global field study 2016 (netherlands, belgium & france)
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Global Field Study ‘16 NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM & FRANCE
Department of Management Studies, with its
futuristic approach in imparting education has
provided the students with a unique opportunity of
international exposure through its “Global Field
Study” program.
As a part of its academia curriculum, the students of
DMS spent a week at various locations in
Netherlands, Belgium & France; exploring
new avenues, understanding the European
businesses and cultural variations.
ESSEC Business School, Paris
The students of DMS were extended a warm
welcome by the students of Indian Association at
ESSEC Business School. The interaction with the
students from ESSEC came out to be quite a fruitful
session where the students got to know more on the
culture and a lot more information on the
international business curriculum.
The session by Prof. Fourcadet on “The impact of
IOT on old economy companies” has brought out
quite a few interesting phenomenon regarding the
impact of IOT on retail and other service sectors
with the help of real time data processing systems.
The discussion also focused on the role and value
proposition of strategy, and how the businesses
could benefit with the appropriate adoption of
technology into their business model. The classifica-
tion of respective actions by the industries based on
the short-term and long-term approaches and their
level of control over them had given great insights
into the approaches of business leaders.
AUDI Manufacturing Plant, Brussels
The visit to AUDI, one of the premium car
manufacturers of the world, provided the students
with greater learnings regarding the state of art
technology and the precision mechanisms that made
the company distinguish itself from the rest.
The tour gave the students a first-hand experience
to observe the assembly line functions and body
shop activities and validate on how their theoretical
learnings take place in reality. The just-in-time and
just-in-sequence process approach were followed to
replenish the spare parts/material required from the
suppliers. It was interesting to know that out of
20hrs of production time, 50% of the time was
allocated to the paint shop. The body shop was
highly automated with its 87% of work done through
robots.
Another interesting observation was the presence of
<2% of women employed in the plant. This came out
to be hugely attributed to the cultural factor of
Belgium. The program helped the students to
understand how companies compete in international
business with the stringent competitive
environment. It provided the students with
additional insights regarding the technological
advancement of the European countries. The
technology exposition of innovations in production,
supply chain and maintenance with the concern to-
wards the safety of workers were some of the key
highlights of learnings of this visit.
European Parliament, Brussels
The trip to European Parliament took the students a
long way into the history and the formation of
European Union. The interactive multimedia displays
guided the students through the journey of
European integration and its impact on the current
day lives. The visit increased students awareness
regarding the European Union and provided better
knowledge regarding the legislations and the
jurisdictions of Europe.
Yakult Factory, Almere
The Yakult visit was an enriching knowledgeable ex-
perience teaching the students “The Business of
Science” by the Japanese company “Yakult”, through
the use of latest technologies in the preservation of
probiotic milk-like products.
One of the interesting fact is regarding the strategic
placement of Yakult at Almere, which was mainly
due to two major reasons:
Knowledge availability—The Dutch were well
known for their interest and knowledge regard-
ing the diary products
Resource availability– Almere has got the best
quality of water for fermentation
The visit to Yakult happened to be a great success in
terms of the learnings and experiences of the
students pertaining to a new segment of the
industry.
Heineken Brewery, Netherlands
The brewery was established in Amsterdam in 1864
and today Heineken is a huge multinational
company, one of the three largest beer producers in
the world.
Heineken visit was another wonderful experience,
letting the students know about the brewing process
involved in making Heineken stand special among
the remaining.
Simonehoeve- Cheese Farm & Wooden
Shoe Factory, Netherlands
Simonehoeve is a traditional cheesefarm and log
factory where the students were informed about the
famous cheese producing style of Netherlands and
the well-known wooden shoe history and
production mechanisms.
Fun Time
Besides exposure being the prime motive, the
Europe trip provided the students with some
remarkable memories to cherish throughout their
lives. The students got a chance to visit the various
prominent places in Europe during their transit.
The visit to Eiffel tower and Disney land remained
the best tourist attractions visited during the trip.
Along with these, students got an opportunity to
visit some of the well known historic places and
eminent places such as “The Louvre” museum,
“Notre Dame de Paris”, “Madame Tussaud” and
cruise at river Seine
The GFS program finally concluded with a lot of
learnings and a great opportunity of international
business exposure to the students of DMS, IIT Delhi.
The trip added a unique proposition to the students
knowledge boosting their enthusiasm to work in a
dynamic business environment. The experiences and
the key takeaways of the trip will help the students
develop a broad perspective of the globally followed
business practices.
- Media Cell, DMS IIT Delhi