Assessing the effects of materials management practices on performance of locomotive manufacturing firms in Gauteng province
- Authors: Setino, Rebecca
- Date: 2023-12
- Subjects: Materials management , Industrial procurement , Business logistics -- South Africa -- Gauteng
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65935 , vital:74288
- Description: The study assessed the effects of materials management practices (materials planning, procurement, availability, handling, and delivery) on the performance of rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. The study also investigated the causes of delays in supply of materials in the rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing industry in Gauteng. The research design employed was both descriptive and explanatory, using a quantitative research approach in which online surveys were conducted on a sample of 200 respondents from the rolling stock manufacturing firms in Gauteng. Descriptive statistics performed through SPSS 27 and SEM performed through AMOS 26 were used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that materials management practises were implemented in the rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing industry. According to the results, materials availability and materials handling have positive and statistically significant effects on the performance of rail manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. However, materials planning, procurement and delivery practices have no significant effect on the performance of rail manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. Therefore, the results reveal that firm performance is driven by materials availability and materials handling. In addition, late delivery of materials to the production line was found to be the main cause of project delays. The study thus offered a contrasting perspective to the general findings that show materials management practices to be a significant contributor to manufacturing firm performance. However, the study confirms the importance of materials handling and availability as a predictor of performance in manufacturing firms. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, School of Management Sciences, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-12
- Authors: Setino, Rebecca
- Date: 2023-12
- Subjects: Materials management , Industrial procurement , Business logistics -- South Africa -- Gauteng
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65935 , vital:74288
- Description: The study assessed the effects of materials management practices (materials planning, procurement, availability, handling, and delivery) on the performance of rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. The study also investigated the causes of delays in supply of materials in the rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing industry in Gauteng. The research design employed was both descriptive and explanatory, using a quantitative research approach in which online surveys were conducted on a sample of 200 respondents from the rolling stock manufacturing firms in Gauteng. Descriptive statistics performed through SPSS 27 and SEM performed through AMOS 26 were used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that materials management practises were implemented in the rail rolling stock and locomotive manufacturing industry. According to the results, materials availability and materials handling have positive and statistically significant effects on the performance of rail manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. However, materials planning, procurement and delivery practices have no significant effect on the performance of rail manufacturing firms in Gauteng Province. Therefore, the results reveal that firm performance is driven by materials availability and materials handling. In addition, late delivery of materials to the production line was found to be the main cause of project delays. The study thus offered a contrasting perspective to the general findings that show materials management practices to be a significant contributor to manufacturing firm performance. However, the study confirms the importance of materials handling and availability as a predictor of performance in manufacturing firms. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, School of Management Sciences, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-12
Exploring the perceived wellbeing of adolescents participating in a mindfulness-based adolescent programme
- Authors: Munro, Belinda Patricia
- Date: 2021-04
- Subjects: Mindfulness (Psychology) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Adolescent psychotherapy -- Evaluation
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/51361 , vital:43268
- Description: Mindfulness techniques can potentially facilitate increased self-awareness, improve impulse control, decrease emotional reactivity to challenging events, and improve one’s subjective experience of wellbeing. As yet, research within the child and adolescent population are in its early stages (Dellbridge, 2002. This study explores and describes the perceived wellbeing of adolescents participating in a Mindfulness-based adolescent programme. It uses a multiple case study format, within a qualitative paradigm. The sample of five adolescents are from the NGO, Masifunde, in the Eastern Cape, and were selected through a nonprobability purposive sampling. Participants were between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Data was collected using a pre-test post-test format, administering the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15), and the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA). After the Mindfulness-based Adolescent Programme (MBAP), individual semi-structured interviews were used to explore the adolescent’s perceived experience of the programme. Data was analysed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) method of thematic analysis for qualitative data. The researchers reflective journaling was also used to expand on findings. Themes that emerged include the participants reflecting awareness of change in perceived experience of mindfulness, growing emotional awareness and regulation, development of attentional abilities, development of metacognition, reduction in physical discomfort, building and enhancing relationships, and experiencing body-based practices as most beneficial. The themes that came out most strongly were the reduction of physical discomfort, and positive experiences of body-based practices, which was understood by the researcher within the cultural heritage of participants. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-04
- Authors: Munro, Belinda Patricia
- Date: 2021-04
- Subjects: Mindfulness (Psychology) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Adolescent psychotherapy -- Evaluation
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/51361 , vital:43268
- Description: Mindfulness techniques can potentially facilitate increased self-awareness, improve impulse control, decrease emotional reactivity to challenging events, and improve one’s subjective experience of wellbeing. As yet, research within the child and adolescent population are in its early stages (Dellbridge, 2002. This study explores and describes the perceived wellbeing of adolescents participating in a Mindfulness-based adolescent programme. It uses a multiple case study format, within a qualitative paradigm. The sample of five adolescents are from the NGO, Masifunde, in the Eastern Cape, and were selected through a nonprobability purposive sampling. Participants were between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Data was collected using a pre-test post-test format, administering the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15), and the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA). After the Mindfulness-based Adolescent Programme (MBAP), individual semi-structured interviews were used to explore the adolescent’s perceived experience of the programme. Data was analysed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) method of thematic analysis for qualitative data. The researchers reflective journaling was also used to expand on findings. Themes that emerged include the participants reflecting awareness of change in perceived experience of mindfulness, growing emotional awareness and regulation, development of attentional abilities, development of metacognition, reduction in physical discomfort, building and enhancing relationships, and experiencing body-based practices as most beneficial. The themes that came out most strongly were the reduction of physical discomfort, and positive experiences of body-based practices, which was understood by the researcher within the cultural heritage of participants. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-04
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