The 2026 Astral Foods’ 20 Keys Conference brought together leaders and teams from across the business to share practical experiences of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and the results being achieved through 20 Keys.
Operational excellence involves more than just tools, techniques, and projects. True sustainability requires aligned processes, standards, structures, capabilities, and behaviors, all driven by leadership that recognises the importance of continuous improvement.
This article explores AI’s transformative potential, highlights African innovations, addresses challenges and ethical considerations, and proposes a roadmap for CI practitioners to drive AI-enhanced operational excellence across the continent.
In World-Class companies, 80% of employees are engaged in solving problems. This allows for early detection of problems, which in return leads to quick responses and mitigating the impact of these issues.
This article delves into the calculation of AI-inspired Overall Equipment Effectiveness and its significance for modern factories.
First-line Managers have the most important role in the business, as they can switch on and switch off productivity on the shop floor.
This is the second series of Prof. Kumar’s lecture on engineering maintenance which deals with the How’s, Who’s and Where’s of maintenance activities. It follows after the first series that dealt with the Why, What, and When aspects.
Driven by their quest for excellence across all disciplines of publishing and printing, the CTP Group of Companies enrolled a team of learners to complete the Occupational Certificate: Project Manager ID101869 (NQF Level 5) (11 Modules). Some learners were in Cape Town and others joined online.