The design of QTrac: an automated quality and cost management system for projects
- Nel, Hannelie, Pretorius, Jan-Harm
- Authors: Nel, Hannelie , Pretorius, Jan-Harm
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Quality costing , QTrac , Quality management
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/124152 , uj:20880 , Citation: Nel, H & Pretorius, J.H. 2016. The design of QTrac: an automated quality and cost management system for projects.
- Description: Abstract: The value of Total Quality Management is demonstrated by the fact that quality products and service are non-negotiable as market-entry for organizations to compete globally. Quality costing is a measure of the efficiency of Total Quality Management and the metric that companies employ to measure their gain in profitability from investment in quality management programs. Current financial accounting systems, however, are not designed to measure and report quality related data in a format that allows informed decision-making. Two companies, BIE International and PACE Services, combined their expertise in quality management and cost engineering to design a quality and cost management system that measures and reports quality management and cost data and information. The program is called QTrac for Projects and Manufacturing and is designed as a quality decision-making and cost management system for the project and manufacturing sectors. The objectives of this paper are to present the design strategy of QTrac in response to the critique and limitations of existing quality cost and accounting methodologies.
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- Authors: Nel, Hannelie , Pretorius, Jan-Harm
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Quality costing , QTrac , Quality management
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/124152 , uj:20880 , Citation: Nel, H & Pretorius, J.H. 2016. The design of QTrac: an automated quality and cost management system for projects.
- Description: Abstract: The value of Total Quality Management is demonstrated by the fact that quality products and service are non-negotiable as market-entry for organizations to compete globally. Quality costing is a measure of the efficiency of Total Quality Management and the metric that companies employ to measure their gain in profitability from investment in quality management programs. Current financial accounting systems, however, are not designed to measure and report quality related data in a format that allows informed decision-making. Two companies, BIE International and PACE Services, combined their expertise in quality management and cost engineering to design a quality and cost management system that measures and reports quality management and cost data and information. The program is called QTrac for Projects and Manufacturing and is designed as a quality decision-making and cost management system for the project and manufacturing sectors. The objectives of this paper are to present the design strategy of QTrac in response to the critique and limitations of existing quality cost and accounting methodologies.
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Systems engineering education in an accredited undergraduate engineering program
- Meyer, Johan, Nel, Hannelie, Janse van Rensburg, Nickey
- Authors: Meyer, Johan , Nel, Hannelie , Janse van Rensburg, Nickey
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/124097 , uj:20873 , Meyer, J., Nel, H & Janse van Rensburg, N. 2016. Systems engineering education in an accredited undergraduate engineering program.
- Description: Abstract: Developing countries are mostly reliant on external technologies and this augments the need for systems engineering capability in these economies. It is therefore imperative that systems engineering as theory and practice is included in undergraduate engineering curricula to strengthen the internal technological capability of a country’s developing engineers. In South Africa, the quality of undergraduate engineering programs is governed by the Engineering Council of South Africa (affiliated under the Washington Accord); and the exit level outcomes of the programs are predetermined explicitly per module. Systems engineering was introduced to an undergraduate electrical engineering program offered in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg; and a framework developed to ensure that the program still meets the requisite ECSA exit level outcomes and therefore international standards. This paper presents the design and implementation of the framework, as well as the challenges that students are exposed to when faced with real-world systems engineering practice. Students were grouped into independent product development teams using a software support tool which promotes diversity and skill-level targets for each team. The independent team structure required the use and application of the systems engineering process and supported the development of management and communication skills. Furthermore, the framework allowed assessment of the performance of each product development team towards achieving the overall project objectives. One of the accreditation requirements of undergraduate engineering programs is peer assessment and this was achieved by the process. The paper closes by presenting the results of the stated framework implementation in an undergraduate electrical engineering program offered in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.
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- Authors: Meyer, Johan , Nel, Hannelie , Janse van Rensburg, Nickey
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/124097 , uj:20873 , Meyer, J., Nel, H & Janse van Rensburg, N. 2016. Systems engineering education in an accredited undergraduate engineering program.
- Description: Abstract: Developing countries are mostly reliant on external technologies and this augments the need for systems engineering capability in these economies. It is therefore imperative that systems engineering as theory and practice is included in undergraduate engineering curricula to strengthen the internal technological capability of a country’s developing engineers. In South Africa, the quality of undergraduate engineering programs is governed by the Engineering Council of South Africa (affiliated under the Washington Accord); and the exit level outcomes of the programs are predetermined explicitly per module. Systems engineering was introduced to an undergraduate electrical engineering program offered in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg; and a framework developed to ensure that the program still meets the requisite ECSA exit level outcomes and therefore international standards. This paper presents the design and implementation of the framework, as well as the challenges that students are exposed to when faced with real-world systems engineering practice. Students were grouped into independent product development teams using a software support tool which promotes diversity and skill-level targets for each team. The independent team structure required the use and application of the systems engineering process and supported the development of management and communication skills. Furthermore, the framework allowed assessment of the performance of each product development team towards achieving the overall project objectives. One of the accreditation requirements of undergraduate engineering programs is peer assessment and this was achieved by the process. The paper closes by presenting the results of the stated framework implementation in an undergraduate electrical engineering program offered in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.
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Benefits of industry 4.0 in foundry engineering’s greensand moulding process
- Banganayi, Farai Chrispen, Nel, Hannelie, Nyembwe, Kasongo
- Authors: Banganayi, Farai Chrispen , Nel, Hannelie , Nyembwe, Kasongo
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Sustainable , Development , Foundry
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/401886 , uj:33608 , Citation: Banganayi, F.C., Nel, H. & Nyembwe, K. 2019. Benefits of industry 4.0 in foundry engineering’s greensand moulding process.
- Description: Abstract: There is a need to introduce modern technologies to address inefficiencies in foundry engineering. The foundry industry is very old dating back as far as 1479. The early foundry engineers produced metal castings which were mainly cannons and bells. Foundries have been slow to adapt to disruptive technologies. However with the 4th industrial revolution foundries cannot afford to miss out. Foundry Engineering which is metal casting is under a lot of pressure from other competing manufacturing technologies. Forging, fabrications and 3D metal printing, plastic and composite materials are competitors to metal casting. The most common and cheapest way of producing castings is in greensand. This is due to the fact that it uses low cost raw materials. Though the process is cheaper than other casting processes. There is always a need for improving efficiencies in the means of production to compete with other manufacturing technologies. The 4th industrial revolution has become a pillar of improving competiveness in the metal casting process. This paper evaluates how the first cloud based green sand data analytic software Sandman plays a role in contributing towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals in African foundries. The greensand data analytic programme has been seen to be a key resource in driving for responsible consumption and production. This study will provide knowledge on the benefits of using a data analytic software in greensand moulding.
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- Authors: Banganayi, Farai Chrispen , Nel, Hannelie , Nyembwe, Kasongo
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Sustainable , Development , Foundry
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/401886 , uj:33608 , Citation: Banganayi, F.C., Nel, H. & Nyembwe, K. 2019. Benefits of industry 4.0 in foundry engineering’s greensand moulding process.
- Description: Abstract: There is a need to introduce modern technologies to address inefficiencies in foundry engineering. The foundry industry is very old dating back as far as 1479. The early foundry engineers produced metal castings which were mainly cannons and bells. Foundries have been slow to adapt to disruptive technologies. However with the 4th industrial revolution foundries cannot afford to miss out. Foundry Engineering which is metal casting is under a lot of pressure from other competing manufacturing technologies. Forging, fabrications and 3D metal printing, plastic and composite materials are competitors to metal casting. The most common and cheapest way of producing castings is in greensand. This is due to the fact that it uses low cost raw materials. Though the process is cheaper than other casting processes. There is always a need for improving efficiencies in the means of production to compete with other manufacturing technologies. The 4th industrial revolution has become a pillar of improving competiveness in the metal casting process. This paper evaluates how the first cloud based green sand data analytic software Sandman plays a role in contributing towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals in African foundries. The greensand data analytic programme has been seen to be a key resource in driving for responsible consumption and production. This study will provide knowledge on the benefits of using a data analytic software in greensand moulding.
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