- Title
- The sustainability of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives in an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) paint shop environment
- Creator
- Katts, Ryan
- Subject
- Lean manufacturing
- Subject
- Automobile industry and trade -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Date Issued
- 2012
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- vital:8659
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008302
- Identifier
- Lean manufacturing
- Identifier
- Automobile industry and trade -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Description
- The study as detailed in this report is performed in the South African (SA) automotive industry and is aimed at outlining key management elements to be focussed on in order to improve and ensure sustainable continuous improvement initiatives in the form of Lean Manufacturing implementation efforts within a paint shop environment. The organisation being researched is located in Uitenhage which is situated just outside Port Elizabeth (PE) in SA. It is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for passenger vehicles and supplies vehicles for both the local and international markets. Further, as part of their business strategy, the organisation also manufactures and supplies automotive parts to the local and international markets. In this study, emphasis will be placed on issues which need to be addressed in order to effectively sustain continuous improvement initiatives in the form of Lean Manufacturing implementation being pursued within the organisation.
- Format
- vi, 88 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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