Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems

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dc.contributor.advisorLister, Gordonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAlmeleh, Marc Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-04T08:44:51Z
dc.date.available2014-11-04T08:44:51Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe manufacturing industry in South Africa is presently experiencing severe competition from cheap imports from the east. Furthermore, the present high interest rate and newly legislated business and labour laws have created unfavourable conditions for small manufacturing businesses. For small manufacturing businesses to survive in this competitive market and under unfavourable conditions, they require increased performance in lead times, product innovation, product and service quality, manufacturing flexibility and responsiveness and, reduced manufacturing costs. To attain sustainable improvements requires a comprehensive understanding of problematic situations present in small business manufacturing systems. The aim of this project was to identify the major problems present in small business manufacturing systems, to highlight the difference between, and show the causality relationships between, "symptoms" of problems and their root causes, and to propose ways of eliminating the problems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAlmeleh, M. R. (1999). <i>Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAlmeleh, Marc R. <i>"Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAlmeleh, M. 1999. Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Almeleh, Marc R AB - The manufacturing industry in South Africa is presently experiencing severe competition from cheap imports from the east. Furthermore, the present high interest rate and newly legislated business and labour laws have created unfavourable conditions for small manufacturing businesses. For small manufacturing businesses to survive in this competitive market and under unfavourable conditions, they require increased performance in lead times, product innovation, product and service quality, manufacturing flexibility and responsiveness and, reduced manufacturing costs. To attain sustainable improvements requires a comprehensive understanding of problematic situations present in small business manufacturing systems. The aim of this project was to identify the major problems present in small business manufacturing systems, to highlight the difference between, and show the causality relationships between, "symptoms" of problems and their root causes, and to propose ways of eliminating the problems. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems TI - Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAlmeleh MR. Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEngineering Managementen_ZA
dc.titleIdentifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systemsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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