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dc.contributor.authorZondo, Robert Walter Dumisanien_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T07:54:45Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-08T07:54:45Z-
dc.date.issued2023-05-16-
dc.identifier.citationZondo, R.W.D. 2023. The implications of automation in a selected automotive assembly organisation in South Africa . The Seybold Report. 18(05): 526-540 (15). doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/57GZ2en_US
dc.identifier.issn1533-9211-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/4784-
dc.description.abstractImproving productivity in the manufacturing system is the core objective of all manufacturing companies as it determines how well the company utilises its resources compared to requirements. Emanating from a continued demand for efficiency and productivity, automation becomes the key driver in such an achievement. Thus, automated flow line manufacturing systems are becoming more relevant in the automotive sector. This study examines the influence of automation for productivity improvement in a selected automotive assembly organisation in South Africa, automation being the creation and application of technology to monitor and control the production and delivery of products and services. The study was quantitative in design and examined the production of an automotive assembly organisation that has adopted an automation system for productivity improvement in its automobile Deck Tailgate process in its weld plant. This company operates in the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The study was conducted by collecting pre- and postquarterly data for labour productivity and process efficiency. The results established that labour productivity and process efficiency improve as a result of the application of automation. However, automation will lead to the reduction of human participation in the production systems. This may result in uncertainties amongst employees that must be properly communicated and managed. The original value of this study is its approach in uncovering strengths and weaknesses of automation for productivity improvement in South Africa.en_US
dc.format.extent15 pen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe Seybold Report; Vol. 18, Issue 05en_US
dc.subjectAutomationen_US
dc.subjectAutomotive assembly organisationen_US
dc.subjectDeck Tailgateen_US
dc.subjectDowntimeen_US
dc.subjectLabour productivityen_US
dc.subjectProcess efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleThe implications of automation in a selected automotive assembly organisation in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2023-06-08T04:30:39Z-
dc.identifier.doi10.17605/OSF.IO/57GZ2-
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