South Africa Textile Industry Labor Shock & Skill Transfer Simulator

Line Throughput 780 / day 35.0% capacity gap

Unit Cost Penalty +R 38.50 Overtime & efficiency lag

Recovery Horizon 8.5 Months To reach 100% baseline

Order Backlog Peak 34,200 units Cumulated delivery lag

Scenario Presets

Labor & Operational Controls

Migrant Departure Shock 35%

Local Skill Onboarding 6 Mos

Shift Overtime Cap 15%

Cutting Station Automation 1.0x

Export & Reset

4-Stage Factory Assembly Line Flow & Active Bottlenecks

Active Batch

Station Bottleneck

Critical Skill Gap

12-Month Production Recovery & Backlog Projections

Simulated Daily Throughput

Unfulfilled Backlog

Baseline Target (1,200)

Primary Bottleneck: Precision Assembly & Sewing | Estimated Full Recovery: 8.5 Months