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An examination of shortcomings in inventory management and control in selected Saldanha Bay firmsDiergaardt, Johannes Godfree January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007 / The dissertation focuses on sharing experiences related to the shortcomings in the discipline of inventory management and control. The research was limited to inventory management and control practices in select manufacturing and production sites in Saldanha Bay on the Cape west coast. The shortcomings identified may be seen as holistic in inventory management and control and are thus not restricted to the Saldanha Bay area only.
The results of the research provide comprehensive insight into the elementary aspects of managing inventories in fast- paced, industrial manufacturing environment. The dissertation touches on the problems that arise when inventory managers do not understand the concept of inventory management. The researcher witnessed the shortage of schooled and skilled inventory managers in both the public and privates sectors in South Africa.
It is hoped that after reading the content of this research, the reader concerned with inventory management and control will be better equipped to address these issues.
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Analysis of inventory control system in rural South African small and medium enterprises.Tladi, Lethamaga Richard. January 2015 (has links)
M. Tech. Business Information Systems / Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are playing a pivotal role in shaping an international economic landscape through job creation and acting as a catalyst in encouraging indigenous-traditional business activities, particularly in rural areas. However, SMEs operate their business with a variety of challenges. For example, the inventory control system is operated manually which results in intensive human errors. The argument driving the study was that a wireless web-based inventory control system could lead to sustenance and competitiveness of rural SMEs. The objective of this study was to; analyse how rural SMEs conduct business and to analyse how manual inventory control system are used, explore issues and challenges experienced which may be affecting the process of conducting business, and lastly to determine how wireless inventory control system could be used appropriately to improve rural SMEs.
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Materials administration in South African municipalities.Moodley, Sathiasiven. January 1991 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1991.
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The viability of introducing radio frequency identification to the South African truck tyre market: a cross-sectional studyFrancis, Merwin January 2013 (has links)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is revolutionizing business practices across industries worldwide as means for its commercial application continue to be developed. It is surpassing barcoding as the preferred means of product identification due to its’ ability to identify goods at item-level as opposed to batch- or type identification, and with no line-of-sight requirements for item detection. Although many industries have successfully employed the technology and are reaping the rewards, RFID’s adoption in the truck tyre industry is still in its infant stage. A small number of documented cases discuss the limited roll-out and testing of RFID effectiveness in satisfying the demands and expectations associated with this specific application. This study is aimed at evaluating the viability of introducing RFID to the South African market. The market readiness is reflected in the perceptions of Continental Tyre South Africa’s (CTSA’s) customers regarding the perceived benefits of RFID. More importantly, it is revealed in how it affects customers’ buying behaviour and, by implication, the impact on CTSA’s sales. The results of the study also reveal critical aspects unique to the South African truck tyre market which could potentially be addressed through the introduction of RFID. These aspects form the basis of the conclusions and recommendations for future actions by CTSA.
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Factors affecting the success of inventory control in the stores division of the eThekwini Municipality, Durban : a case studyNzuza, Zwelihle Wiseman January 2015 (has links)
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Technology in Cost and Management Accounting, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 2015. / The Stores Division reportedly found it very difficult to control inventories as well as executing roles and responsibilities allocated in the section. The aims of this study were to identify factors affecting the success of inventory control and to assess strategies used by the Stores Division of the eThekwini Municipality in Durban to control inventory stocks. In order to arrive at the deep structure underpinning inventory control, three theoretical frameworks were used, i.e., stock diffusion theory, application control theory and inventory control in theory and practice.
This case study was census, descriptive, cross-sectional and predominantly quantitative in nature with only two open-ended questions. The 57 questionnaires were administered by members of staff at the Stores and Procurement Divisions of the eThekwini Municipality in Durban. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and categorised according to themes. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used to determine statistical results.
The findings of the study revealed that employees lack proper training and education and that there is poor inventory control planning, lack of staff communication and lack of procurement time management when processing inventory orders. Respondents also indicated that there are no common strategies in place to control inventories.
The study recommends that the Stores Division should consider the levels of staff qualifications, provide more staff training, and improve inventory control planning; communication; time management, and instigate innovative strategies in order to eradicate growing costs of inventory stocks. Moreover, the internal control processes need to be mapped according to the various roles identified.
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The critical assessment of the challenges faced by Vhembe District Municipality with the implementation of supply chain management policiesMutuvhi, Fhatuwani Lastborn 07 December 2012 (has links)
PhD (Public Administration) / Department of Public and Development Administration
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An investigation into the nature and extent of the adoption of RFID in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South AfricaThakur, Surendra January 2008 (has links)
Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master's Degree of Technology: Information Technology, Durban University of Technology, 2008. / Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) allows for the wireless transfer of data between a
small electronic transmitting tag and a reader without the necessity of line-of-sight. A
feature of RFID, is that this read operation may occur over long distances and that
multiple reads may occur. The aim of this study is to analyse the nature and extent of
RFID adoption in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.
The study fits within the theory of innovation diffusion and is concerned with issues
around technology diffusion, adoption rates, and its associated critical success factors.
The estimation of RFID diffusion rate in the study is based on a telephonic survey of 140
companies. The respondents were chosen from a marketing database that had extensive
information on South African companies. Size was determined to be the selection criterion
as the literature indicates that size is the most compelling concomitant to innovativeness.
In this study, size was deemed to be companies that had more than 50 PC’s in one
geographic unit, of the company, in KwaZulu-Natal.
The key research result locates the RFID diffusion rate in KwaZulu-Natal to be around
19% which corresponds to points beyond the “chasm” as defined by innovation diffusion
theory.
The second phase of the study comprised the administration of a questionnaire to two
groups of IT professionals with the aim of comparing perceptions and other
characteristics between the two groups. The 140 respondents were asked to submit as
many professional staff as they could for an in-depth interview. The result was that 21
companies submitted 30 candidates. This yielded the two groups: the Adopter sample with
14 respondents, and the non-adopter sample with 16 respondents.
The analysis of results shows the two groups have similar views on many strategic factors
such as privacy, security, cost and standards etc. Adopters perceive that the following
factors impacts RFID adopting decisions more (than non-adopters): Turnover, Having
labour cost savings, RFID ubiquity, It will take as long for my company to adopt RFID as
it did for barcode, RFID cost awareness. On the other hand non-adopters felt that the
following factor impacts non-adoption of RFID Technology unproven or immature,
Human skills non-availability, Implementation costs, Corporate resistance, and, Support
Concerns.
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