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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Department of Engineering and Technology Management

Pretorius, L

MSc (Mathematics) DIng (Pret) - Professor

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Telephone number: 012 4204148
Fax number: 012 3625307
E-mail address: leon.pretorius@up.ac.za

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Ladzani W, Smith N, Pretorius L: 2010. Benchmarking SMME's management performance in the built environment of Gauteng province, South Africa. Acta Structilia: Journal for the Physical and Development Sciences/Tydskrif vir die Fisiese en Ontwikkelingswetenskappe, 17 (1) / June, pp 44-61, Full Text

Ogano NO, Pretorius L: 2010. Quality performance: The case of construction projects in the electricity industry in Kenya. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering/ Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Bedryfsingenieurswese, 21 (1) / May, pp 167-178, Full Text

Chihuri S, Pretorius L: 2010. Managing risk for success in a South African engineering and construction project environment. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering/ Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Bedryfsingenieurswese, 21 (2) / November, pp 63-77, Full Text

Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:

Henning PFJ, Pretorius L, Laubscher R: 2010. Numerical evaluation of energy absorption for composite aluminium tubes. In 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2010), ASME- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, p. CD.

Kruger S, Pretorius L: 2010. The effect of time-varying wind direction on the indoor climate of a naturally ventilated greenhouse. In 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2010), ASME - American Society Of Mechanical Engineers, p. CD.

Pretorius L, Pretorius JH: 2010. A systems dynamics case study of competing optical storage technologies under market uncertainty. In 5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology - ICMIT2010, IEEE, pp 23-27.

Platzek B, Pretorius L, Winzker DH: 2010. A role model for entrepreneurial firms in a global business environment. In 6th International Scientific Conference: Business and Management 2010, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University & VGTU Publishing House, pp 476-487.

Erasmus E, Pretorius JH, Pretorius L: 2010. Using virtual team project communication as a means of predicting virtual team effectiveness. In PICMET ’10 Proceedings: Technology Management for Global Economic Growth, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), pp 2072-3191.

Pretorius L, Winzker DH: 2010. Biomedical technology: A case study of forecasting in pulsed electro magnetic field therapy. In PICMET ’10 Proceedings: Technology Management for Global Economic Growth, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), pp 248-253.

Jiang DD, Pretorius L: 2010. Communication behaviour in international engineering projects: An empirical and comparative study between South Africa and China. In PICMET ’10 Proceedings: Technology Management for Global Economic Growth, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), pp 2449-2456.

Kruger S, Pretorius L: 2010. An assessment of different boundary conditions in a naturally ventilated venlo-type greenhouse. In Proceedings of the 14th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC 14), ASME- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp 1-9.

 

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