Dr Justin Barnes is the inaugural Executive Director of the Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) and Chairman of B&M Analysts. He was previously Managing Director of B&M Analysts (1997–2008) and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2011–2014).

He is passionate about a wide range of critical manufacturing subjects such as lean implementation, technology foresight analysis, executive management skills development, national industrial policy development, global value chain analysis, local cluster development and firm-level competitiveness challenges.

In this episode, Dr Barnes explains the background of the South African industry policies and the SA Automotive Masterplan. We talk about his involvement in government and unpack the opportunities around digitisation and industrialisation. We discuss the importance of green manufacturing and the future of electric vehicle. And we get to hear about the legacy that TWIMS is working towards in manufacturing.

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