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ISMAIL RUGAINAMLA TAIFA

Lecture, Head CTS Department, College of Engineering and Technology
Education:

Phd

Teaching:

Research:

Quality Engineering, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics, Environmental Management, and Industrial Engineering (General)

Industrial Engineering (General)

Publications:

  1. Maganga, D.P. and Taifa, I.W.R. “The readiness of manufacturing industries to transit to quality 4.0”, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Emerald
  2. James, J.M., and Taifa, I.W.R. “Quality improvement of long oil alkyd resin (LOA) requirements in the formulation of Hi-gloss paints”, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Emerald.
  3. Mwangaila, A., Taifa, I.W.R. and Mahabi, V (2023). “Designing the expert system for industrial energy management in Tanzania”, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2023.10049731
  4. Maganga, D.P. and Taifa, I.W.R. (2022), “Quality 4.0 transition framework for Tanzanian manufacturing industries”, The TQM Journal, Emerald, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-01-2022-0036
  5. Nhelekwa, L.B., Mollel, J.Z. and Taifa, I.W.R. (2022), “Assessing the digitalisation level of the Tanzanian apparel industry: Industry 4.0 perspectives, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Emerald. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-11-2021-0138
  6. Maganga, D.P. and Taifa, I.W.R. (2022), “Quality 4.0 conceptualisation: an emerging quality management concept for manufacturing industries”, The TQM Journal, Emerald, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-11-2021-0328 
  7. Taifa, I.W.R. (2022), “A student-centred design approach for reducing musculoskeletal disorders in India through Six Sigma methodology with ergonomics concatenation”, Safety Science, Elsevier Ltd, Vol. 147, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105579
  8. Taifa, I.W.R., Makundi, E. D. and Mwaluko, G.S. (2022), “Production quality improvement for the soft drinks bottling industry through six sigma methodology”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 39 No. 4, pp. 536 - 564. Inderscience. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2021.120628
  9. Mwasubila, I.J., Taifa, I.W.R. and Kundi, B.A.T. (2022), “An analytical study on establishing strategies for improving the productivity of the spinning industries”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 40 No, pp. 1-28. Inderscience. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2022.120804
  10. Nchalala, A., Alexander, T and Taifa, I.W.R. (2022), “Establishing standard allowed minutes and sewing efficiency for the garment industry in Tanzania”, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 0 No. 0. Emerald.  https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-09-2021-0112.
  11. Taifa, I.W.R. (2021), “Sustainable industrialisation for luxury products: Manufacturers and retailers must commit to tackling modern slavery in Africa”, in Coste-Maniere, I. and Gardetti, M.Á. (Eds.), Sustainable Luxury and Jewelry. Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes, Springer, Singapore, pp. 199–228. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2454-4_10
  12. Taifa, I.W.R, Desai, D.A. & Bulsara, NM (2021) “The development of an ergonomically designed product through an integrated product team approach”, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE), Taylor & Francis, 27(1), pp.160-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1557398
  13. Deshpande, V.A., Taifa, I.W.R. and Deresse, N.C. (2021), “Deployment of the Taguchi technique for surface roughness optimisation”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 1-30.  Inderscience https://doi.org/10.1504/ijise.2020.10028682 
  14. Taifa, I.W.R., Twaha, I. and Mwakibambo, M.A. (2021), “Critical analysis of material consumption and cost reduction techniques for the apparel cutting processes”, Tanzania Journal of Science, Vol. 47 No. 5, pp. 1690–1701. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i5.17

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