IEOM UJ STUDENT CHAPTER
Research Society
+27 61 495 8712
Who are we? Meet our team
Prof Charles Mbohwa – Faculty Advisor
Job Title and Responsibilities
Vice-Dean: Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
About me
Prof Mbohwa serves as Vice-Dean: Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). As an established researcher in the field of sustainability engineering and energy, Prof Mbohwa’s specializations include sustainable engineering, energy systems, Life-Cycle Assessments (LCA’s) and bio-energy/fuel feasibility and sustainability with general research interests in renewable energies and sustainability issues.
Prof Mbohwa’s current research in sustainability engineering includes: Social and climate change comparison of biodiesel life cycle impacts in Brazil and South Africa; Life Cycle Assessment and Comparisons of Rail and Road Freight Transportation in China and South Africa; The Potential, Energy and Environmental Impacts of Bioenergy in the Sugar Industry in South Africa; and the Economic, Energy and Environmental Evaluations of Biomass-based Fuel Ethanol based on Life Cycle Assessment.
He is a co-author of the second chapter of the United Nation’s Environmental Programme’s (UNEP) Global Guidance Principles for Life Cycle Assessment Databases: A Basis for Greener Processes and Products 2011 (To access the document, click here ).
In addition, he is Project Leader for the Development of the Climate Change Response Strategy and Action Plan for the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: Use of indigenous knowledge.
Professor Mbohwa has presented at numerous conferences and published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, 6 book chapters and one book. Upon graduating with his B.Sc. Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 1986, he was employed as a mechanical engineer by the National Railways of Zimbabwe. To date, besides his tenure as the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, he has supervised more than 15 PhD and more than 40 Master’s students from South Africa, the African continent, and for the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. He collaborates with many international partners including Professor Kaltschmitt at the Technical University of Hamburg in Germany and Professor Valerie Thomas at the Georgia Institute of Technology USA.​
Email: cmbohwa@uj.ac.za
Office Telephone 0115591202
Contact Details
Ms Sebonkile Thaba – Chairperson
Job Title and Responsibilities
Lecturer at the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg
About me
Currently a lecturer at Department of Transport and Supply Chain, Sebonkile holds a Master’s Degree in Operations Management. The title of her Dissertation: Improving the organisational effectiveness of cooperative enterprises in the Limpopo province of South Africa. She published several papers based on occupational health and safety, cooperative enterprises, enterprise development and organisational development. Sebonkile students are also currently involved in different projects with communities.
Qualifications
MASTER’S DEGREE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT – University of Johannesburg
Email: scthaba@uj.ac.za
Office Telephone +27 11 559 3734/Cel +27 73 253 5145
Contact Details
Mr Michael Sizwe Mkwanazi
Job Title and Responsibilities
About me
Sizwe Mkwanazi is currently a Junior-Assistant Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg and a Co-faculty Advisor for Enactus. He obtained the Master of Technology Degree in Operations Management in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment with distinction. He had been involved in community development through various initiatives. Among those initiatives he is the founding president of the Youth For Action Rural Youth Development Foundation in 2011 and working on Community Service Learning with Co-operatives in Soweto under Enactus. He has published conference papers on the theme of Co-operatives operational performance and entrepreneurship.
In his role as a Junior-Assistant Lecturer he demonstrated the interest to have more educated young people participating in community development as he introduced students from the Accounting Department to the Enactus community development model and also launched sewing co-operatives development programme.
In future, he hopes to work with the International Cooperatives Alliance in promotion of production and community based cooperatives globally. He was awarded the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in 2015 towards his MTech. Degree studies and in 2016 December, he was elected as a 2017 Rhodes Scholar, which is a scholarship that gives him an opportunity to study in Oxford his qualification of choice. He has a National Diploma in Small Business Management, Bachelor of Technology Degree in Management Services and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (NWU). He is also a recipient of the Gert Sibande District Municipality's Mayoral Youth Award.
Qualifications
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MTech. Operations Management (Cum Laude)(University of Johannesburg)
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PGDip. Management (North-West University)
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BTech. Management Services (University of Johannesburg)
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NDip. Entrepreneurship (University of Johannesburg).
Contact Details
Office Telephone +27 11 559 5059
Mr Sambil Charles Mukwakungu
Job Title and Responsibilities
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Lecturer of Operations Management
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
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Facilitator of Operations Management at undergraduate level as well as industry representative through short learning programmes.
About me
Sambil has been working at the University of Johannesburg since 2009, where has been lecturing Operations Management to undergraduate students, as well as Quality Management for Entrepreneurs to business entrepreneurs as part of business empowerment programmes through the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Small Business Development (UJ CSBD).
He has participated in various programme development at undergraduate as well as post-graduate levels. His research interest is multidisciplinary, but mostly revolves around “LEAN OPERATIONS” in the service environment.
In terms of research work, I have on-going research projects: (1) City of Johannesburg community clinics attempting to improve the quality of services – a collaboration with undergraduate students. And (2) international collaboration with Professor Teresia Diana Lewe Van Aduard De Macedo-Soares from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil looking into the revitalisation of the South African poultry industry.
Qualifications
BTECH OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (University of Johannesburg)
Contact Details
Email: sambilm@uj.ac.za
Telephone number: +27 11 559 1201/+27 61 495 8712 (Mobile)
Mr Tawanda Mushiri
Job Title and Responsibilities
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Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) from March 2013 to date
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Lecturing Engineering Machine Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, and Design
About me
Mr Mushiri is a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe from March 2013 to date teaching Engineering Machine Dynamics and Design. He is also a D.Eng student at the University of Johannesburg in the field of Fuzzy Logic Systems and Maintenance.
Qualifications
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BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering – 2004 to 2008, University of Zimbabwe (UZ)
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MSc Manufacturing Systems and Operations Management (MSOM) – 2011 to 2012 University of Zimbabwe (UZ).
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Field Of Study Mechatronics, Robotics, Maintenance and Automation Engineering - 2013 to 2017 University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Research Interests
Fuzzy logic, Machine Design, Robotics, Sustainable Engineering focusing on Solid Waste Management; Supply-chain Management focusing on Reverse Logistics; Productivity Improvement; Maintenance Management.
Contact Details
Email: tawanda.mushiri@gmail.com / 201337963@student.uj.ac.za
Telephone number: +263 773245571
Mrs Bupe G Mwanza
Job Title and Responsibilities
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Ph.D. Student in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Engineering Management, University of Johannesburg (UJ)
About me
A well presented, self-motivated and confident academic lecturer and researcher with extensive knowledge of lecturing and assessing students, Bupe has acquired experiences in managing and supervising student projects in the areas of waste management, productivity improvement, maintenance management as well as supply-chain management. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral studies in the School of Engineering Management at the University of Johannesburg and focusing on Reverse Logistics of Plastic Solid Waste for Sustainable Solid Waste Management.
Bupe has worked in the Department of Manufacturing and Engineering at Harare Institute of Technology in Zimbabwe where she lectured the following courses: Metal Forming and Plastic Engineering; Material Engineering; Material Removal Processes and Maintenance and Reliability Systems. Bupe has also worked in the in the Department of Operations and Supply-Chain Management at the Copperbelt University in Zambia where she lectured the following courses: Integrated Production Systems; Manufacturing Technologies; Industrial Marketing; Production and Operations Management and Research Methods. While working for these institutions, she managed to collaborate with other academicians in writing and presenting conference papers and research articles. Bupe has presented papers on Solid waste management, reverse logistics, maintenance management and engineering, productivity improvement.
Qualifications
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BSc in Production Management – Completed in 2005, from the Copperbelt University in Zambia
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MEng in Manufacturing Systems and Operations Management – Completed in 2011 from the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe
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PhD in Engineering Management – In Progress and to be completed in 2018 University of Johannesburg
Contact Details
Research Interests
Sustainable Engineering focusing on Solid Waste Management; Supply-chain Management focusing on Reverse Logistics; Productivity Improvement; Maintenance Management.
Email: bupe.mwanza@gmail.com
Telephone number: +27 745124804 (Mobile)​
Mrs. Loice K. Gudukeya
Job Title and Responsibilities
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Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ),
Department of Mechanical Engineering since September 2012 to date
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Lecturing Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Systems and Engineering Materials
About me
Mrs. Gudukeya is a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe in the Mechanical Engineering department since September 2012 to date. She teaches Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Systems, and Engineering Materials. She started off in November 2008 as a Teaching assistant, then when she graduated with her Masters in 2012 she then became a Lecturer in the same department. Now she is doing her PhD research with the University of Johannesburg .
Qualifications
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BSc (Hons) in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering – 2004, National University of Science and Technology (NUST, Zimbabwe)
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MSc Renewable Energy (REN) – 2012 University of Zimbabwe (UZ).
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Field Of Environmental Sustenance - 2013 to 2017 University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Research Interests
Sustainable Engineering focusing on Solid Waste Management; Productivity Improvement; Maintenance Management; Renewable energy sources
Contact Details
Email: loicekmg@gmail.com
Telephone number: +263 4 303211 ext 17081
Mr Lawrance Seseni
Job Title and Responsibilities
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Contract Lecturer and Enactus Alumni, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg
About me
Lawrance Seseni is a University of Johannesburg student and a staff member. He works in the Department of Business Management in the Faculty of Management. He has been lecturing Entrepreneurship studies since 2016. His published papers are in the discipline of Knowledge Management and Quality Management. His passion is in SMEs because he believes that they are the heartbeat of the South African economy.
Qualifications
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BTech Degree: Management Services
Professional Membership and Activities
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IBASA Youth Chapter
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Enactus University of Johannesburg
Research Interests
Knowledge Management focusing on SMEs; Business Improvement Strategies focusing on Furniture Manufacturing SMEs; Occupational Health and Safety
Business consultant
Enterprise and Commercial Activties
Contact Details
Email: lawrences@uj.ac.za ​
Telephone number: +27 83 863 2322 (mobile)
Mr Nelson Sizwe Madonsela
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Assistant Lecturer , Department of Quality and Operations Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Job Title and Responsibilities
About me
Mr. N.S Madonsela is a lecturer at Department of Quality and Operations Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, at University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has published conference papers in the field of business intelligence, knowledge management, and sustainable competitive advantage, particularly in manufacturing and service sectors. Furthermore, he has an interest in community development projects that empower the youth in order to give hope and see them succeed.
Qualifications
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PhD Candidate: Engineering Management with University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
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MTech: Operations Management with University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa
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BTech: Quality with University of South Africa (UNISA)
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ND: Information Technology (Software Development) with Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa
Research Interests
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Business Intelligence
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Knowledge Management
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Contact Details
Email: nmadonsela@uj.ac.za or nel_madon@yahoo.com
Telephone number: +27 11 559 1630 (Office)