Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry

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dc.contributor.advisorBlack, Anthony
dc.contributor.advisorConradie, Beatrice
dc.contributor.authorMoshikaro, Lesego
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T14:03:57Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T14:03:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.updated2021-02-16T13:08:05Z
dc.description.abstractDespite being the biggest beneficiary of industrial policy, South Africa's automotive industry has struggled to remain competitive relative to its peers. This is partly a result of increasing global competition, structural shifts and changing demand. At the same time, the local industry remains constrained by a slowdown in economic growth, increasing labour costs and insufficient economies of scale. By analysing the role of policy in improving competitiveness and export performance in South Africa's automotive industry, this paper provides an overview of driving forces, challenges and trends in the local industry. The study uses benchmarking data to analyse productivity improvements in the industry. It finds that South African component firms have implemented lean and world class production techniques, improving their operational competitiveness with significant improvements in quality, inventory reduction and delivery reliability to customers. Although South Africa appears to be catching-up to its competitors, it still ranks poorly among auto-producers in emerging markets. Its competitors in the Far East, South America and Eastern Europe enjoy low production costs, rising FDI inflows and proximity to end markets. Policy interventions influence competitive advantages. This therefore highlights the important role of government in developing a policy mix that aims to increase firm-level competitiveness through minimising operational costs, improving production flexibility and encouraging higher local content to foster industrial development.
dc.identifier.apacitationMoshikaro, L. (2020). <i>Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMoshikaro, Lesego. <i>"Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMoshikaro, L. 2020. Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Moshikaro, Lesego AB - Despite being the biggest beneficiary of industrial policy, South Africa's automotive industry has struggled to remain competitive relative to its peers. This is partly a result of increasing global competition, structural shifts and changing demand. At the same time, the local industry remains constrained by a slowdown in economic growth, increasing labour costs and insufficient economies of scale. By analysing the role of policy in improving competitiveness and export performance in South Africa's automotive industry, this paper provides an overview of driving forces, challenges and trends in the local industry. The study uses benchmarking data to analyse productivity improvements in the industry. It finds that South African component firms have implemented lean and world class production techniques, improving their operational competitiveness with significant improvements in quality, inventory reduction and delivery reliability to customers. Although South Africa appears to be catching-up to its competitors, it still ranks poorly among auto-producers in emerging markets. Its competitors in the Far East, South America and Eastern Europe enjoy low production costs, rising FDI inflows and proximity to end markets. Policy interventions influence competitive advantages. This therefore highlights the important role of government in developing a policy mix that aims to increase firm-level competitiveness through minimising operational costs, improving production flexibility and encouraging higher local content to foster industrial development. DA - 2020_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Economics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry TI - Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMoshikaro L. Benchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32886en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.titleBenchmarking and productivity analysis in South Africa's automotive industry
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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