This study compares student performance in an undergraduate mathematics education course (MTMC 101) using a Traditional Learning Model (TLM) and a Blended Learning Model (BLM) at a University of Technology (UoT). The study ...

The Mechanical Testing Facility, which is a division within TT Pty (Ltd), provides component mechanical testing to other divisions tasked with implementing new components in the railway system. The records over seven years ...

The current economic distress faced by many manufacturing companies in South Africa both large and small has forced the leadership to review business performance and implement measures to reduce costs across all levels. ...

There are a number of process improvement methodologies that can be applied in business. However, the leadership of organizations seems to favour the adoption of a methodology with which they are familiar. It is then assumed ...

The South African clothing and textile industry has the potential to create jobs, but this potential has been steadily diminishing over the last ten years before 2007. In this context, the clothing industry is regarded as ...

The SA clothing industry shed over 67 000 jobs in the past three years (Bell, 2006).There is a possibility that more jobs may be shed in Durban (Kwa-Zulu Natal). The Alexander Report mentions that between July 2006 and May ...

The global economy which is enhanced through changing technologies is pressurizing organisations to improve productivity of their business processes. Competition is forcing organisations to focus their energy on core ...

Utilizing case studies the paper investigates the reasons for the failure of Continuous Improvement (CI) projects in the South African Apparel and Manufacturing industries. There is an ever-increasing disquiet about ...

The clothing industry globally has undergone rapid change within the past few decades. The production of fashion has evolved into a multi faceted industry that is not only concerned with the manufacture of clothing but ...

Dramatic changes are taking place within the world of work, as organisations seek to keep pace with an evergrowing rate of change driven by technological advances and changes in patterns of consumer demand. ...