Preface; Chapter 1: The Background of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 2: Work Study and Productivity Theory: Groundwork Theories; Chapter 3: Effectiveness versus Efficiency in Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 4: Factors Influencing Productivity in Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 5: Identifying the Environment for Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 6: Work Study (WS) Techniques: Method Study; Chapter 7: Work Study (WS) Techniques: Work Measurement; Chapter 8: The Impact of Work Study on Physical Capital in Relation to Productivity of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 9: The Impact of Work Study on Technological Capital in Relation toProductivity of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 10: The Impact of Management in Relation to Productivity to Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 11: Work Study Report Writing; Chapter 12: Conclusions and Further Research; Appendices; References
Thomas Munyai is the lecturer and Head of department in Operations
Management at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria South
Africa. Currently He is a Doctoral student in Engineering
Management at University of Technology with main focus on
development of model to empower small business to enhance
productivity in South Africa. He hold and MBA from UNISA, BSc
(Hons.) Mathematical Statistics (Wits university), and BSc. in
mathematics and statistics (University of Limpopo). He has 20
years’ experience in manufacturing and food processing industry, as
factory manager, operations manager, product and sales manager,
procurement manager. His professional memberships include the South
African Production and Inventory Control Society (SAPICS). His
field of interest are optimization though linear and non-linear
modelling, statistics, mathematics, process mapping modelling;
information and technology and manufacturing technology.
Boysana Mbonyane is a senior lecturer in the Department of
Operations Management at the University of South Africa, Pretoria,
South Africa. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Engineering
Management at the University of Johannesburg with a main focus on
the development of a framework for efficiency in relation to
physical and technological capital to yield continuous growth in
small business in Gauteng, South Africa. He completed his master’s
in Business Leadership in 2014 and a master of Technology degree in
Business Administration in 2007 at the University of South Africa
(UNISA). He also completed his BCom (hons) in Industrial Psychology
at the University of Johannesburg in 2006 and a BTech in Business
Administration in 1999 at the University of South Africa. His
undergraduate qualifications are a national diploma in Organization
and Work Study, completed in 1995 at Technikon Witwatersrand. He
spent 10 years in the mining industry and 10 years as a lecturer at
the University of Johannesburg. Boysana joined the University of
South Africa, 01 February, 2010.
Charles Mbohwa is a Full Professor and Vice-Dean: Postgraduate
Studies, Research and Innovation at University of Johannesburg's
(UJ) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE). He is
a Project Leader of several initiative on renewable technology as
well as projects on Platinum Group Metals and HFCT research
project, South African and international collaboration. His
research activities are in renewable energy sustainability. He has
supervised HFCT Master and doctoral research studies in HFCT. He
has supervised several post-graduate students. He has taken part in
organising many International Conferences and has managed several
research projects involving collaboration with partners in the USA,
Brazil, China, Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, United Nation and
with many African countries. He is an established researcher and
professor in operations management, manufacturing systems, green
supply chain management and sustainability engineering,
optimization, and his specializations include renewable energy
systems, and bio-fuel feasibility.
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