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    Higher education enterprise resource planning system transformation of supply chain management processes
    (Springer Nature Singapore, 2023) Aroba, Oluwasegun Julius; Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo; Buthelezi, Ndumiso; Mthethwa, Nompumelelo; Yang, X.; Sherratt, R.S.; Dey, N.; Joshi, A.
    The goal of this study was to outline the impact of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system digital transformation of supply chain management (SCM) processes in higher education by using the desk research technique to gather information from other sources that we reviewed to build our study and identify gaps that were detailed in the discussions and results. This study concentrated on higher education, and observation was made that ERP systems do not fully cover all business operations, including supply chain management procedures such as price fixing, bid rigging, and collusion between employees and suppliers; yet the study satisfied all three research objectives by providing a recommended key methodology to enhance the ERP system of SCM integration in higher education.
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    The adoption of an intelligent waste collection system in a smart city
    (IEEE, 2023-03) Mthethwa, Simphiwe M.; Xulu, Thuthukani; Msani, Nonsikelelo N.; Mohlakoana, Thuso T.; Ndlovu, Experience E.; Aroba, Oluwasegun Julius
    Solid waste management has become a significant concern in environmental issues. This can be a problem, especially in cities where the population is quickly developing, and the sum of waste produced is expanding like never before. Programs for innovative city waste can help raise proficiency, diminish costs, and improve the aesthetics of open places as cities endeavor to oversee waste in public regions effectively. This study enhances intelligent waste systems by developing innovative technologies and software as additional tools for collection. This research demonstrates how the SQERT model, a periodic trend analysis report specific to projects, will be used to assess the intelligent waste management system and the proposed software technology. Furthermore, A software prototype visualization was created to demonstrate and show how the software system will look and its functionalities to improve the waste collection system.
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    Impact of the digital divide on information literacy training in a higher education context
    (Liasa, 2012) Naidoo, Segarani; Raju, Jayarani
    This paper reports on a master’s study undertaken to investigate the impact of the digital divide on information literacy (IL) training of Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). Since 1994 the demographics of higher education institutions in South Africa have changed. Today these institutions comprise heterogeneous groups of students, by race, economic background, digital background, etc. and consequently with different levels of literacy, information and otherwise. The problem that this study addressed was the impact of having both digitally advantaged and digitally disadvantaged students in the same information literacy classroom, expecting them to reach learning outcomes without frustrating students from either group. The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of the digital divide on IL training of ECP students at the DUT and to recommend guidelines for teaching and learning of IL that would accommodate both digitally advantaged and digitally disadvantaged students. The study employed a mixed method approach in its research design. Data was collected from ECP students (of 2010) by means of a questionnaire; an interview schedule was used to collect data from Subject Librarians involved in teaching the IL module to ECP students; a separate interview schedule was used to collect data from the ECP Coordinator. Qualitative and quantitative data collected were prepared for analysis by means of content analysis and numerical coding, respectively and then subjected to statistical analysis via SPSS, which produced percentage and frequency distributions to ascertain findings. The findings of the study revealed that the digital divide does impact on IL training in ways such as: slowing down the progress of IL lessons; basic computer skills need to be taught in the IL classroom; and that digitally disadvantaged students find it difficult to follow online lessons while advantaged students already have the expertise to access online information. Based on these findings the study recommended computer literacy training should precede IL training and that various creative teaching and learning methods such as group work, online tutorials, games and interactive websites should be incorporated into IL education to accommodate both digitally advantaged and digitally disadvantaged students in the IL classroom.