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Programme

On the first day, Monday, a set of problems of industrial origin will be described by industrial representatives. Mathematicians will then work collaboratively with the industry participants on the problems for three days before presenting their results on the final day.

Each problem will be managed by a moderator whose roll will be to coordinate preliminary work including literature searches, outline any preliminary thoughts which need to be worked on, elicit contributions from all present, provide summaries throughout the workshop and assist in the preparation of a final technical report for the industrial participants.

Monday 29 January 2007
8.00 - 8.50 Registration: First floor, Senate House

9.00 -9.30

Chairperson: David Mason

Official opening and welcome
Lecture Theatre 142, Central Block
Opening address by Professor Ramesh Bharuthram, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand

9.30 - 13.00

Industrial Presentations
Lecture Theatre 142, Central Block

9.30 - 10.30 Session I Chairperson: Montaz Ali
9.30

Nissan
Multi-stage manufacturing sequence management
Pekka Pihlajas ri

10.00 Super Group Supply Chain Partners
Distribution and inventory cost optimization
Tomasz Jekot and Stephen Povey
10.30 - 11.00 Morning tea, First floor, Senate House
11.00 - 12.00 Session II Chairperson: Tim Myers
11.00 Mining Industry
The effect of yield stress on the laminar/turbulent transition
Paul Slatter
11.30 Mining Industry
Minimizing the effects of rockbursts
Richard Stacey or alternate
12.00 - 13.00 Session III Chairperson: Daniel Makinde
12.00 Mining Industry
Pre-split blasting technique in surface mines
Alan Naismith
12.20 Mining Industry
Mine support mechanisms using a limit equilibrium analysis
John Napier
13.00 - 14.00 Buffet lunch, First floor, Senate House
14.00 - 15.00 Session IV Chairperson: Masood Khalique
14.00 - 14.30 Element Six Technologies
?Effect of thermal gradients on the random diffusion of a light solute, C, in a heavier solvent, Fe or Co?
Joh Hansen
14.30 - 15.00 Paraffin Safety Association in South Africa
?An optimal supply chain management for illuminating paraffin distribution in South Africa?
Shehz d Kauchali, Brendon Hausberger, Tumi Seodegeng
15.00 - 16.00 Study Groups
16.00 - 16.30 Afternoon Tea, First floor, Senate House
16.30 - 18.00 Study Groups
18.00 - 18.15 Study Groups summarise progress
18.30 - 20.00 Dinner
Hofmeyr House
Tuesday 30 January 2007
8.00 - 8.30 Moderators meeting to review progress CAM Common Room
8.30 - 10.30 Study Groups
10.30 -11.00 Morning tea, First floor, Senate House
11.00 - 13.00 Study Groups
13.00 - 14.00 Buffet lunch, First floor, Senate House
14.00 - 15.00 Chairperson: Eunice Mureithi
Central Block 142
Invited talk
Verdiana Masanja
?Swash zone flow and applied mathematics at the University of Dar es Sal m and Kigali Institute of Science and Technology?
15.00 - 16.00 Study Groups
16.00 - 16.30 Afternoon tea, First floor, Senate House
16.30 - 18.00 Study Groups
18.00 - 18.15 Study Groups summarise progress
18.30 - 20.00 Dinner
Hofmeyr House
Wednesday 31 January 2007
8.00 - 8.30 Moderators meeting to review progress CAM Common Room
8.30 - 10.30 Study Groups
10.30 -11.00 Morning tea, First floor, Senate House
11.00 - 13.00 Study Groups
13.00 - 14.00 Buffet lunch, First floor, Senate House
14.00 - 15.00 Chairperson: Montaz Ali
Central Block 142
Invited talk
Alejandro Chacur
?American real options: valuing methods and application in the pharmaceutical industry?
15.00 - 16.00 Study Groups
16.00 - 16.30 Afternoon tea, First floor, Senate House
16.30 - 18.15 Chairperson: Londiwe Masinga
Central Block 241
Progress Report
Each Study Group has from 10 to 15 minutes to present progress on their Problem
18.30 - 20.00 Dinner
Hofmeyr House
Thursday 1 February 2007
8.00 - 8.30 Moderators meeting to review progress CAM Common Room
8.30 - 10.30 Study Groups
10.30 -11.00 Morning tea, First floor, Senate House
11.00 - 13.00 Study Groups
13.00 - 14.00 Buffet lunch, First floor, Senate House
14.00 - 15.00 Chairperson: Francis Benyah
Central Block 142
Invited talk
Tumi Seodegeng
?Attainable regions?
15.00 - 16.00 Study Groups
16.00 - 16.30 Afternoon tea, First floor, Senate House
16.30 - 18.15 Study Groups prepare presentations for report back to Industry on Friday morning
18.30 - 20.00 Dinner
Hofmyer House
Friday 2 February 2007
Lecture Theatre 142, Central Block

Moderators report on progress and recommendations, followed by comments from Industrial Representatives

9.00 - 10.30 Session I:
9.00 - 9.30  
9.30 - 10.00  
10.00 - 10.30  
10.30 - 11.00 Morning tea, First floor, Senate House
11.00 - 12.30

Session II: Chairperson:

11.00 - 11.30  
11.30 - 12.00  
12.00 - 12.30  
12.30 - 13.00 Chairperson: David Mason
Closing remarks
13.00 - 14.00 Buffet lunch, First floor, Senate House
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