Course Overview: The Lean Leadership Masterclass was designed to elaborate on the various facets underpinning lean leadership behaviours and skills within the manufacturing sector. It positions this leadership stance as an imperative skill for managers leading within...
Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies is showcasing students’ Mini Dissertations (MBA). This week we showcase Prathna Gopi, GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science), University of Pretoria – An eThekwini Water Sector...
The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) has set the wheels in motion for a leadership programme that is geared towards upskilling a diverse group of decision-makers in the Eastern Cape (EC) to positively impact the province’s manufacturing and...
Course Overview In an era of worldwide economic instability, the survival and competitiveness of manufacturing companies depend on their practices and capabilities to adapt to external environments, which are attributed to changes in customer preferences, government...
Course overview: Although intra-African trade is still low, Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world and the push for intra-African trade is advancing through the likes of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) and the African Continental...
Course Overview The transition to net-zero is a new reality that is facing many companies and more importantly many manufacturers. The global goal of net-zero by 2050 is still debated by many, but markets, coming regulations and taxes are showing that this is a...
Course Overview This TWIMS Masterclass considers how the manufacturing frontier is being challenged by the rapid emergence of new platform models permeating the markets (IoT) and supply chains (Industrial IoT) of manufacturers. What are the implications of...
Course Overview This course explores the key role of African trade and industrial development for the future of South African – based manufacturers and prepares course participants to take advantage of emerging regional opportunities through the application of a...
Article by: Liesel Kassier, Head of Sustainable Manufacturing, Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) No South African has been left unscathed by the blight of load shedding, nor needs reminding of the precarious state in which the economy has been...
By Dr Lisa Kinnear, Academic Director, TWIMS For the past 3 days I have had the privilege of spending time in conversation with a group of women leaders from the manufacturing sector in our Women as Manufacturing Leaders’ Programme at the Toyota Wessels Institute for...