Management Fundamentals

Poor quality control leaves a bad taste in consumers’ mouths

The recent spate of food quality failures going back to the country’s deadly listeriosis outbreak in 2018 reveals the damaging health consequences and reputational damage that can flow from a single ‘bad batch’.

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Management Fundamentals

How Toyota’s approach to making cars can aid vaccine production in Africa

As African countries seek to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines, they are running into several obstacles including supply chain and quality control issues. Could Lean Thinking, a manufacturing ethos developed in car factories, help local vaccine manufacturers up their game at this critical time?

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Management Fundamentals

Making teams stronger and more productive in difficult times

Fear is rising in workplaces around the world - both for those working from home and in offices. A recent study shows 63% of South Africans are concerned they may lose their jobs in the next 12 months.

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