Kundi, Beatus A.T.Taifa, Ismail WRMwasubila, Ibrahim Joseph2023-02-082023-02-082022-02-09Mwasubila, I.J., Taifa, I.W.R. and Kundi, B.A.T. (2022) ‘An analytical study on establishing strategies for improving the productivity of the spinning industries’, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 40(1), pp. 1–28.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5978Strategies for improving the productivity of the spinning industries are much needed. In this paper, a case of a spinning industry was systematically studied. The strategies for enhancing productivity were established through a mixed approach. The studied industry experienced low productivity as they were only achieving 55%-68% of their production plan. Also, their actual operational machine availability was 67%. The proposed strategies include improving the spooling and the drawing process by installing new machinery technology; improve raw materials and components flow; hiring well-trained workers; develop employee training programs; search for new market segments; establish effective information and communications technology section, and develop an implementable maintenance plan. The study also revealed that system dynamics modelling helps to arrange descriptive information analytically. Thus, Vensim® software was applied to illustrate the differences between productivity, specifically before and after implementing the established strategies. The study considered only a single industry and 'single-factor productivity measures'.enproductivity improvementsingle-factor productivitymultifactor productivity measuresproductivity indexstrategiescompetitive strategysystem dynamicsVensim softwarespinning millJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1504/ijise.2020.10030901