Kemlall Ramdass's Publications

Development of a Sustainable Inventory Management System for Maintenance Industry

Excessive inventory is harmful to any organisation, and typically adds to high inventory carrying costs, reducing employee efficiency, increasing equipment expenses, and causing a loss of opportunity. This study considers inventory management techniques for reducing and controlling excess inventory for manufacturing industries. It uses a case study approach to investigate the underlying causes of excess inventory, which were identified as

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Development of ISO 9001-compliant quality assurance model for residential building construction in South Africa

The imperative to enhance quality standards in South Africa’s residential construction sector remains urgent, particularly given persistent quality lapses and rising stakeholder expectations. This study proposes a comprehensive ISO 9001-compliant quality assurance (QA) model tailored to residential building projects in South Africa. Using the Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram for root cause analysis, six major quality determinants—human factors, technological tools, design and

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