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INTRODUCING THE TOYOTA 1. TWIMS O erings
Figure 1: TWIMS Formal and Non-Formal Academic
WESSELS INSTITUTE FOR
Programmes between ITA, OCC, and OA.
GIBS PGDip, MBA, PhD
(Manufacturing Focus)
MANUFACTURING STUDIES TWIMS Executive
Programmes
(TWIMS) MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing Community
CURRICULUM Formal Academic Programme: The GIBS
Manufacturing Focused MBA
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
manufacturing focused MBA, delivered through the
partnership with TWIMS is intended to elevate the
critical thinking of management in the manufacturing
2. TWIMS Curriculum: The Integrated Manufacturing
Leadership Development Model
AUTHOR: The integrated TWIMS manufacturing curriculum
reflects responsible management education in its
consideration of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals in each of the focus areas.
Dr Lisa Kinnear TWIMS is committed to nurturing leadership talent
who will develop manufacturing environments that
are attractive to future generations and contribute
to society.
The establishment of the Toyota Wessels Institute for 2.1 The Roof: Inclusive Leadership
Over the last two decades, social transformation
Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) in 2018, founded by globally has given rise to greater diversity in the
workplace, challenging the manufacturing industry
the Toyota South Africa Educational Trust, supports the to become more inclusive in its leadership practices.
The future trajectory of manufacturing depends
development of the continent’s next generation of on the attraction of exceptional talent and the
incorporation of innovative thinking into the
manufacturing leaders and aims to develop a deep manufacturing workforce at every level. Manu-
facturing in South Africa and on the African continent
appreciation for the significance of the manufacturing poses unique leadership challenges of a society with
deep inequalities and imbalanced skills levels.
sector as a contributor to economic and social growth. While many of these critical elements of leadership
are taught in the core curriculum of the GIBS
PGDip/MBA, the inclusive leadership focus of the
manufacturing curriculum aims to raise awareness
around specific inclusivity issues in the manu-
facturing sector and to relate these to both
management and worker experiences, enabling
leaders to act as change agents by championing
these issues with knowledge, awareness and
personal effectiveness.
2.2 The Pillars: Strategic Manufacturing Themes
The three pillars in the house represent the key
strategic themes manufacturers face which are
simultaneously forces for disruption.
Industry 4.0 and The Future of Manufacturing
The future of manufacturing theme considers what
manufacturing could potentially look like in the
future and the likely implications of these changes
for the South African and broader African manu-
facturing sector. Highly disruptive market, social
and technology forces that are re-framing the
manufacturing sector’s development trajectory are
explored and interrogated in relation to strategic
frameworks at a firm level.
The consequences of technology disruptions such
as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence
(AI) and Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) are
considered for markets and supply chains; and how
they are challenging the way manufacturing is
presently organised in South Africa and on the
African continent.
3. Delivering the Curriculum: Academic Faculty
sector. The programme is designed to enable at TWIMS
strategic leadership and implementation skills TWIMS has eight faculty members with four PhDs and eight masters degrees between them. While the
manufacturing executives to develop both the
required to lead a business, while deepening of
their understanding of the manufacturing specific faculty have specialist expertise in the areas outlined in the manufacturing curriculum framework, the
challenges they will face in their roles within the
manufacturing ecosystem. TWIMS faculty, working focus area that the team shares responsibility for is to support the development of the next
collaboratively with GIBS faculty, deliver the generation of manufacturing leaders in Africa.
manufacturing-specific components of these
advanced qualifications, based on their research
and expertise in the various focus areas of the
manufacturing curriculum. PROFESSOR THEUNS DR LISA KINNEAR is the
TWIMS Executive Programmes and Community PELSER is the Executive Director of Academics at
Development
Director
TWIMS,
at
TWIMS, a senior lecturer
for
at GIBS and is responsible
the
responsible
provides
TWIMS
customised
and
open
manufacturing focused executive short courses strategic direction and for the quality delivery of
operational execution of
academic and executive
industry and areas of faculty specialisations. The the institute. His career programmes delivered
based on research and developments in the
spans more than thirty
by TWIMS. She has a PhD
campus provides a site for learning, exchange of
in the field of organi-
years in academia and
ideas and innovation for the manufacturing corporate South Africa. Theuns holds a Bachelor sational development and leadership from the
community through engagements with leaders
from industry, government and institutions of Commerce (BCom), a BCom Honours, a University of KwaZulu-Natal and a Masters in
committed to the growth of the sector. Masters of Commerce (MCom) and a Doctor of Management, HR (cum laude) from Wits Business
Philosophy (PhD) in Strategic Management from School. Lisa has been in the academic and
Potchefstroom University. He is the managing executive education space for the past 23 years and
director of Teleios Advisory Services (TAS) a
at TWIMS her teaching, supervision and research
consulting firm and director at Super-Cube, a focuses on the inclusive leadership issues in
manufacturing.
leadership development provider.
Sustainable Manufacturing LIESEL KASSIER is the DR MALIKA KHODJA is
The sustainable manufacturing theme considers the Metair Head of Green the TFG Head of Future
pertinent issues surrounding sustainability and Manufacturing at TWIMS. Manufacturing at TWIMS.
She has a PhD and
green manufacturing and why this is so critical to the Liesel has worked in the Masters in Mechanical
sustainability sector for
manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is a key the past 12 years. She has Engineering from the
contributor to the world’s environmental problems
through the technologies it has deployed, the a Development Finance University of Djillali
Liabes in Sidi Bel
Masters in Renewable
materials it uses, and its complex inbound and Energy Finance (Suma Abbes-Algeria. She has a
outbound value chains. Cum Laude) from the background in the
The role that competing economic ideologies play Frankfurt School of Finance and Management mechanics of materials and numerical simu-
in respect to green manufacturing is at the core of and a BCom Honours (Economics) completed lation, with a focus on Finite Element Analysis and
the sustainability theme and the concepts of the cum laude from UKZN. Liesel is currently fracture mechanics. Her PhD studies was
circular economy, green supply chains, and undertaking her Ph.D. through the University of conducted on aircraft crack repair at the CSIR in
measuring true value are applied in the context of Sussex and Johannesburg where she is examining South Africa. Malika conducted additional
positioning sustainable manufacturing as a Sustainable Business Model Indicators which research in collaboration with the CSIR and the
business model to be followed to achieve a involves the development of a new Corporate University of Witwatersrand on the simulation of
competitive advantage. The sustainability discourse Socio-Ecological Resilience indicator. the laser shock peening process.
considers the changing legislative framework,
examines theories around investment principles, KHAVITHA SINGH is the
ESG, finance metrics and shareholder return time MBONGENI NDLOVU is Toyota Head of Lean
the Illovo head of African
frames, allowing manufacturing organisations to Trade and Industrial- Management at TWIMS.
take long term positions while at the same time isation at TWIMS. He has an She has an MBA from
meeting their current competitive needs.
African Trade and Industrialisation MSc in African Studies and University of Cape Town
an MSc in Economics for (GSB), Advanced leader-
Development both from
Recent decades have seen major changes in global the University of Oxford. He ship qualification from
patterns of trade and industrialisation and their has six years of experience NMMU Business School
and a Pharmacy degree
distribution across regions of the globe as well as in economic research and from Rhodes University.
countries. The critical role of industrial and trade its application. In his career, Mbongeni has led Her published MBA Research focused on
policy in shaping opportunities for industrialisation research projects for major South African policy inclusivity of women leaders in production
is a key strategic theme for the manufacturing
industry. This is in a context where industrialisation, departments. He has also conducted research environments.
and specifically the growth of the manufacturing projects for prominent industry associations and Khavitha has over 15 years of experience in the
sector, remain key mechanisms enabling developing large multi-national corporations. Mbongeni has Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Consulting and Logistics
worked in trade and industrial development, both in
countries and emerging economies to improve their industries within Operations, Continuous Improve-
economic and social welfare. South Africa and internationally. This has included
project assignments in countries such as Botswana, ment, Strategic Projects and Leadership Capability
development spaces.
The role of trade and industrial development in the Namibia, Kenya, and Nigeria.
evolving global context and the issues arising from
this is considered within this theme in terms of their PROFESSOR JUSTIN BARNES LUKE MULLER is the
implications for the future of African and more
specifically South African manufacturing. is the Manufacturing Ambas- Research Manager at
sador for TWIMS pro- TWIMS, ensuring that
2.3 The Foundations: Lean Operations and moting the importance of robust qualitative and
Supply Chain African industrialisation quantitative research
At the foundation of the house sits the essential through the institute. methodologies are
Justin has his PhD in Deve-
knowledge and skills required to lead an efficient and lopment Studies (industrial applied. He is respon-
effective operation or supply chain within the specialiation) and his sible for guiding and
manufacturing ecosystem. The essence of lean in MSocSci in Development completing research
operations solidifies the thinking that integrating Studies (cum laude) from the University of projects for internal and external clients. This
lean into the operations management system is a includes data analysis and the statistical testing
fundamental requirement for successful production. Natal, Durban. Justin has a 25-year track record
The underlying culture and value systems imbued in Global Value Chain research and inter- of research findings. Luke’s specialisations
within lean operations management are critical to national industrial and trade policy deve- include micro and macroeconomics, deve-
this, supporting the characteristics of lean leadership lopment. He was previously the Chair of lopment economics, and trade and investment
Industrial Studies at the University of
at the execution level, which is pertinent to the KwaZulu-Natal and has over 30 publications in within Sub-Saharan Africa. He also has a keen
success of entrenching lean practices and behaviours academic journals and books. interest in multinational enterprise activities
into organisations. across countries.