E-manufacturing - the roadmap for South African manufacturers

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dc.contributor.authorNyanga, L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, A. F.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-10T23:22:43Z
dc.date.available2012-08-10T23:22:43Z
dc.date.issued2011-09
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.isem.org.za/index.php/isem/isem2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionConference of the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 21 - 23 September 2011.en_ZA
dc.descriptionConference theme - Innovative Systems Thinking: Unravelling Complexity for Successful Solutionsen_ZA
dc.description.abstractGlobalization and the internet have given customers a wide choice of products to choose from and they are now expecting a lot from products. Customers are demanding more value, less risk and better integration of products hence products now have a shorter product life cycle. E-manufacturing can help companies to optimize the use of production assets, reduce production cycle times and costs to meet these customer requirements. The paper shows factors that influenced an economy to successfully implement an emanufacturing model that transformed the economy from a struggling economy into an advanced economy. E-manufacturing models are discussed. Taiwan is used as a case study of how engineering chain can be utilized for SMEs to enjoy equally or even higher competitive advantage than their larger competitors by appropriately utilizing external networks. The situation in South Africa shows that the country can benefit from the growth of SMEs and e-manufacturing if networks and a culture of sharing information are built among SMEs and companies in the country.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Industrial, Systems and Engineering Management (ISEM) conference is a joint initiative between the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), INCOSE (South Africa) and the Graduate School for Technology Management at the University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNyanga, L. & Van Der Merwe, A. F. 2011. E-manufacturing - the roadmap for South African manufacturers. Presented at the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, September 21-23, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/45439
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, Department of Industrial Engineeringen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.titleE-manufacturing - the roadmap for South African manufacturersen_ZA
dc.typeProceedings Internationalen_ZA
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