Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad (Formerly Located at Vasundhara, Ghaziabad) carried out Industrial Visit at Yakult Danone India (P) Ltd on 20th August, 2015 especially for MBA batch 2015-17 during the orientation program of 1st semester students. The main objective behind the visit was to make student aware about how various activities related to operation, production, marketing and human resource are carried out in company and give them feel of managers as soon as they start their course.
Corporate Resource Centre and Faculty members along with students left for visit at 10 a.m. and took about two hours to cover the distance. The company is located in Sonepat, Haryana.
As soon as we reached company we were guided by company representatives for orientation of company which was given by heads of production department about history and how company was established. It was great to know that company follows world class qualityand safety standards.
Yakult was first launched in Japan in 1935, and today with over 80 years of history, Yakult is a global leader in the probiotic drinks market with the wide range of probiotic products using Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) and Bifidobacterium breve.
The flagship product Yakult contains over 6.5 billion beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus caseistrain Shirota) which have proven health benefits. It helps improve digestion and helps build Immunity. It has been scientifically proven to be safe and effective.
Company follows the following principles-
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[icon_list_item type="arrow-right"]Prevention is better than Cure - Emphasis should be placed on Prevention rather than Cure. [/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type="arrow-right"]Healthy Intestine leads to a long life - Human beings absorb nutrients through their intestine. Making the intestine strong leads a healthy and long life.[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type="arrow-right"]A price that anyone can afford - The goal of providing as many people as possible with easy access to Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota which protects the intestine.[/icon_list_item]
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As a global company, Yakult is active in more than 33 countries with affiliated companies, associated with thousands of customers and suppliers.
After introduction all students were headed by one manager of company who helped them to understand how production is carried out in company and how company reaches their customer.
Maximum production in company is carried out by means of machinery subdivide in various activities like inception of raw material, mixing process, making bottles, covering the product and then converting it into finished goods. Finally Finished goods are packed and are sealed where production batch no is embossed for its future verification required. Company defective ratio is less than 1 percent which shows the how effective company works.
The students took almost an hour to see complete set of production which was followed by questions of students. Staff members were very cooperative who guided students with each and every question with detailed answers.
It is rightly said that “See & know’ is better than ‘read & learn’. Students have got real feel of company’s working after this visit. They got a chance to transfer their theoretical knowledge to practical implication. This will even help students to understand subject matter clearly in future also.
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