Browsing Research Output by Subject "efficiency"

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    • The economistic university: a brave new paradigm? 

      Heyns, Michael (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH), 2013)
      According to economistic thinkers a paradigm shift in the idea of the university towards the notion of an entrepreneurial university should take place. Their idea is that this transformation should be a cumulative process ...

    • Factors influencing the performance and efficiency of solar water pumping systems:  a review 

      Gouws, Rupert; Lukhwareni, Thendo (Academic journals, 2012)
      The world is having an energy crisis and currently there is a strong drive towards renewable energy. A renewable energy option is solar energy, where by means of photovoltaic (PV) modules electrical energy can be produced. ...

    • Human capital constraints in South Africa: a firm–level analysis 

      Kleynhans, Ewert P.J.; Labuschagne, Johannes Riaan (University of Primorska, 2012)
      This paper examines human capital constraints in the South African economy, and the austerity of these constraints on firms in the country. The two key human capital constraints explored in this article are the inadequately ...

    • Operating cost efficiency of different size sectional title development schemes 

      Oberholzer, Merwe; Van der Westhuizen, Gert; Smit, Christiaan (Sabinet, 2012)
      The purpose of the study was to estimate the relative efficiency of different sizes of residential Sectional Title Development Schemes (STDSs) in order to minimise operating costs. Since area (m2) and the number of units ...

    • Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: post-reform performance 

      Kleynhans, Ewert; Pradeep, Valarmathi (Sabinet, 2013)
      This article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The ...

    • A review on thermoelectric cooling modules: installation design, performance and efficiency 

      Gouws, Rupert; Eilers, Houston (Academic Journals, 2013)
      A thermoelectric cooling module (TECM) is defined as a solid-state heat pump and present advantages (for example, no moving parts and no harmful gasses) over other refrigeration technologies. However, to optimally use ...

    • Ultrasonic assisted biodiesel production 

      Schabort, C.J.; Marx, S.; Hövener, D. (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2014)
      One of the biggest hurdles in the production of biodiesel is the high production cost compared to petroleum-derived diesel. Even though the mechanical agitation utilised during biodiesel production is effective, it is ...