Yakult Factory Visit

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!

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