Browsing by Subject "Performance evaluation"
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A critical performance evaluation of the South African Health Facilities Infrastructure Management Programme of 2011/12
(North-West University, 2013)The Health Facilities Infrastructure Management Programme in South Africa aims to ensure an appropriate and sustainable platform for the delivery of health services. Since 1994, the average number of hospital beds has ... -
Ensuring long-term energy savings in South African mines by improving energy data
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)South African mines experience higher-than-inflation electricity tariff increases, additional expenses such as carbon taxes and mounting environmental obligations. The mining sector is, therefore, forced to maintain long-term ... -
Experimental and modelling evaluation of an ammonia-fuelled microchannel reactor for hydrogen generation
(2015)In this thesis, ammonia (NH3) decomposition was assessed as a fuel processing technology for producing on-demand hydrogen (H2) for portable and distributed fuel cell applications. This study was motivated by the present ... -
The quality of environmental management frameworks in South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)Environmental assessments and authorisations surrounding project level developments are often made in isolation, without consideration of the regional or strategic context within which individual developments are done. ... -
Results and prospects of applying an ISO 50001 based reporting system on a cement plant
(Elsevier, 2018)The cement industry plays an important role in global development and makes up a sizable portion of global energy consumption. Increased competition places strain on the oversupplied market, creating the need to improve ... -
A system for continuous energy management to improve cement plant profitability
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Until 1996, the price of cement in South Africa was controlled by the government and a legal cartel, whereafter the industry became competitive. Today, new local entrants and increased international competition are placing ... -
User-centric video streaming quality of service and experience evaluation over next generation mobile networks
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Quality of Experience (QoE) is a prototype of human feelings, wishes, impressions and motives. Quality of Service (QoS) on the other hand is a technology-based metric that is employed to gauge how a network performs at ...