2023 SAIIE Awards

The winners of the various SAIIE Awards categories were announced at the 2023 SAIIE Awards & Gala Dinner that was held on Thursday, 17 August at the Irene Country Lodge, Irene, Gauteng. We are honoured to announce the winners for the 2023 SAIIE Awards in the following categories:

SAIIE Award for Best Industrial Engineering Work conducted in Industry - Su-Anrie Aucamp, Menno Schagen & Carike Uys (LTS Health Africa)

Runner-Up SAIIE Award for Best Industrial Engineering Work conducted in Industry - Bertus van Rooyen (ETA Operations)

Prof Paul Kruger Award for Excellence in Teaching &  Learning- Nosipho Gumede

Runner-Up Prof Paul Kruger Award for Excellence in Teaching &  Learning - Marné de Vries

SAIIE Award for Best Industrial   Engineering Paper Published in the SAJIE - Base Models for Simulation the South African Forestry Supply Chain

Authors: Jennimi Laubscher, James Bekker & Simon Ackerman (SU)

Runner Up SAIIE Award for Best Industrial Engineering Paper Published in the SAJIE - Development of Emission Intensity Factors for a South African Road-Freight Logistics Service Provider 

Authors: Martin du Plessis, Joubert van Eeden & Megan Botha

SAJIE Editor’s Award - Schalk Claasen

SAIIE Award for Most Active/Vibrant Student Chapter - Tshwane University of Technology

Kris Adendorff Award for most Prominent Industrial Engineering Professional - Francesco Sperotto

Heart of IE Award recipients: Majawonkhe Dlamini, Nompumelelo Mncwabe & Rhulani Charles Saka

The following Honorary Fellows were also announced:

  • Roland Röhrs
  • Jacques Fauré

Our sincerest appreciation to the following colleagues who evaluated the submitted documents of all the nominees:

  • Corné Schutte (Convenor)
  • Ranil Singh
  • Wilna Bean
  • Muzi Masilela
  • Jacomine Grobler
  • Nana Langa
  • Wessel van Heerden

Our sincerest appreciation to the following sponsors of this event:

  • Main Sponsors - DSV & University of Pretoria's Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Silver Sponsors - Saflog & Tshwane University of Technology's Department of Industrial Engineering
  • Table Sponsor - Stellenbosch University's Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pretoria's Graduate School of Technology Management, Muluma Management Consulting & Gibela

Click here for pictures of this beautiful event.