Abstract

UYS, J.W.; SCHUTTE, C.S.L.  and  ESTERHUIZEN, D.. Trends in a South African industrial engineering research journal: A textual information analysis perspective. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.1, pp.1-16. ISSN 2224-7890.

Industrial Engineering (IE) is a multi-disciplinary field, with its research borders broadening into a wide range of sub-disciplines. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering (SAJIE) has been the official voice of IE research in South Africa for the past 22 years. In the interests of evaluating research scope, it is worth determining how IE fields have been covered by this journal. What are the current topics in IE, and how do they align with IE publication trends in other countries? This article attempts to investigate these issues in an objective way by using a text analytical technique to analyse the SAJIE publication collection. Due to the growth in the quantity of accessible textual information, and the growing importance of this type of information to business people and industrial engineers alike, the relevant text analytical method is also outlined.

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