SAPICS hosts SCM Education Excellence Awards

2008/04/24

Education and skills must be placed at the top of every agenda at board level in South Africa, and it’s critical that the supply chain industry develops an expanded sense of responsibility for its own education needs.

This was stressed by John van Wyk, Barloworld Logistics divisional director (Marketing & Sales), in his opening address at the recent Supply Chain Management Education Excellence Awards, which are hosted by SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa) and the Federation of Supply Chain Management Associations (FSCMA).

These awards, now in their second successful year, recognise and reward excellence in supply chain management education, and are aimed at raising awareness of efforts to develop the industry’s people capabilities. In his opening, John commended SAPICS for the initiative. “It is proactive and shows continued support for the development of the industry. Skills, and the supply chain industry’s access to them, are going to define successful organizations from the ‘also-rans’,” he stated.

John said that while many expected government to provide all the answers to the skills crisis, the industry needed to accept that it has a fundamental role to play. “We need to work aggressively to achieve recognition for industry qualifications, and we must step up our efforts to attract broadly skilled people into this industry and re-train them with supply chain management skills. We must become activists for education and skills development,” he declared. “We must work with government agencies to accelerate learning, and campaign for maths, science and engineering as ‘sexy’ careers. We must increase our investment in skills and vocational development. We must create role models, like our nominees tonight, who will be beacons for other companies and individuals to follow.”

The panel of judges for the SCM Education Excellence Awards comprised independent industry experts Brian Willcox, Beverly Kujawa and Barry Culligan.

The following individuals, companies and education providers were recognised at this year’s awards:

CPIM TOP SCORER This prize is awarded to the top scorer for a Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) examination in Southern Africa. CPIM Winner - Zandile Fuyane of SAB Miller with full marks for MPR CPIM Runners-Up - Ganief Creighton of Sans Fibre, Letitia Laubscher, a private consultant, and Dominic Cloete of Nampak

CSCP TOP SCORER This prize is awarded to the top scorer for a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) examination in Southern Africa. CSCP Winner - Andy Harverson with a top score of 328, the highest ever in SA for CSCP CSCP Runners-Up - Christopher Wilson of Nampak, Selepe Phetla of Nestle, Paul Obiero of CC SABC, Kenya

STUDENT OF THE YEAR This is awarded to a student who has shown exceptional achievement in a course or program within the field of supply chain management. Winner – Zandile Fuyane Runners-Up – Rosaline Shaw of Bytes System Integrations, Matome Makgoba of Transnet Rail Engineering

HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING STUDENT OF THE YEAR This is awarded to an individual who is studying though a HET institution, for outstanding commitment, remarkable performance and overall achievement. Winner – Wilna Bean of University of Pretoria Runners-Up – George Dracopoulos and Juliet Middleton, both from University of Johannesburg

SAPICS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR This award is presented to an educator who, by diligently supporting their students in a manner that extends beyond the call of duty, has continually produced outstanding results, shows commitment to their students and has true enthusiasm for Supply Chain Education. Winner – Burnie Adonis Runner-Up – Doug Nel

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR – NON SAPICS This award is presented to an organisation that has delivered outstanding results and contributed to significant improvement through delivery of a quality education program within the supply chain/operations management sector. Winner – Volition Consulting Services Runner-Up – Business Today

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR This is awarded to an outstanding project or program that has contributed significantly to education in the supply chain/operations management sector, either through individuals or an education intervention that was conducted within an organisation. Winner – CIPS Inside (ISAPA) Runner-Up – Business Today

SAPICS AUTHORISED EDUCATION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR This award is presented to the SAPICS AEP that has shown commitment, significant contribution and continual development during 2007. Winner – IRM Assignments Runner-Up – Tirisano Ka Batho

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