Abstract

The brick production small and medium scale enterprises SMEs contribute significantly towards the socio and economic development of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The brick production 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, and semi-skilled human capital. However, there are productivity improvement challenges that negate productivity growth. 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 brick production SMEs?” The study explores productivity improvement systems that can be utilized to grow and sustain the productivity of brick production SMEs.

Keywords

Productivity, Human Resource Management, Material Resource Planning, Total Quality Management