Track: Operations Research

Abstract

The masonry brick manufacturing small and medium scale enterprises SMEs contribute significantly towards the socio and economic development of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The masonry brick manufacturing industry assists in the development of construction and is a source of income for SMEs, as well as creating employment opportunities for the uneducated, unskilled, semi and skilled human capital. However, there are productivity challenges that negate growth in productivity. The methodology proposed for the study is based on reviewing literature whereby the main question is “How do productivity improvement systems influence productivity growth of the masonry brick construction SMEs?” The study explores productivity improvement systems that can be used to improve the productivity of masonry brick SMEs. Based on the results of the review, the study recommends that the masonry brick SMEs identify latent variables that impede productivity growth within their organisations in order to attain long-term term market and financial feasibility.

Keywords

Productivity, Ergonomics, Construction