Since it's inception in 1983, Productivity Assignments has established itself as a management consultancy that delivers practical, profitable and sustainable results, to clients across the business spectrum from manufacturers to universities.

In a world of ever-increasing 'managements theories', new technologies, personnel empowerment and a rapid change in customer demands, management now struggles to keep abreast of the changes and to thoroughly understand the advantages and hazards of new systems and processess.

Productivity Assignments - through theoretical and practical knowledge - provides the functional know-how to ensure the selection of appropriate systems and processes, and importantly, to ensure their effective and sustainable implementation. In particular, we provide specialist skills and training in manufacturing, distribution, administrative processes, service and supply chain management.

Productivity Assignments have assisted many blue-chip and private companies achieve improved production rates, reduced work-in-progress, functional shop-floor teams, optimised personnel usage and many other benefits.

The recognition of balance
Productivity improvements can be attained in essentially three ways:

Technological Improvement - faster, more productive machines. (State of the art technology, robotics, computerisation, etc)

Process Improvement - finding better ways to produce (Best Practise, layouts, method improvements, etc)

Performance Improvement - improving the performance of the operators (teamwork, motivation, standards, man assignments, benchmarking, visual results, quality controls, etc)

Each of these requires the effective use of technology and the motivation and co-operation of the workforce.

In this age of rapid technological development, it is vital that the capacity of the workforce be developed in parallel with technology, and the essential training be provided. A balance between man & machine must be maintained to ensure overall productivity improvement - and ultimate success. At Productivity Assignments we strive for this balance hence our mission...

Government Initiative
We have been actively involved with the Department of Trade and Industry (Nedlac) initiatives such as the Workplace Challenge Cluster Initiative and the DCCS Export initiative. We have provided consultancy skills and training to participating companies assisting them with their drive towards World Class Competiveness.

Best Practise Forum
We have initiated the non-profit organisation "Best Practice Forum" in which KwaZulu-Natal manufacturers (and those from further afield) have the opportunity to share experiences and to listen to the lessons of leading manufaturers from across the globe.

Customer Profile
Productivity Assignments provides a management consultancy services to many different industry sectors. Our current client profile is varied and exposes us to different manufacturing processes, manning requirements, administration systems and other aspects of business.

The experience gained from the involvement with these different systems, combined with our knowledge of the local and international trends in manufacturing processes, has given us the ability to provide our clients with effective solutions.

We are proud of the fact that much of our business comes from clients, who, after having had first-hand experience with Productivity Assignments, have called us back to consult on other aspects of their business.