Digistics (Pty) Ltd. offers Supply Chain Management and Value-Added Logistics Execution. They operate out of six Distribution Centres in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg and has become a significant player in leading multi-temperature distribution operations throughout South Africa.

Digistics’ journey began in 1995, when ASP Distributors (Pty) Ltd opened up in South Africa, in partnership with Spar. With a national infrastructure, ASP pioneered multi-temperature distribution within the South African Quick Service Restaurant industry.

A management buy-out in 2003 led to the establishment of Digistics (Pty) Ltd. With an aggressive growth plan, the company secured a number of new, long-standing contracts.

Due to significant growth over a short space of time, the decision was made to bring a partner on board. 51% of the shares was sold to Super Group Holdings in 2012, making the business a Super Group subsidiary company. In 2017, Super Group bought out the balance of the remaining shareholding.

It is said that people are an asset; Digistics believes that everything revolves around people. In order to do what they do, Digistics need leaders to build a best-in-class customer-focused business. They do have those leaders on their team. You will find leadership at every level, and each employee in their team of more than 795 makes decisions every day to put their customers’ businesses first.

Striving for world-class supply chain management and operations excellence, Digistics enrolled members of staff to complete ODI’s NQF3, 4 and 5 Generic Management Learnerships facilitated by Mbali Tshabalala, Michael Foxon and Maryke Bergh.

Learners were welcomed by their HR Executive – Cheryl Farley.

ODI’s Mbali Tshabalala, facilitated the NQF3 Generic Management group of learners.

Micheal Foxon facilitated the NQF4 Generic Management group of learners.

Maryke Bergh facilitated the NQF5 Generic Management group of learners.

The learnerships offered by ODI are carefully selected, to support companies on their journey of Continuous Improvement. To find out how ODI can help your Continuous Improvement initiative, contact us, by clicking here.

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The Venetia Diamond Mine is South Africa’s largest producer of diamonds, since 1995. It is situated close to the South African town of Alldays in the Limpopo province and is located within the 360 km² Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve.

Those who work for De Beers, Venetia mine, are encouraged to acquire the skills they need to advance De Beers’ business and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. De Beers invest in their people’s personal development, skills and capabilities and provide a safe and supportive work environment.

A group of learners were signed up to complete ODI’s NQF3 in Generic Management learnership, facilitated by Maryke Bergh.

ODI has primary accreditation with the Services Sector Education & Training Authority (decision number 0228). ODI also has further programme approval to provide qualifications, learnerships, and skills programmes through merSETA and SABPP.

The learnerships offered by ODI are carefully selected, to support companies on their journey of Continuous Improvement.

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Celebrating a milestone achievement of being in business since 1920, Wispeco is also the leading aluminium extrusion company in South Africa and offers a one-stop-shop in the supply of:

• Mill Finish Aluminium Extrusions

• Powder Coated Aluminium Extrusions

• Anodised Aluminium Extrusions

• Aluminium Window Systems

Engaged leadership is arguably the most important determinant of success when it comes to creating a culture of continuous improvement. That rings true for Wispeco Aluminium  as they enrolled members of staff to complete the NQF3 in Management learnership facilitated by ODI’s MD: Huibie Jones.

ODI’s (Supervision for Energised WorkTeams) NQF3: National Certificate in Management, comprises of 8 modules.

This qualification aims at equipping every first-line manager with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to:

• Develop, lead and inspire productive workplace teams.
• Ensure that all team members are developed to their full potential.

Learner Feedback

I have learned so much over the course of this qualification. Just to think I had certain tools and this course helped me utilise these tools properly and gave me a new set of tools to improve me and my team. The way I look at a problem now, is very different than before and I always try and solve the problem with the tools I gained subconsciously. I need more practice and tools to continue my own self continuous improvement.

Chesmund Smith: Conways Wispeco

I am looking forward to learning more (NQF4). I now understand why we have to do (CAPdo & Fishbone) to find a solution to most/all of our problems in the workplace (MBA meetings).

Great work. Thank you!

Afton Barendilla

To view the 2019 Wispeco Aluminium (Cape Town) awards ceremony, click here.

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As global leaders, Gold Fields offer their employees the opportunity to expand their skills and have a strong focus on on-the-job learning – ensuring they are placed in roles where they are challenged and fulfilled.

Gold Fields South Deep, enrolled members of staff to complete ODI’s NQF3 National Certificate in Management (Supervision for Energised Work Teams). Comprising of 8 modules, this learnership is facilitated by Maryke Bergh.

Organisation Development International (ODI), is a globally represented productivity consulting company. Our mission is to provide holistic solutions that promote people development and operations excellence, through training, coaching and consulting, supported by a range of excellent products. To contact us, click here.

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Companies with a culture of improvement, give their employees a process for reporting and acting upon ideas to save money, improve processes, satisfy clients, and improve quality. What’s more, they provide systems and a structure for doing so and they recognise those who contribute to making the organisation a better one.

One such company is CTP. Understanding the importance of empowering their employees, they enrolled members of staff to complete the NQF Level 3 National Certificate in Production Technology. This qualification provides learners with the range of learning and skills required to be able to perform a series of activities to

• support manufacturing,
• engineering, and
• technology processes.

Learners will acquire a range of skills in the identification of production parameters in manufacturing, engineering, and technology industries, and basic strategies to achieve them.

ODI’s Pieter de Bruyn facilitated this learnership.

To read more about obtaining a national qualification with ODI, click here.

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At Adient, operational excellence goes beyond manufacturing. Every day their teams around the world work tirelessly to improve their performance, enhance their efficiency and execute flawlessly.

Adient cares about their employees and their qualifications. For them it’s creating a global community and empowering their teammates. They work hard to ensure their employees – no matter the stage of their careers – can see the difference their work makes, for their customers and their consumers around the globe.

At ODI we implement best practices to achieve world class, operational excellence. Facilitating this group of NQF 3 Production Technology learners, is George Meiring.

The combination of learning outcomes that comprise this qualification – NQF 3 National Certificate in Production Technology, will provide the qualifying learner with vocational knowledge and skills appropriate to the context of production technology. This qualification provides learners with the range of learning and skills required to be able to perform a series of activities to support :

• manufacturing,
• engineering, and
• technology processes.

To read more about the benefits of using e-Learning in your operational excellence implementation, click here.

As part of our integrated approach of strengthening operations capability in people, processes and technology, we also focus on high impact initiatives, done with a small group of in-company people, with the aim to bring about focused, bottom line improvements over a short period of time.

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Venetia mine, opened in 1992. It is an open-pit mine and the country’s largest producer of diamonds, contributing 40 per cent of the country’s annual diamond production. It is in the Northern Transvaal, 32km south of the Limpopo River in the Limpopo Province in the north-east corner of South Africa.

To read more about the benefits of using blended e-Learning in your operations excellence implementation, by Jason Peters: Production Standards Manager & Chantelle Webb: Production Controller at De Beers Sightholder Sales SA, click here.

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The trip as a whole had exceeded my own expectations. We had the privilege of flying to the conference. What made it so special was that it was my very first time on an airplane. My other two colleagues also flew for the first time.

With the arrival at the conference, the ODI team went out of their way to make us feel welcome. For me, it was actually such a great privilege to have acted as an ambassador for GWK for the day.

The following drew my attention:

• Old ways don’t open new doors.
• Good managers make use of the 20 Keys system to improve their work.
• Do the right thing right the first time.

What make these statements so unique is that they “tick” all the boxes on which I base my values. Every day I strive to work harder and to improve, because, if there is something the 20 Keys system taught me, it is that one should never just settle to be satisfied with everything – each and every one of us can improve!

The best was left for last, when I received the award as one of ODI’s best achievers of the NQF 3 National Certificate in Management.

It was a proud moment to not only stand up to receive the award for myself, but also, on behalf of my entire team at Barkly West Products, and GWK as a whole. I have been taught that you are just as strong as the team that moves with you, and that recognition should not only go to me, but to us as a team at Barkly West Products. It opened my eyes again to what it means to receive acknowledgement as an employee. ODI taught me, ‘To share as a mentor and a leader – your knowledge, so that others can also be successful’.

At the moment I am busy with NQF 5 National Certificate in Generic Management. It is a good motivation for me to work hard as a GWK Ambassador, and to be able to receive the recognition for NQF 5 along with my team. With the return to my Depot, it was a privilege to share my experience with everyone – as if they were part of the conference. The two days away made me realise how strong our team has become since implementing some of the Keys successfully. Changes in morale, and improved communication through management are so important.

To have a look at the 2019 ODI Conference album where we celebrated 30 years of operational excellence, click here.

  

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On completion of the NQF 2 National Certificate in Production Technology, learners will be able to:

• Effectively communicate information to relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to the achievement of strategic goals in the business.
• Optimise processes, functions and organisational structures, in order to contribute towards the achievement of production requirements.
• Maintain a safe and well organised work environment, through improvements made to production activities.
• Focus on the effectiveness of equipment.
• Implement quality standards and procedures in the workplace.

To view the album of learners completing this qualification, click here.

Comprising of 8 modules, NQF 3 in Generic Management aims at equipping every first-line manager with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to:
• Develop, lead and inspire productive workplace teams.
• Ensure that all team members are developed to their full potential

To view the album of learners completing this qualification, click here.

At a recent multi-level meeting, learners had the opportunity to give feedback as to what they’ve learned and how the 20 Keys system for continuous improvement, influence and make an impact on their daily working activities, their departments and the company as a whole. A prize-giving ceremony was held afterwards.

The VKB Group is a modern, dynamic and leading agricultural enterprise that has, since its establishment almost a century ago, constantly focused on progressively managing solutions for the changing and various needs of agricultural producers and related stakeholders.

To read more about Grain Field Chickens: Road to Excellence Award, click here.

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• Largest manufacturer of aluminium extrusions in Africa, with its own melting and casting facility, nine extrusion presses, international quality certified surface finishing plants (powder coating and anodising).
• Market leader in architectural systems development and innovation.
• Wholly owned subsidiary of Remgro Ltd with ±1000 employees.
• Registered training provider offering fabrication training to customers, the previously disadvantaged youth, and deaf learners.
• Thirty official distributors in Southern Africa.
• Ecospecifier Green Rating on Wispeco aluminium profiles due to the extensive recycling of post-consumer and industrial aluminium waste.
• BBBEE level 4 offering 100% for procurement spent.

Wispeco strongly believes in an informed and equipped team and enrolled members of staff to obtain a national qualification with ODI.

• NQF 2 National Certificate in Production Technology, click here.
• NQF 3 in General Management, click here.
• NQF 4 Process Manufacturing, click here.

A great sense of achievement was felt all around as learners attended a recent awards ceremony in Cape Town.

Nico Kapank (NQF 2), Carlo Kuyer (NQF 3) & Waleed (NQF 4) represented their respective groups, thanking Wispeco & ODI for the opportunity.

“To Huibie and Joan, no words can describe how I feel as I’m looking forward to the future now… Thanks to Cisco for all the support and most of all, thanks to my classmates for helping me achieve this goal. I wish everyone the best for the future!”

“I’m extremely honored to be receiving such an important award. I am honestly grateful for the recognition I have received for my work, because I am positive  that every other learner in the class of 2019 NQF 3 feels the same way for this achievement.

We have faced several challenges on our way here but each one of them has helped strengthen us to make us the people  we are  today, a thorough professional who now exactly knows what they want, people who set their eyes on a goal and does not lose sight of it unless it is achieved . By finishing this qualification or course, it would not have  been possible without the motivation we received from our moderators Cisco, Joan and especially Huibie , for whom I have the highest respect for.  I sincerely thank each and every  one of you for helping us reach a stage where we can proudly hold up this qualification as tick on our list of achievements. I thank you.”

Carlo Kuyer

To read more about obtaining a national certificate with ODI, click here.

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