Manufacturing

Manufacturing facilities are facing more competition from abroad, where labour prices are low and automation is implemented to such an extent that fewer operators are required to operate the plant.

How do manufacturers in South Africa even begin to compete? The input costs have to be managed and reduced wherever possible, manufacturers in South Africa are also employing as many operators as possible, in order to assist with the unemployment crisis.

The minimum wage might be more than the minimum wage in the Eastern countries where the factories might not be as automated as factories in the West. There are input costs that can be reduced or controlled in order to improve margins or to become more competitive.