On the 1 February 2016, the IEM UNMC Student Section has
organised an industrial visit to Yakult Malaysia. The visit is aimed to expose our
engineering students to their actual working environment and Yakult is selected
due to its good reputation.
The details of Yakult visit are as follow:
Date: 1 February 2016
Time: 8.30am-12.45pm
Location: No
276, Jalan Haruan 1, Oakland Industrial Park, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Number of participants: 23
Accompanying Lecturer: Dr Hii Ching Lik
The purpose of organising this trip is to increase the
industrial exposure of the engineering students. This allows them to have a
better understanding about the real working environment. Besides, they are able
to see the main production plant during the tour, which may enhance their
knowledge in chemical industry.
After this trip, they have gained the knowledge about the
manufacturing of milk cultured drink (Yakult), as well as the working
conditions of the engineers in the plant.
Activities Summary
8.20am-8.30am –
Gathering at the SA bus stop
All the participants gathered at the SA bus stop and filled
up the disclaimer form before departing. Later on, the participants depart to
Yakult Malaysia by the appointed bus.
9.45am-10.00am –
Arrival to Yakult Malaysia
After more than an hour of journey, the bus reached Yakult
Malaysia. The bus was parked at the designated car park and students head
towards the entrance of the factory.
10.00am-10.45am –
Presentation Video
Upon arrival, we met our accompanying lecturer whom
travelled there by car. We entered the factory and were lead to a presentation
hall with seats by the tour guide. We were briefed about the company’s history
and it manufacturing procedure. Basically, the company produces a milk cultured
drink which contains prebiotic bacteria. It contains bacteria named Lactobacillus
casei Shirota after a Japan Scientist named Minoru Shirota. This factory has 2
types of cultured drink which is Yakult Light and Yakult Ace. The approximated
bottles of drinks produced daily are 700,000 bottles and it only operates from
9am-5pm. Besides, every participant was given a sample bottle of the Yakult
drink and several souvenirs. At the end, few videos were played showing the
advantages of Yakult which can cure illness such as short-intestinal disease.
10.45am-11.15am –
Production line tour
After the presentation, the tour guide led us to the
production line of the Yakult drink. The production line was isolated from the
participants. Thus, participants will only be able to view the production line
from a certain distance. Moreover, participants were also not allowed to
capture any picture during the production line tour.
11.15am-11.45am –
Purchasing merchandises
At the end of the visit, participants were led back to the
entrance of the factory. Participants are allowed to purchase fresh Yakult
drink and some Yakult merchandises from the counter located at the entrance.
After every participant had gotten their items, a group photo was taken.
11.45am-12.45pm –
Departure from Yakult
At last, all the participants went into the appointed bus and
travelled back to the campus. We arrived at the SA bus stop approximately
12.45pm.
Conclusion
This trip does not have any expenses and profit, thus no
income and loss from the account. As conclusion, this trip is interesting and
beneficial to the engineering students. More industrial trips should be
organised in the future.
Last but not least, the PHOTOS!
Last but not least, the PHOTOS!
Thanks for coming (:
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