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Re-engineering the tender process at Tubular Track / Mattheus Casparus MareeMaree, Mattheus Casparus January 2015 (has links)
In any organisation processes can be seen evolving throughout their lifecycle and play a deciding
role in the efficiency of organisational activities. Tender processes are no different and with growing
competitiveness and globalisation it has become the responsibility of managerial staff to ensure
continuous improvement is applied to processes so organisational goals are consistently met and
knowledge, talents and other success factors are institutionalised therein.
The objective of this study was to perform an iteration of process re-engineering on the tender
process within Tubular Track, so that a tender could be performed more efficiently and more
competitively, and be more manageable. The investigation was carried out by means of a literature
review and interviews. This was done to establish an accurate baseline from the current process and
then re-engineer the system in its entirety. Verification of the investigation method was done through
application of the PMBOK proven project management methods, while validation was done by
comparison of processes through process improvement methodology principles as relationship.
Process improvement and its management is a continuous procedure but because this study only
focuses on the design of a new tender process for Tubular Track the conclusion that was made
through literature application and comparison was that the newly designed process is expected to
improve efficiency, manageability and time to complete.
In the final conclusion stage recommendations were also made that re-engineering phases be
planned and followed with corresponding risk and change management plans. Training needed for
personnel so that implementation would be optimally applied and continuous improvement
institutionalised would also need inspecting. / MIng (Development and Management Engineering), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
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Re-engineering the tender process at Tubular Track / Mattheus Casparus MareeMaree, Mattheus Casparus January 2015 (has links)
In any organisation processes can be seen evolving throughout their lifecycle and play a deciding
role in the efficiency of organisational activities. Tender processes are no different and with growing
competitiveness and globalisation it has become the responsibility of managerial staff to ensure
continuous improvement is applied to processes so organisational goals are consistently met and
knowledge, talents and other success factors are institutionalised therein.
The objective of this study was to perform an iteration of process re-engineering on the tender
process within Tubular Track, so that a tender could be performed more efficiently and more
competitively, and be more manageable. The investigation was carried out by means of a literature
review and interviews. This was done to establish an accurate baseline from the current process and
then re-engineer the system in its entirety. Verification of the investigation method was done through
application of the PMBOK proven project management methods, while validation was done by
comparison of processes through process improvement methodology principles as relationship.
Process improvement and its management is a continuous procedure but because this study only
focuses on the design of a new tender process for Tubular Track the conclusion that was made
through literature application and comparison was that the newly designed process is expected to
improve efficiency, manageability and time to complete.
In the final conclusion stage recommendations were also made that re-engineering phases be
planned and followed with corresponding risk and change management plans. Training needed for
personnel so that implementation would be optimally applied and continuous improvement
institutionalised would also need inspecting. / MIng (Development and Management Engineering), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015
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Formal Object Interaction Language: Modeling and Verification of Sequential and Concurrent Object-Oriented SoftwarePamplin, Jason Andrew 03 May 2007 (has links)
As software systems become larger and more complex, developers require the ability to model abstract concepts while ensuring consistency across the entire project. The internet has changed the nature of software by increasing the desire for software deployment across multiple distributed platforms. Finally, increased dependence on technology requires assurance that designed software will perform its intended function. This thesis introduces the Formal Object Interaction Language (FOIL). FOIL is a new object-oriented modeling language specifically designed to address the cumulative shortcomings of existing modeling techniques. FOIL graphically displays software structure, sequential and concurrent behavior, process, and interaction in a simple unified notation, and has an algebraic representation based on a derivative of the π-calculus. The thesis documents the technique in which FOIL software models can be mathematically verified to anticipate deadlocks, ensure consistency, and determine object state reachability. Scalability is offered through the concept of behavioral inheritance; and, FOIL’s inherent support for modeling concurrent behavior and all known workflow patterns is demonstrated. The concepts of process achievability, process complete achievability, and process determinism are introduced with an algorithm for simulating the execution of a FOIL object model using a FOIL process model. Finally, a technique for using a FOIL process model as a constraint on FOIL object system execution is offered as a method to ensure that object-oriented systems modeled in FOIL will complete their processes based activities. FOIL’s capabilities are compared and contrasted with an extensive array of current software modeling techniques. FOIL is ideally suited for data-aware, behavior based systems such as interactive or process management software.
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