Improving company throughput at a South African company
- Motebele, Makhala Mpho, Mbohwa, Charles
- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Customer loyalty , Consumer satisfaction , Branding (Marketing)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6171 , ISSN 2010-3778 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13778
- Description: Research has largely concentrated on customer responses to the products they have received from tiger brands. The present study sheds light on the determinants of customer loyalty to a content-based service, improving company business processes and optimum productivity in a manufacturing company. General fundamentals of productivity must build a loyal customer base in order to attract repeat business and have a competitive advantage over competitors. Need fulfillment, responsiveness, security and technical functionality of the company are shown to influence productivity. Managerial implications are provided.
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- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Customer loyalty , Consumer satisfaction , Branding (Marketing)
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6171 , ISSN 2010-3778 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13778
- Description: Research has largely concentrated on customer responses to the products they have received from tiger brands. The present study sheds light on the determinants of customer loyalty to a content-based service, improving company business processes and optimum productivity in a manufacturing company. General fundamentals of productivity must build a loyal customer base in order to attract repeat business and have a competitive advantage over competitors. Need fulfillment, responsiveness, security and technical functionality of the company are shown to influence productivity. Managerial implications are provided.
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Wellness programs with a view to improvement in operational performance at a South African food manufacturer
- Motebele, Makhala Mpho, Mbohwa, Charles
- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Food industry and trade - Employees - Health and hygiene , Shift work - Health aspects , Employee health promotion
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6179 , ISSN 2010-3778 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13786
- Description: This study betters understanding and provides an outline of the negative effects that shift work has on employee health and wellness in food manufacturing company in South Africa. Given the realities of the modern day employee rights and well-being there is need to consider how these can be achieved whilst concurrently improving organisational effectiveness and performance. It is imperative that we understand the health effects at the work place and more importantly determine what can be done to reduce the negative health impact that shift work has on employee’s wellness. To this end, the objectives of this paper is to: Highlight the negative effects that night shift or irregular shift patterns have on employee health and wellness; Establish what programs can be developed by the employer to reduce the above negative effects; Establish if improved employee health and wellness for shift workers could lead to improved business performance. The paper establishes the relationship between shift work and the negative health effects on employees in a South African Food Manufacturing Company, and determines if programs can be implemented to counteract or limit these negative effects, thereby resulting in an improvement in operational performance.
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- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Food industry and trade - Employees - Health and hygiene , Shift work - Health aspects , Employee health promotion
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6179 , ISSN 2010-3778 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13786
- Description: This study betters understanding and provides an outline of the negative effects that shift work has on employee health and wellness in food manufacturing company in South Africa. Given the realities of the modern day employee rights and well-being there is need to consider how these can be achieved whilst concurrently improving organisational effectiveness and performance. It is imperative that we understand the health effects at the work place and more importantly determine what can be done to reduce the negative health impact that shift work has on employee’s wellness. To this end, the objectives of this paper is to: Highlight the negative effects that night shift or irregular shift patterns have on employee health and wellness; Establish what programs can be developed by the employer to reduce the above negative effects; Establish if improved employee health and wellness for shift workers could lead to improved business performance. The paper establishes the relationship between shift work and the negative health effects on employees in a South African Food Manufacturing Company, and determines if programs can be implemented to counteract or limit these negative effects, thereby resulting in an improvement in operational performance.
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Impact of manufacturing strategies on capability, performance, and competitiveness : case of Arcelormittal
- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Steel industry and trade - Case studies , Steel industry and trade - Management , Steel industry and trade - Quality control , Manufacturing processes - Management - Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213349 , uj:21137
- Description: Abstract: The study assesses the effectiveness of the determinants of a manufacturing strategy to a content-based service and the impact it has on competitiveness, capability and performance which will result in optimum productivity or unproductivity in a manufacturing company as a sustainable measure in manufacturing firm facing economic peril. The objective of the study is to conduct a detailed theoretical study on the significant facets involved in manufacturing strategies and its impact on capability, performance and competitiveness within the South African steel industry. Numerous aspects of capability, performance and strategies with particular relation to maintainable competitive advantage are deliberated in the literature study. Throughout the literature, several factors endorsing or hampering effective impacts of manufacturing strategies are acknowledged and lessons learned by other strategy driven companies are discussed. Life-threatening success factors for a fruitful manufacturing strategy program are discussed. Need fulfilment, responsiveness, security and technical functionality of the company are shown to influence productivity. The study includes research on whether manufacturing strategy is effectively used as a sustainable competitive advantage in the South African steel industry. Studies are undertaken to assess the capability, competence and capacity of manufacturers. In broad terms this assignment follows a structured approach looking at methodologies, tools and techniques utilized in the area of Operations Management. The manufacturing strategy will be reviewed in detail and the objective would be to ensure total clarity and transparency in crafting the strategic direction of the organisation. The manufacturing strategy will be reviewed in detail and the objective would be to ensure total clarity and transparency in crafting the strategic direction of the organization, in simple terms: “what we want to achieve and how do we get there.” As regards the current state of manufacturing strategy to the South African manufacturing industry edge, this is not well known and has little media attention. , M.Tech.
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- Authors: Motebele, Makhala Mpho
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Steel industry and trade - Case studies , Steel industry and trade - Management , Steel industry and trade - Quality control , Manufacturing processes - Management - Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213349 , uj:21137
- Description: Abstract: The study assesses the effectiveness of the determinants of a manufacturing strategy to a content-based service and the impact it has on competitiveness, capability and performance which will result in optimum productivity or unproductivity in a manufacturing company as a sustainable measure in manufacturing firm facing economic peril. The objective of the study is to conduct a detailed theoretical study on the significant facets involved in manufacturing strategies and its impact on capability, performance and competitiveness within the South African steel industry. Numerous aspects of capability, performance and strategies with particular relation to maintainable competitive advantage are deliberated in the literature study. Throughout the literature, several factors endorsing or hampering effective impacts of manufacturing strategies are acknowledged and lessons learned by other strategy driven companies are discussed. Life-threatening success factors for a fruitful manufacturing strategy program are discussed. Need fulfilment, responsiveness, security and technical functionality of the company are shown to influence productivity. The study includes research on whether manufacturing strategy is effectively used as a sustainable competitive advantage in the South African steel industry. Studies are undertaken to assess the capability, competence and capacity of manufacturers. In broad terms this assignment follows a structured approach looking at methodologies, tools and techniques utilized in the area of Operations Management. The manufacturing strategy will be reviewed in detail and the objective would be to ensure total clarity and transparency in crafting the strategic direction of the organisation. The manufacturing strategy will be reviewed in detail and the objective would be to ensure total clarity and transparency in crafting the strategic direction of the organization, in simple terms: “what we want to achieve and how do we get there.” As regards the current state of manufacturing strategy to the South African manufacturing industry edge, this is not well known and has little media attention. , M.Tech.
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