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With a full-time job and a family, Adelaide Jansen wasn\u2019t sure what else she could possibly fit into her busy lifestyle. She was thrilled to find that she could easily manage to complete the UCT Supply Chain Management short course<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with GetSmarter, and we caught up with her recently to find out about her experience on the course.<\/p>\n Tell us a bit about yourself and your background.<\/strong> What made you first decide to take the UCT Supply Chain Management short course?<\/strong> Who do you think would benefit from taking this course with UCT and GetSmarter?<\/strong> How has this course helped you in your career?<\/strong> Have your colleagues noticed an improvement in your work approach? <\/strong> What was the most interesting or useful thing you learnt on the course?<\/strong> How did you find learning online with GetSmarter?<\/strong> Did you interact with the other students or the Course Instructor, Dr Myles Wakeham? Did you find this valuable?\u00a0<\/strong> Read about past student Adelaide Jansen’s experience on the UCT Operations Management online course. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":17219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[122],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-2630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-business-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nI grew up in the Stellenbosch district, and my career started in 1989 at Crown Cork as a quality inspector directly after matric, as there was no money for further studies. After a few months, I was promoted into production and sales. At this stage, I grabbed every opportunity to take the courses my company offered. I was single and very ambitious, and the more I could learn about running a big company the better. I had several different jobs over the years, and I got married and had 2 sons. In 2006, our family moved to Gauteng and in October of that year, I started working as supply planner for Tongaat Hulett, where I still work today.<\/p>\n
\nIn my mind, if one continues studying<\/strong>, by doing short courses specifically, I feel one could keep up with the times. There is always new information, technology or research available that would be beneficial. Short courses are also a great way for someone like me: I\u2019m married; have a full-time job; a household to run; have kids that need attention and homework overseen; preparing supper, and then I still like keeping my mind refreshed<\/strong> through studies. Also, the UCT Supply Chain Management short course<\/a> is interactive<\/strong> and online <\/strong>which is ideal for me.<\/p>\n
\nIn my opinion, everyone in an organisation would benefit from this course because\u00a0supply chain <\/strong>encompasses all activities, from raw material through to customer satisfaction. Everyone should understand how, and in which way, they contribute towards a common goal<\/strong> and that cooperation between parties is important.<\/p>\n
\nI have been receiving a number of calls from personnel agencies this past year \u2013 that is a marked difference. Internally, our company is busy reshuffling departments and duties\u2013 so I\u2019m waiting to see what the end results are going to be.<\/p>\n
\nI would certainly hope so. I\u2019ve been doing this job since 2006, but for the past couple of years we\u2019ve been working without several key role players, so central planning (my job) ended up having to take on the additional responsibilities. It\u2019s been very stressful, but since I\u2019ve taken this course I feel more confident <\/strong>of my supply chain knowledge and that I\u2019m on the right track and am making things happen<\/strong>. I implement my own little procedures and keep records in order to ensure a continuous flow. I\u2019ve recently had a very good performance rating from my superior!<\/p>\n
\nIn my case, this course emphasised that what I was doing was absolutely in line with what was right. We don\u2019t have a broad spectrum of knowledge internally with regards to supply chain management<\/strong>, and this sometimes caused conflict, but I now feel assured that I am on the right track.<\/p>\n
\nStudying online with GetSmarter was fantastic since I did not have to rush to be at any given place (traffic is a nightmare here). I simply logged on in the comfort of my home<\/strong>, felt relaxed and went for it. The best was that I could study during the night – there simply weren’t enough hours in the day.<\/p>\n
\nYes. Very valuable. One gets various opinions and perspectives that contribute to the bigger picture. Especially in supply chain, where so many different parties have to interact and work together for a common goal. I believe one must be open to how others think and perceive things, to really listen to their input. I don\u2019t believe in the adage \u201cit\u2019s always been done this way, so we can continue the trend\u201d. There may be BETTER ways of doing things – times change!<\/p>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n ![\"School](\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UCT_logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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