Prof Dr Leon Pretorius has more than 45 years professional, engineering, academic, and academic management experience. He was professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa until 2007.
In 2004 he was the last Dean of Engineering at the Rand Afrikaans University and then became Executive Dean of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg in 2005.
He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Technology Management at University of Pretoria.
He has supervised more than 270 Master and PhD students’ research. This includes the supervision and co-supervision of 63 successful PhD Doctoral theses.
He is also author or co-author of more than 350 technical peer reviewed conference and journal papers.
He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals. He is an Honorary Fellow of SAIMechE, Fellow of SAIIE, Member of ASME and Member of IEEE up to 2023 currently.
He is currently Professor Emeritus and still active in research with supervision of advanced research projects for Master and PhD students.
Chitongo, A. M. and L. Pretorius (2018). "Unintended negative effects of client project cost controls: a system dynamics approach." South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 29(3): 121-131.
Fanta, G. B. and L. Pretorius (2018). "A conceptual framework for sustainable eHealth implementation in resource-constrained settings." South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 29(3): 132-147.
Hugo, F. D., L. Pretorius and S. J. Benade (2018). "Some aspects of the use and usefulness of quantitative risk analysis tools in project management." South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 29(4): 116-128.
Letaba, T. P., M. W. Pretorius and L. Pretorius (2018). "Innovation profile from the perspective of technology roadmapping practitioners in South Africa." South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 29(4): 171-183.
Wang, L., M. Goh, R. Ding and L. Pretorius (2019). "Improved simulated annealing based risk interaction network model for project risk response decisions." Decision Support Systems 122: 113062.
Joubert, F. J., and L. Pretorius (2020). 'Design and Construction Risks for a Shipping Port and Container Terminal: Case Study', Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 146: 05019003.
Amoah, C., & Pretorius, L. (2019). Evaluation of the impact of risk management on project performance in small construction firms in South Africa: The case study of construction systems. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(3), 611-634. doi:10.1108/JEDT-06-2018-0098
Bai, Y., D. Jiang and L. Pretorius (2020). "Circulation Mode of Fresh Agricultural Products in Logistics." Solid State Technology 63(3): 4569-4576.
Platzek, B. P. and L. Pretorius (2020). "Regional Cooperation in a Thriving Entrepreneurial Economy: A Holistic View on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 17(3).
Oosthuizen, R. and L. Pretorius (2020). "A Bibliometric Method for Analysis of Systems Engineering Research." INCOSE International Symposium 30(1): 1626-1640.
Scribante, N. and L. Pretorius (2020). "Establishing a Reference Model for Requirements Elicitation Behavior." INCOSE International Symposium 30(1): 36-49.
Joubert, F., E. Steyn, and L. Pretorius, Using the HAZOP Method to Conduct a Risk Assessment on the Dismantling of Large Industrial Machines and Associated Structures: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2021. 147(1): p. 05020021, doi:doi:10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001942.
X. Qin, D. Jiang, and L. Pretorius, "The Impact of Financial Factors on the After-Sales Service of Agricultural Machinery: A Case Study of Chinese Agricultural Machinery in South Africa," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, vol. 11, pp. 71-78, 02/04 2021.
R. Oosthuizen and L. Pretorius, "Analysis of INCOSE Systems Engineering journal and international symposium research topics," Systems Engineering, vol. 24, pp. 203-220, 2021/07/01 2021.
Rudolph Oosthuizen, Leon Pretorius, Bibliometric analysis of information communication technology for sustainable development: a machine-learning-based approach, in Press for IJLC see: https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijlc
Getnet B. Fanta, Leon Pretorius, Louwrence Erasmus, Techno-organisational factors of eHealth acceptance: a system dynamics model, in Press for IJLC see: https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijlc
Meyer, J. and L. Pretorius (2021). "A SYSTEMS THINKING CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR VALUE CREATION IN THE AFRICAN CEMENT MARKET." SAJIE 32(3): 9.
Qin, X. S., Jiang, D. D. and Pretorius, L. (2022). A conceptual framework for after-sales service risk reduction of Chinese agricultural machinery in South Africa, International Journal of Agricultural Technology 2021/2022 Vol. 18(1):329-346, Available online http://www.ijat-aatsea.com.
J. A. M. Meyer and L. Pretorius, "Value creation in the African cement market: A model and validation," Journal of Contemporary Management, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 638-657, 2023, doi: doi:10.35683/jcm22030.211.
Pouabe, P., Pretorius, J., Pretorius L., et al. (2023). DECISION-MAKING BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 28(1), 240-262. https://doi.org/10.17512/pjms.2023.28.1.14.
Steyn, P.J. and L.Pretorius, SYSTEM DYNAMIC MODELLING OF PROJECT EXECUTION: INTRODUCTION OF PRO-ACTIVE DESIGN IMPROVEMENT, SAIIE32 Proceedings, 4 - 6 October 2021, Glenburn Lodge, Gauteng, South Africa. p. 99-112.
Meyer, J. and L. Pretorius, A SYSTEMS THINKING CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR VALUE CREATION IN THE AFRICAN CEMENT MARKET, SAIIE32, Presentation only, 4 - 6 October 2021, Glenburn Lodge, Gauteng, South Africa.
Schleith, M., L. Pretorius and H. Steyn, SYSTEMS THINKING AND STRATEGY IN THE CONTEXT OF FAST ADAPTABILITY: AN INITIAL CONCEPTUAL MODEL, SAIIE32 Proceedings, 4 - 6 October 2021, Glenburn Lodge, Gauteng, South Africa. p. 50-64.
Omondi, N.O., L. Pretorius, Infrastructure Projects In Africa, Sensitivity To Political Risk, Proceedings IEEE 28th ICE/ITMC & 31st IAMOT joint Conference, At: Universite' de Lorraine, Les Processus Innovatifs, Nancy, France, 2022, pp 460-464.
Mollo, S., L. Pretorius and J.H.C Pretorius, A Framework for Maintenance Outsourcing in the Era of Industry 4.0 within the Petrochemical Industry, Proceedings IEEE 28th ICE/ITMC & 31st IAMOT joint Conference, At: Universite' de Lorraine, Les Processus Innovatifs, Nancy, France, 2022, pp 583-589.
Mollo, T., J.H.C Pretorius and L. Pretorius, Risk management of the rehabilitation of a communal facility on dolomitic land: a South African case study, Proceedings IEEE 28th ICE/ITMC & 31st IAMOT joint Conference, At: Universite' de Lorraine, Les Processus Innovatifs, Nancy, France, 2022, pp 547-554.
Fanta, G.B., L. Pretorius, Supporting circular economy in healthcare through digital reverse logistics, Sensitivity To Political Risk, Proceedings IEEE 28th ICE/ITMC & 31st IAMOT joint Conference, At: Universite' de Lorraine, Les Processus Innovatifs, Nancy, France, 2022, pp 557-582.
L. Steynberg, L. Erasmus, and L. Pretorius, "Blockchain Technology Adoption in Outbound Logistics for the Fourth Industrial Revolution," in 2022 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 2022, pp. 1-11.
M. v. Wyk, J. H. C. Pretorius, and L. Pretorius, "Technical and Non-Technical Enablers Required for the Design of a Process- and Product-Innovation Framework to Enable a Client-Centric Culture," in 2022 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 2022, pp. 1-8.
M. v. Wyk, J. H. C. Pretorius, and L. Pretorius, "Innovation Strategies to Counter Client-Led Business Disruption," in 2022 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 2022, pp. 1-8.
Schleith, M., L. Pretorius and H. Steyn, SYSTEMS THINKING AND DECISION MAKING IN HIGHLY DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS, SAIIE33 Proceedings, 3-5 October 2022, The Capital, Zimbali, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. p. 683-698.
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