18 April 2008 Energy efficiency is one of the most potent and cost effective ways of meeting the demands of sustainable development. It has in fact been referred to as the best energy resource. Way back in 2005 the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) published its Energy Efficiency Strategy in support of some of the objectives enlisted in the 1998 White Paper on Energy Policy. The Strategy set a national target for energy efficiency improvement of 12% by 2015 against the baseline year 2000. The document further predicted that, with a business as usual model of energy usage, at the projected rate of national economic development, there would be a need to invest in new power generating capacity by around 2007. Despite the policy foresight and seemingly enthusiastic efforts, though, the dawn of 2008 saw the country gripped in an electric power crisis, with a capacity shortfall of over 10%. This paper looks at what could have gone wrong, examines energy efficiency policies and measures in other countries and how these lessons could be adopted to the South African context. & 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: South Africa Environment Energy security Energy efficiency ...
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...Hsuan Wen Su : Hsuan Wen Su 1 Global Place, #1604, Glendale, AZ. 85306 |: +14804928886|: sheila850216@gmail.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Career Objective An enthusiastic and professional Oversea Salesperson of Kingfont Precision Industrial Corporation with achievement of handling over ten customers in different countries that result in US$150,000 and an outstanding Administrator of Industry-Academic Collaboration with proven record of carrying over sixteen technologies to industries that resulted in US$425,000 are seeking career opportunities as marketing professionals by utilizing hands on skills in effective communication and research analysis. Summary of Qualifications * Accomplished professional with proven track record of success-successfully created over 16 industry-academic collaboration and promoted connectors and stamping parts to customers in various countries. * Extensive knowledge in various industries-realized the trend of future industrial development with abundant experience of visiting and interviewing enterprisers and professors. * Outstanding analyzing and mathematic skills-got relatively high score in related class such as calculus, statistic, and math in economics, and performed well in analyzing costs and prices. * Excellent presentation and communication skills- analyzed project details accurately and organized opinions logically and concisely in class and work presentation; coordinated co-workers and gathered and summarized...
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...South Africa is one of the most geographically varied countries of the African continent, comprising territory that ranges from the rolling, fertile plains of the highveld and the wide open savanna of the Eastern Transvaal to the Kalahari desert and the peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains. While all of its diverse regions offer ample opportunities for adventure travel, the focus in South Africa--as in much of sub-Saharan Africa--is the safari. In addition to possessing two of the world's most renowned wildlife reserves, the Kruger and the Kalahari Gemsbok National Parks, the country contains over a dozen smaller regional parks and reserves. In addition, with its excellent road and rail systems, its abundance of top-rated accommodations, and its bountiful farmlands and vineyards, South Africa allows visitors ample opportunity for more luxurious comfort along with adventuresome excitement. Location, Geography, & Climate South Africa is located, as one might expect, on the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Along its northern border, from west to east, lie Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and to the northeast are Mozambique and Swaziland. Wholly-enclosed by South Africa, and situated in its eastern central plain, is the independent kingdom of Lesotho. Almost all of South Africa's 472,000 square miles (1.2 million sq. km.) lie below the Tropic of Capricorn, and the country is geographically composed...
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... ON THE 6 MONTH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BY MR AMOSU OPEPO OLUFEMI OF MATRICULATION NUMBER 03054341 500 LEVEL ELECT/ELECT ENGINEERING AKNOWLODGEMENT First and foremost, I give thanks to god almighty that has preserved me up till this moment and enabled me to partake of the programme and also enabled me to put this report together. Next I will like to mention the relentless effort of my dad who is never tired of me and single handedly bore my burden from childhood until now. He also never fails to give me all the support needed: morally, financially and all. Also I will like to express my deepest appreciation to my entire lecturer who has in one way or the other affected my life Especially engr. Olajide, engr. olokede and the rest, I am very grateful \INTRODUCTION The six month of industrial training is called the siwes program known as student industrial working experience scheme. The scheme is intended to familiarize the engineering undergraduate students with working experience of the real engineering life. As an engineering student, one is expected to undergo three schemes at different times which is intended to give him or her a detailed understanding of the engineering field during his or her stay for the degree...
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...000 – Computer science, information, and general works • 000 Generalities • 001 Knowledge • 002 The book • 003 Systems • 004 Data processing and Computer science • 005 Computer programming, programs, data • 006 Special computer methods • 007 Not assigned or no longer used • 008 Not assigned or no longer used • 009 Not assigned or no longer used • 010 Bibliography • 011 Bibliographies • 012 Bibliographies of individuals • 013 Bibliographies of works by specific classes of authors • 014 Bibliographies of anonymous and pseudonymous works • 015 Bibliographies of works from specific places • 016 Bibliographies of works from specific subjects • 017 General subject catalogs • 018 Catalogs arranged by author & date • 019 Dictionary catalogs • 020 Library & information sciences • 021 Library relationships • 022 Administration of the physical plant • 023 Personnel administration • 024 Not assigned or no longer used • 025 Library operations • 026 Libraries for specific subjects • 027 General libraries • 028 Reading, use of other information media • 029 Not assigned or no longer used • 030 General encyclopedic works • 031 General encyclopedic works -- American • 032 General encyclopedic works in English • 033 General encyclopedic works in other Germanic languages • 034 General encyclopedic works in French, Provencal...
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...Economic and Trade Relationship Between China and Africa Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, China and Africa have developed a long-standing friendship. This is evidenced by the cooperation in political, economic, and cultural areas. They have created a new type of strategic partnership based on political equality and mutual trust, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges. China has demonstrated respect for African countries by actively encouraging cooperation and providing aid between Chinese and African businesses. With china being the largest developing country and Africa being the continent with the most number of developing countries, their trade and economic relations have not only played a significant role in promoting their respective progress, but has also helped to win the attention and support of the international community to Africa's development. Currently, China is one of Africa’s most important trade partners. In this essay, I will endorse the understanding of China and Africa’s relationship. When the founding of the People’s Republic of China occurred in 1949, it also marked the initiation of China-Africa trade and economic relations. While African countries fought for national liberation and China worked to safeguard its own sovereignty and territorial integrity, they both supported one another by friendship and mutual trust. They laid a good political foundation for their future growth of trade and economic relationship...
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...ISI, IBSS & SA DHET - FOR 2012 SUBMISSION TITLE LIST COUNTRY ISSN E-ISSN PUBLISHER'S DETAILS Subject classifaction International Accreditation - SA JOURNALS 4Or-A Quarterly Journal Of Operations Research ISI SCIENCE A + U-Architecture And Urbanism ISI ARTS & HUMANITIES A Contrario IBSS Aaa-Arbeiten Aus Anglistik Und Amerikanistik ISI ARTS & HUMANITIES Aaohn Journal ISI SCIENCE Aaohn Journal ISI SOC SCIENCE Aapg Bulletin ISI SCIENCE Aaps Journal ISI SCIENCE Aaps Pharmscitech ISI SCIENCE Aatcc Review ISI SCIENCE Abacus: Journal Of Accounting, Finance And Business Studies IBSS Abacus-A Journal Of Accounting Finance And Business StudiesISI SOC SCIENCE Abdominal Imaging ISI SCIENCE Abhandlungen Aus Dem Mathematischen Seminar Der UniversISI SCIENCE Abstract And Applied Analysis ISI SCIENCE Abstracts Of Papers Of The American Chemical Society ISI SCIENCE Academia-Revista Latinoamericana De Administracion ISI SOC SCIENCE Academic Emergency Medicine ISI SCIENCE Academic Medicine ISI SCIENCE Academic Pediatrics ISI SCIENCE Academic Psychiatry ISI SOC SCIENCE Academic Radiology ISI SCIENCE Academy Of Management Annals ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Journal ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Journal IBSS Academy Of Management Learning & Education ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Perspectives ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Perspectives IBSS Academy Of Management Review ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Review IBSS Academy Of Marketing Science Review IBSS Acadiensis...
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...ASSIGNMENT 1 SUBJECT: SYSTEMS DYNAMICS CODE: SDN411T DATE: 25TH FEBRUARY 2015 Department: Industrial Engineering Lecturer: mr o.a. makinde, Room 2-337 Please note that this Assignment will only be uploaded on MyTutor SDN411T until the 7th April (Day and Evening Class) at 000hrs and not at any later times! MARKING This assignment carries a weighting of 25% of the marks for this subject. Sections will be weighted individually as follows: TASKS | | TOTAL MARKS | 1 | | 60 | 2 | | 110 | Overall Presentation | Summary, Introduction, Report Flow, References, etc. | 10 | TOTAL MARKS | 180 | Objective: To write a report that covers the items listed below. The report should include sketches and diagrams wherever these are relevant. A maximum of 15 sides of A4 script would be satisfactory with font size 12 Times Roman and 1.5 line spacing. 1. APPLICATIONS OF SIMULATION 1.1 Investigate two different manufacturing and servicing industries in South Africa and other countries in the global world where simulation has been applied. Note: Each of these industries should be from two different manufacturing and servicing industries. Your investigation should clearly indicate the following (though not exclusively so); 1.2.1 When simulation was adopted in each of these industries [4] 1.2.2 How has simulation been carried out in each of the industries identified? (The methodology) ...
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...Advanced Diploma of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COMMENCEMENT DATE: 8 February 2010 Take your existing skills in mechanical engineering or industrial technology and boost your career with practical knowledge of the latest technologies in this fast growing but critical field Ensure you and your company remain at the forefront of Mechanical Engineering Technology Through innovative e-learning participate from your home, office or facility WHAT YOU WILL GAIN: • Skills and know-how in the latest technologies in mechanical engineering technology • Hard hitting know-how in pumps, compressors, piping, seals and machinery safety • Guidance from experts in the field of mechanical engineering technology • Networking contacts in the industry • Improved career prospects and income • A world recognised IDC Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology Technology Training that Works AUSTRALIA • CANADA • INDIA IRELAND • MALAYSIA • NEW ZEALAND POLAND • SINGAPORE • SOUTH AFRICA UNITED KINGDOM • UNITED STATES • VIETNAM Download the detailed prospectus here: www.idc-online.com/e_learning/dmeprospectus.pdf INTRODUCTION Gain deep and broad skills by undertaking this advanced diploma in mechanical engineering technology - focusing on real, practical systems. Embrace a well paid, intensive yet enjoyable career by taking this comprehensive and practical course, delivered by live distance learning and presented by outstanding mechanical engineering instructors located throughout...
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...in the global automotive industry: what can developing economies learn from South Africa about linking into global automotive value chains? Justin Barnesa and Mike Morrisb * Benchmarking and Manufacturing Analysts, and PRISM, School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; bPRISM, School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal The insertion of the South African automotive industry into the global mainstream of vehicle manufacturing highlights a number of valuable analytical lessons for developing country automotive economies. The global value chains that dominate the automotive industry have fostered substantial upgrading within the South African automotive industry but pervasive international trends also limit the opportunities for value addition and more substantial increases in vehicle output. Key trends in this regard relate to tightening market conditions in the developed economies into which South African vehicle producers and automotive component manufacturers supply, excess global production capacity and the emergence of new low cost production locations principally in Asia. The benefits to the South African automotive industry of engaging in global value chains are clear but the long term sustainability and development of the industry remain in question. The importance of industrial policy in shaping any national industry’s insertion into global value chains...
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...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Research Report Procurement from local Small and Medium Enterprises in Anglo American operations By LCP Mohale Student No: 46059091 Qualification aimed at: BTech Industrial Engineering Lecturer: Mr Steadyman Chikumba, UNISA Senior Lecturer: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Submission Date: 29 October 2011 Copyright © 2011 LCP Mohale Declaration I, LCP Mohale, student no 46059091, hereby declare that the work contained in this report is my own original work and I have acknowledged all additional sources that I have used/quoted directly. This report and all the information it contains may not be reproduced by any means without my written consent. Acknowledgement I am grateful to individuals who have assumed an instrumental role in bringing this project to completion: * My employer, Anglo American management for providing the environment and opportunity to execute this project. * Mr Tumisho Kekana, Commodity Implementation Manager for Underground Mining Equipment and Heavy Mining Equipment at Anglo American, for guidance and selfless mentoring throughout the project * Mr S Chikumba, Senior Lecturer: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at UNISA, for his guidance and contribution in developing the research concept, and approach. His contribution played an essential role in the foundation and formulation...
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...Mahindra & Mahindra in South Africa Evelyn Eugenio AMBA 660 9044 Dr. Lorna Wallace Executive Summary In 1945, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) functioned as a steal trading entity established by two brother located in India. During 1947, they decided to join the automobile industry and created the UV and tractor vehicle which become the core competency. Even though the strategic method was effective domestically in India, M&M had to reposition its strategic position in South Africa and they have several alternatives. However, M&M was aware that entering the Indian automobile markets would be competitive but they still proceeded. This was a successful multinational venture that has contributed to a successful global economy. However, the strategy was not effective in South Africa and therefore several alternatives were considered. First strategic alternative was to assemble vehicles in South Africa. The second alternative was to establish M&M’s own manufacturing unit in South Africa would be beneficial to the company. The third alternative was to reconstruct the current business model that in India and expanding into Africa by using them as export hub. The last alternative was the wait and watch method after the automobile recession occurred in South Africa. This case will explore several alternatives available for M&M in order to expand the multinational company strategy and enhance integration to the global market. It will analyze...
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