- Title
- Comparing the automotive industry manufacturing costs between East London, Uitenhage and Gaborone
- Creator
- Domingo, Steve Cecil
- Subject
- Manufactures -- Costs Manufacturing industries -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Manufacturing industries -- Botswana -- Gaborone Automobile industry and trade -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Automobile industry and trade -- Botswana -- Gaborone
- Date Issued
- 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/46306
- Identifier
- vital:39545
- Description
- South Africa faces the problem of its automotive production facilities, threatening relocation from South Africa to neighbouring countries such as Botswana, Nigeria and Mozambique, this while, the South African manufacturing industry suffers a very high unemployment rate. The business models for South African automotive manufacturing industry is currently too cost inefficient, making relocation to neighbouring countries more feasible and attractive. The purpose of this research study is to conduct an “Automotive Manufacturing Costs comparison between East London, Uitenhage, Gaborone and the resultant impact on the South African employment of manufacturing staff” The primary objective of this study is to measure the manufacturing cost between East London, Uitenhage and Gaborone (Botswana) for one automotive component and explain if this can affect employment at the current costs of labour. The findings might add value to the South African working population about the serious impact and effect of the high cost of labour in the country. A literature review was conducted on the South African and Botswana automotive manufacturing industry, the economic development and the strategic challenges of the two countries. In conclusion, the relocation of the production industry, specifically the South African market relocating to broader Africa. In order to achieve the research objectives, personal interviews with senior managers (Plant Managers, Business Managers and Human Resources Managers) of firms that have been involved in projects of the relocation of firms into Africa was conducted. The aim of the study is to identify to the local automotive manufacturing industry, unions, government and business people that the current labour cost is South Africa could cause future relocation of industry from South Africa which will cause more unemployment.
- Format
- xi, 130 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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