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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"engineering industry"”.
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Design-production interface in the UK mechanical engineering industry
… of product design in the UK mechanical engineering industry. The research examined the management of product design, specifically the relationship between design and production functions, in the mechanical engineering industry as a whole. It measured the design performance of firms as …
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Delivering successful projects in the New Zealand process engineering industry
… in New Zealand deliver successful process engineering projects. Possible critical success factors derived from the literature review formed the design of a semi-structured interview questionnaire to survey nine New Zealand project managers in the process engineering industry. Conclusions …
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A unicorn's tale: Examining the experiences of Black women in engineering industry
… and yet they are grossly underrepresented in engineering. They comprise 6.4 % of the U.S. population and only 0.72 % of engineering industry. Meanwhile, engineers have been identified as the key to the United States’ ability to maintain its prominence and leadership in a competitive global …
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The erosion of apprenticeship training in South Africa's metal and engineering industry
… specifically as it occurred in the metal and engineering industry. It proceeds to analyse the most basic and influential imperatives which have driven this process. On the side of capital, these imperatives were the inexorable motive for a profit driven industrial organisation and on the side …
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The impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance in the metals and engineering industry
… in the context of the South African metals and engineering industry. An exploratory quantitative study of 125 SMEs and large firms in the metals and engineering industry was undertaken in 2012 to investigate the existence of the relationship between EO and FP. EO is measured using the …
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The impact of the current public sector procurement system on the consulting engineering industry
… programme to be successful, competent engineering professionals are needed. The engineering industry is currently in crisis due mainly to the effect the current public sector procurement system has had on it. The procuring of consulting engineering services is currently done primarily …
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Understanding the Relevance, Efficiency and Efficacy of Timed Coding Assessments in the Software Engineering Industry
Software engineering has grown as a market in the past decades to become one of the most profitable and widespread globally. Given the demand for software products, software engineers and their skills have also become highly sought-after. Even though there is great demand for software engineers, …
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The determinants of value addition: a crtitical analysis of global software engineering industry in Sri Lanka
… perceived value delivery of the global software engineering industry is low due to various facts. Therefore, this research concerns global software product companies in Sri Lanka to explore the software engineering methods and practices in increasing the value addition. The overall aim of the …
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The South African building procurement strategy for public sector delivery in the Civil Engineering industry: investigating alternatives
Reports from members of the civil engineering industry in South Africa claim that the industry is struggling and that there is a drain of technical expertise from the country. Some role players blame the cost-based competitive building procurement strategy currently widely used by the public …
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The impact of direct foreign investment upon industrial structure. A case study of the uk electrical and instrument engineering industry: A reappraisal of the model of industrial structure incorporating the impact of direct foreign investment, utilising empirical evidence from a survey of the electrical and instrument engineering industry.
… industries such as Electrical and Instrument Engineering. The thesis identifies the mechanism by which direct foreign investment can influence industrial structure in such an industry; charts the effects within the UK Electrical and Instrument Engineering Industry; and identifies the extent to …
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An exploratory case study on the preparation of undergraduate civil engineering students at the University of Cape Town to contribute to an inclusive society for people with disabilities
… the question - How are undergraduate Civil Engineering students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) being prepared to contribute to an inclusive society that accommodates people with disabilities? Based on a conceptual theoretical framework that draws from a broader context of the Universal …
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Preparing Students for Professional Work Environments Through University- Industry Partnerships: A Single Case Study of the Co-op Development Program
… well-prepared STEM workforce. University and industry stakeholders in engineering agree that collaborating to share expertise and implement programs that aim to support the school-to-workforce transition for engineering graduates is critical. However, in light of existing efforts, a more …
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An investigation of the relationship between union commitment and union participation
… The research was conducted in the electrical engineering industry in the Western Cape. The respondents (N = 131) were all employees of electrical engineering companies in the Western Cape. From a sample of 65.5 per cent, 41.9 per cent of the respondents were female and 58, 01 per cent was …
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An evaluation of skills development in a sample of metal and engineering firms in Gauteng
The metal and engineering industry is one of the most significant contributors to South Africa’s manufacturing employment and economic performance. In recent times though debate regarding the industry has centered on reported critical skills shortages, alluding to decreased employment and …
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Investigating the durability of structures
… of structures is one of primary concerns in the engineering industry. Poor durability in design may result in a structure losing its performance to the extent where structural integrity is no longer satisfied and human lives are at stake. Moreover, the associated costs of maintenance and repair …
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Implementation of linear analysis in the early stages of performance-based design for steel structures
… in Southern California, the earthquake engineering industry experienced a shift towards expanding seismic requirements beyond surviving global collapse to include performance criteria. As a part of this effort, the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center has developed a …
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A stereoscopic system using knowledge propagation to achieve accurate depth calculation
… systems have found a widespread use in the engineering industry. Several biomechanical analyses utilize this concept for efficient information extraction. Some examples of its applications are gait analysis, hand shape recognition, facial surface recognition etc. The primary goal of this …
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Development of a software tool to investigate the local & global response of buildings to blast loading
… failure. This has fuelled change in the civil engineering industry with government agencies leading the way. This research further contributes to the topic of blast resistant design with particular focus placed on the response of building structures subjected to external blasts. A software tool …
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Tiv-Model : an empirically validated design methodology for complex space systems
In response to emergent space systems engineering industry challenges, this thesis explored work on the following; 1. The development of engineering design methodologies, following a design process and proposing a baseline of requirements for new methodologies called the “Methodology Requirements …
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