The manufacturing industry in Namibia faces several constraints impeding the
establishment of an automotive manufacturing industry able to imitate the success of
the automotive industry in South Africa. This study aimed to improve understanding
and need of development of the domestic automotive industry of a developing country
like Namibia into bordering regions. The research focused on the growth of Namibia’s
automotive component manufacturing base by linking it to the automotive supply chain
in South Africa. The research also focused on the factors constraining the growth of
the automotive industry in Namibia.
This research attempts to enhance the field of business management in general. In
this endeavour, this study’s research contribution in regard to general business
management is in the field of strategic management and, more specifically, the sub discipline of supply chain management.
Growth theories and models covered in this research include Porter’s Model on
Competitiveness of Nations, Porter’s Country and International Competitiveness,
Peng’s Model of Country Competitiveness, Porter’s Diamond Model, and Porter’s
Model on Industry Clusters.
The study used a mixed method of research. A quantitative, structured questionnaire
was applied to 136 individuals with expertise and notable experience of the automotive
industry in Namibia and South Africa. The qualitative research consisted of 20 face to-face in-depth interviews conducted with others in the same target population.
Descriptive and inferential data analyses were employed to assess respondents’ data.
The implications from the findings of this research are twofold. The lessons drawn from
this study can contribute to an investor-friendly regulatory foundation that will support
the development and implementation of policies to establish a viable automotive
manufacturing industry in Namibia as well as how a developing automotive industry in
Namibia can benefit from being part of the South African automotive supply chain.
This research underscored public policy as a crucial driver of the growth of
manufacturing industries and benefits for a developing automotive industry of taking
part in the regional supply chains of major automotive manufacturing hubs.
Die vervaardigingsbedryf in Namibië ervaar verskeie beperkings wat die vestiging van
’n motorvervaardigingsbedryf wat in staat is om die sukses van die motorbedryf in
Suid-Afrika na te boots, nadelig raak. Hierdie studie is daarop gerig om begrip vir die
behoefte aan die ontwikkeling van die plaaslike motorbedryf in ’n ontwikkelende land
soos Namibië en aanliggende streke te verbeter.
Hierdie navorsing fokus op die groei van die vervaardiging van motorkomponente in
Namibië deur dit aan die voertuigvoorsieningsketting in Suid-Afrika te koppel. Die
navorsing fokus ook op die faktore wat die groei van die motorbedryf in Namibië
belemmer.
Die navorsing poog om die terrein van sakebestuur oor die algemeen te versterk. In
hierdie poging is die studie se bydrae ten opsigte van algemene sakebestuur op die
terrein van strategiese bestuur en, meer bepaald, die subdissipline van
voorsieningskettingbestuur.
Groeiteorieë en -modelle wat in hierdie navorsing gedek word, sluit in Porter se Model
van die Mededingendheid van State, Porter se Model van Staat- en Internasionale
Mededingendheid, Peng se Model van Landmededingendheid, Porter se
Diamantmodel, en Porter se Model van Bedryfsklusters.
Die studie het ’n gemengde navorsingsmetode gebruik. ’n Kwantitatiewe,
gestruktureerde vraelys is op 136 individue met kennis en besondere ervaring van die
motorbedryf in Namibië en Suid-Afrika toegepas. Die kwalitatiewe navorsing het
bestaan uit 20 indringende onderhoude van aangesig tot aangesig wat met persone
in dieselfde teikenpopulasie gevoer is. Beskrywende en afgeleide dataontledings is
ingespan om respondente se data te assesseer.
Die implikasies van die bevindings van hierdie navorsing is tweeledig. Die lesse wat
uit hierdie studie geleer word, kan bydra tot ʼn beleggersvriendelike regulatiewe stigting
wat die ontwikkeling en inwerkingstelling van beleide sal ondersteun om ’n
lewensvatbare motorvervaardigingsbedryf in Namibië tot stand te bring. Dit dui ook
aan hoe ’n ontwikkelende motorbedryf in Namibië voordeel daaruit kan trek om deel
van die Suid-Afrikaanse motorvoorsieningsketting te wees.
Hierdie navorsing het openbare beleid beklemtoon as ’n belangrike aandrywer van die
groei van vervaardigingsbedrywe en voordele vir ’n ontwikkelende motorbedryf deur
deelname aan die streeksvoorsieningskettings van groot motorvervaardigingskerns.
Imboni yokukhiqiza eNamibia ibhekene nezingqinamba ezimbalwa ezivimbela
ukusungulwa kwemboni yokukhiqiza izimoto ekwazi ukulingisa impumelelo yemboni
yezimoto eNingizimu Afrika. Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukuthuthukisa ukuqonda kanye
nesidingo sokuthuthukiswa kwemboni yezimoto yasekhaya yezwe elisathuthuka
njengeNamibia libe yizifunda ezisemngceleni.
Lolu cwaningo lugxile ekukhuleni kwesizinda sokukhiqiza izimoto saseNamibia
ngokusixhumanisa nochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezimoto eNingizimu Afrika.
Ucwaningo luphinde lwagxila ezintweni ezivimbela ukukhula kwemboni yezimoto
eNamibia.
Lolu cwaningo luzama ukuthuthukisa umkhakha wokuphathwa kwebhizinisi jikelele.
Kulo mzamo, igalelo lalolu cwaningo lumayelana nokuphathwa kwebhizinisi jikelele
lisemkhakheni wokuphatha amasu futhi, ikakhulukazi, igatshana elingaphansi
kokuphathwa kokuhlinzekwa kochungechunge.
Imibono ethe xaxa ekucwaningeni kocwaningo oluhlanganisa iModeli kaPorter's
Yokuncintisana Kwezizwe, Ukuncitisana kweZwe lika Porters kanye Namazwe
Ngamazwe, Imodeli kaPeng Yokuncitisana Yezwe, Imodeli Yedayimane kaPorter,
kanye neModeli ka Porter's Yamaqoqo Emboni.
Ucwaningo lusebenzise indlela exubile yocwaningo. Uhlu lwemibuzo oluningi,
oluhlelekile lwasetshenziswa kubantu abayi-136 abanolwazi oluphawulekayo
lwemboni yezimoto eNamibia naseNingizimu Afrika. Ucwaningo lwesimo
belubandakanya izingxoxo ezijulile ezingama-20 ezenziwa nabanye abantu besibalo
esifanayo. Ukuhlaziywa kwedatha okuchazayo nokuncane kuye kwasetshenziswa
ukuze kuhlolwe iminingwane yabaphendulayo.
Imiphumela evela emiphumeleni yalolu cwaningo ikabili. Izifundo ezithathwe kulolu
cwaningo zingaba nomthelela ekwakhiweni kwesisekelo sokulawula esilungele
abatshalizimali esizokweseka ukuthuthukiswa kanye nokuqaliswa kwezinqubomgomo
zokusungula imboni esebenzayo yokukhiqiza izimoto eNamibia kanye nokuthi imboni
yezimoto ethuthukayo eNamibia ingazuza kanjani ngokuba yingxenye
yochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezimoto eNingizimu Afrika.
Lolu cwaningo lugcizelele inqubomgomo yomphakathi njengomholi obalulekile
wokukhula kwezimboni zokukhiqiza kanye nezinzuzo zemboni yezimoto ethuthukayo
yokubamba iqhaza kuchungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngezifunda lwezindawo ezinkulu
zokukhiqiza izimoto.
