The ability to manufacture 'just enough' stock to cover orders and deliver 'just enough' product to every retailer is the optimal supply chain scenario in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry...
Andrew Dawson 24 Jun 2019
Twenty years ago, there were in excess of 50,000 to 70,000 artisans employed throughout the mining, manufacturing, construction and local authorities' sectors in SA...
Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2019
Faced with customer demands that are evolving faster than ever and the pressure of ongoing economic uncertainty, manufacturers are turning to digital transformation...
Kate Mollett 15 Oct 2018
The two countries with the lowest employment in the world, Germany and Japan, are also home to the world's most automated manufacturing industries in the world...
Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018
For manufacturers to stay ahead they need to think consciously about the next thing and come up with the next thing...
Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018
In same the way as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Revolutions did, the 4th Revolution is creating discomfort around the globe...
Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018
When you think 'IoT', is your first thought newly affordable, available sensors being added to products after they've been manufactured? If it is, well I believe 2018 will change that...
Antony Bourne 5 Feb 2018
If you consider yourself an entrepreneur or an inventor designing products that require a motor, one of the simplest ways to make your product energy efficient is to use a brushless motor...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 27 Mar 2017
Coverage of the rest of Africa in our media provides an interesting gauge of our relationship with the continent since our borders opened up 20 years ago...
Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014
While August and year-to-date local sales of new vehicles continued their negative trend, exports picked up speed to record a gain 18.5% compared to the same month last year.
Henrie Geyser 9 Sep 2014
From Amoeba to Icon; where do you currently rank in your industry's natural progression? In this piece, I walk you through the seven stages of development as you strive to position yourself as an industry expert. [video]
Douglas Kruger 13 Apr 2013
Here are some resolutions for 2013 for you that you, as an employer, may well find useful. Get them right now - and avoid any unpleasant surprises during the year.
Johan Botes 31 Dec 2012
