Research Outputs (Operations Management)
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/21672
2024-03-29T02:33:39ZA conceptual framework for conveyancing processes
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30285
A conceptual framework for conveyancing processes
Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Pellissier, Rene
Land is an asset and still remains a valuable factor of production in the modern era of knowledge economy. In many parts of the world, land is a limited resource, hence in most countries, custodianship and ownership of land and landed properties tend to be generally guarded through meticulous capturing, recording and storage of appropriate data and information. A legislative provision for the transfer of custodianship and/or ownership requires the involvement of different role players in the conveyancing processes that culminate in the registration of land and associated immovable property. In some countries, the conveyancing processes tend to be complex and cumbersome. Thus proposition in this paper is that complex and cumbersome conveyancing processes and systems affect the business activities that often involve the acquisition and/or transfer of custodianship or ownership rights to land and immovable property. The paper provides a conceptual model for conveyancing processes based on a review of land and immovable property registration systems in several countries.
2013-07-09T00:00:00ZTechnology systems for land administration: a case study of South Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30181
Technology systems for land administration: a case study of South Africa
Amadi-Echendu, Anthea
Both private and public sector businesses are aware of the need to deploy information and
communications technologies to improve their internal processes as well as to optimise external linkages. For public sector organisations, there is even the greater need to promptly capture, store, transmit, and retrieve information in the electronic domain, particularly because of the large volumes of vagarious data that legislatively must be recorded. This article describes an empirical
study on e-conveyancing, that is, business processes legally required to transfer landed property from one owner to another. The survey of respondents focused on the identification of types of data and information sourced from the various private firms and public sector agencies involved in conveyancing processes. The paper surmises that conveyancing is tantamount to data and information supply chain linkages between stakeholders. The study explores issues and challenges for automation of information and communication systems for land administration.
2019-06-19T00:00:00ZTowards a framework for the integration of data and data sources in the automation and dematerialisation of land administration systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30180
Towards a framework for the integration of data and data sources in the automation and dematerialisation of land administration systems
Amadi-Echendu, Anthea
The South African property process is cumbersome, tedious, and complex mainly since it is a manual paper-based system that involves numerous activities of many disparate firms and organisations in the private sector as well as business processes of regulatory agencies, public sectors departments and other institutions. Although much effort had been made by private organisations to automate pockets of the process, the integration efforts are still founded in paper documents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the conveyancing end-to-end process in South Africa in order to develop a conceptual framework that could be used to eliminate paper and dematerialise the land registration process. The study was guided by the following research question: How can the end-to-end property transfer process be integrated among the different role players to dematerialise property transfers? Seated in the interpretative paradigm, an exploratory study was undertaken. The study followed a multidisciplinary approach which incorporated aspects of records management, supply chain management, land administration management, information technology and payment systems. Nineteen in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with major organisations and societies (i.e. stakeholders) involved in property exchanges in South Africa. These included the South African Reserve Bank, The South African Deeds Registry, National Treasury, The Law Society of South Africa, The Surveyor General and various vendors which operate within the property sphere. These interviews were analysed using content analysis, and documentary evidence were used to triangulate the data collected. The study revealed that private organisations and banks are more ready to embrace dematerialisation than governmental institutions. The main findings of the study were that a need existed for the integration of information and data from the onset of the property application, dematerialisation in addition to digitisation should be incorporated into e-DRS, there is a need for a centralised information sharing capability, same-day, irrevocable payments must be implemented and biometric information can be used to validate parties involved in each transaction. The findings were used to develop a framework for a dematerialised electronic deeds registration in South Africa, which were further generalised for use in other industries. It is recommended that key supply chain partners are integrated into a land administration system that is hosted by the deeds office. This study is of value to all organisations involved in the property land management administration processes, both in a private and governmental capacity, as well as indigenous tribunals. Recommendations for future studies were made.
2017-09-01T00:00:00ZImplications of Cadastral Systems on Engineering Asset Management
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30179
Implications of Cadastral Systems on Engineering Asset Management
Amadi-Echendu, Anthea; Amadi-Echendu, Joe
Fixed or immovable assets include engineered infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, electrical and water utilities, roads, railways, and manufacturing and processing plants. These assets are built on land that often have inalienable rights implications, and in most jurisdictions, proposals to acquire and/or establish fixed or immovable assets, or even to deploy and utilize certain classes of movable assets must comply with a multitude of legislative stipulations. For example, the development of land through the establishment of an immovable asset may be embroiled in legal disputes between contending stakeholders asserting inalienable and alienable rights to land titles. Such disputes add to the costs of capital development projects, as well as the cost of utilizing major assets, and influence decisions as to where an asset intensive business venture may be located. Legislation not only provides the means to resolve ownership/custodianship rights but also, it stipulates legal imperatives for control and utilization of engineering assets. It is in this regard that this paper discusses some of the implications of land registration and cadastral systems on the management of major engineering assets.
2016-01-16T00:00:00Z