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Dissertations Supervised


* Masters Theses in Operations Research
* Doctoral Dissertations in Operations Research
* Masters Theses in Discrete Mathematics
* Doctoral Dissertations in Discrete Mathematics



Masters Theses in Operations Research

* MJ Bester (nee Louw), Job-shop scheduling at Loubser Wood Components: A graph theoretic approach, MSc (Operations Research: Job Shop Scheduling) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2006 (Co-supervisor: Ms I Nieuwoudt). No electronic copy of the thesis is available, due to an agreement of confidentiality.
* CD Black, Optimal inventory control in cardboard box producing factories: A case study, MEng (Engineering Science: Inventory Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2004. An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* E Herrmann, Modelling the effect of human-caused mortality on a lion sub-population using spreadsheets, MFor (Nature Conservation: Population Dynamics) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2004 (Co-supervisors: Dr PJ Funston and Prof S Milton). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* FG Ortmann, Modelling the South African fresh fruit export supply chain, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Logistics & Supply Chain Management) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2005 (Advisor: Dr FE van Dyk). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* NA Pantland, 3D Numerical techniques for determining the foot of a continental slope, MSc (Applied Mathematics) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2004 (Advisor: Mr C Wainman). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* JN Roux, Real-time threat evaluation of fixed wing aircraft in the ground based air defence environment, MScEng (Applied Mathematics) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2005 (Co-supervisor: Mr P-J Wolvaardt). No electronic copy of the thesis is available, due to an agreement of confidentiality.
* JH van Heerden, Detecting fraud in cellular telephone networks, MSc (Applied Mathematics) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2005. An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* EA Wagenaar, A mathematical approach to financial allocation strategies, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Financial Portfolio Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2002 (Advisors: Ms H Conradie and Mr J van Niekerk). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].


Doctoral Dissertations in Operations Research

* E du Toit, A quantitative bio-economic investigation of inshore fisheries, PhD (Applied Mathematics: Population Dynamics) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2001 (Co-promoters: Dr GC Cruywagen, Prof JP du Plessis and Prof TP Dreyer). No electronic copy of this dissertation is available.
* GW Groves, Scheduling evenly spaced routes in networks, PhD (Industrial Engineering: Vehicle Routing) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2004 (Co-promoter: Prof W van Wijck). An electronic copy of the dissertation may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* N Ntene, An algorithmic approach to the 2D oriented strip packing problem, PhD (Operational Analysis: Cutting and Packing Problems) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2007. An electronic copy of the dissertation may be downloaded here: [pdf].


Masters Theses in Discrete Mathematics

* S Benecke, Higher order domination of graphs, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2004 (Co-supervisor: Dr PJP Grobler). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* FJ Binneman, Network reliability as a result of redundant connectivity, MSc (Operational Analysis: Graph Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2007. An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* HJ Botha, Cryptanalysis of an advanced, operational stream cipher, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Cryptology) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2006 (Co-supervisor: Dr SG Berjak). No electronic copy of the thesis is available, due to an agreement of confidentiality.
* EH Stipp, Bounds for Ramsey numbers in multipartite graphs, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2000 (Advisor: Dr AP Burger). An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* W Winterbach, The crossing number of a graph in the plane, MSc (Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory) Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, 2004. An electronic copy of the thesis may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].


Doctoral Dissertations in Discrete Mathematics

* SG Berjak, Security evaluation of an advanced operational secret key communication system, PhD (Applied Mathematics: Cryptology) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2003 (Advisor: Mr D van Greunen). No electronic copy of the dissertation is available, due to an agreement of confidentiality.
* WR Grundlingh, Two new problems on dominating sets in lottery schemes, PhD (Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2004 (Co-promoter: Dr AP Burger). An electronic copy of the dissertation may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].
* I Nieuwoudt, On the maximum degree chromatic number of a graph, PhD (Applied Mathematics: Graph Theory) Dissertation, University of Stellenbosch, 2007 (Co-promoter: Dr PJP Grobler). An electronic copy of the dissertation may be downloaded here: [ps] [pdf].


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