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Operational Excellence for Small and Medium Manufacturers

Small and medium manufacturers form the backbone of African industry, yet most cannot spare staff for large improvement programmes or expensive systems. This course offers a right sized set of practical tools that owners and managers can apply with limited resources to cut waste, improve quality and grow capacity. The approach is hands on and tailored to the realities of a lean workforce and tight budgets.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess the biggest operational losses in a small manufacturing business.
  • Apply low cost workplace organisation and flow improvements.
  • Introduce simple standards and visual controls with minimal effort.
  • Track a handful of meaningful performance measures.
  • Engage a small team in ongoing improvement.
  • Build a phased improvement plan suited to limited resources.

Course outline

  1. 01Operational Excellence on a Small Scale
  2. 02Finding the Biggest Losses
  3. 03Low Cost Workplace Organisation
  4. 04Improving Flow with What You Have
  5. 05Simple Standards and Visual Controls
  6. 06A Few Measures That Matter
  7. 07Engaging a Small Team
  8. 08A Phased Improvement Plan

Who should attend

This course is designed for owners, managers and supervisors of small and medium manufacturing enterprises seeking practical, affordable improvement methods.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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