%0 Journal Article
	%A Mncedisi Trinity Dewa and  Andre F. Van Der Merwe and  Stephen Matope
	%D 2015
	%J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 107, 2015
	%T Towards a Competitive South African Tooling Industry
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002156
	%V 107
	%X Tool, Die and Mould-making (TDM) firms have been
known to play a pivotal role in the growth and development of the
manufacturing sectors in most economies. Their output contributes
significantly to the quality, cost and delivery speed of final
manufactured parts. Unfortunately, the South African Tool, Die and
Mould-making manufacturers have not been competing on the local
or global market in a significant way. This reality has hampered the
productivity and growth of the sector thus attracting intervention. The
paper explores the shortcomings South African toolmakers have to
overcome to restore their competitive position globally. Results from
a global benchmarking survey on the tooling sector are used to
establish a roadmap of what South African toolmakers can do to
become a productive, World Class force on the global market.
	%P 3712 - 3717