Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-277).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2001 / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-156). Also available via World Wide Web.

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M.Ing. (Engineering Management) / The steel industry is considered a very harsh working environment that has been seen to be a major contributor to the occupational health and safety incidents occurring in the manufacturing sector. Due to the nature of the steel making process, the steel industry remains dangerous to employees. Leading key performance indicators of safety are a control mechanism that can be used in contributing to the improvement of safety performance. The aim of the research conducted was to determine if leading key performance indicators of safety are being utilised in organisations in the steel industry, to determine the KPI in use was informative of the root cause of the safety incident and to identify the initial KPI development requirements in a steel manufacturing organisation in South Africa. A literature review centred on leading key performance indicators of safety was conducted to establish the meaning of KPI and their application in other similar industries. A benchmark for the research was established from the literature review. The research was influenced by the methods that were applied by Grabowski, Ayalasomayajula, Wang, Merrick, Mc Cafferty, Meador & Kinney, 2007, that were successfully used in the derivation of leading KPI in the shipping industry. The research done by Toellner, 2001 on leading indicators of safety was also influential in conducting this study. The data was obtained through random sampling in a population of production staff, engineering, personnel, specialists and managerial staff, whose experience in the industry ranged from two years to forty years. The questionnaire was randomly distributed to a population consisting of fourteen supervisors, twelve engineering staff, eighty-six production personnel, twenty-one specialists and six management staff. The respondents’ level of experience in the industry varied from two years to forty years and a combined experience level of one-hundred and thirty-five years. It was found that the key performance indicators of safety that were being utilised have not evolved significantly over the past fifteen years and they do not provide insight to the root cause of the accident. This research provides the strategic requirements needing for developing leading key performance indicators of safety in a steel manufacturing organisation.

This project deals with the viability of establishing a staging operation in the Alberton area which will enable Cargo Carriers Limited to improve its service in the distribution of Iscor's steel. This report discusses the logistics of the staging operation and the cost implication : a forecast is made to compare the profitability of the new operation with the existing method distribute tg i teel. Conclusions reached are: - the establishment of a staging operation will provide an improved service to Iscor at the cost of being 7 percent less profitable (in term s of return on turnover). - the cost of establishing a new depot in Alrode for the staging operation will be in the region of R5 000 000, - by shunting nnd stag in g loads o v ern ig h t In A iberton a capital saving of 27 vehicles will be achieved. T h j establishm ent of a sta g in g operation will also provide Cargo C arriers Limited with the following benefits: - improved p ro d u ctiv ity of fleet. - more flexibility of serv ice. - enough room for any fu tu re expansion of depot. - the possibility of obtaining new bu sin ess from th e larg e in d u strial companies which are located near th e new depot. Because of the operational ben efits and im proved custom er serv ice it is recommended th a t Cargo C arriers Limited pro ceed s with the establishm ent of such an operation.

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Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1930. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Illustrated by author. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed December 14, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. [52]) and index (p. [53]).

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