Prestigious “Factory of the Year” Competition Postponed
Navigating the impacts of the global pandemic has become the order of the day for the South African manufacturing sector, who demonstrated their resilience with a promising year-on year recovery of 87.9% in April.
The spread of the coronavirus, recent violent protests and looting, and crippling power challenges have caused a slowdown of the sector’s recovery over the past few months.
Mindful of this tumultuous economic environment and the continued health considerations brought on by the pandemic, management consulting firm Kearney have taken a decision to postpone the 2021 ‘Factory of the Year’ competition, traditionally a highlight of the annual Manufacturing Indaba.
The 2021 Manufacturing Indaba will follow in the footsteps of last year’s conference and once again be held as a virtua...