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Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Almeleh, Marc R |
| author2 | Lister, Gordon |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9057 Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems Almeleh, Marc R Lister, Gordon Engineering Management Includes bibliographical references. 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. 2014-11-04T08:44:51Z 2014-11-04T08:44:51Z 1999 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Management Almeleh, Marc R Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| title_full | Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| title_fullStr | Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| title_short | Identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| title_sort | identifying and eliminating the root causes of the undesirable effects present in small manufacturing business production systems |
| topic | Engineering Management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9057 |
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