Inaugural PGPEX-VLM Session at IIM Calcutta Nears Successful Completion

Inaugural PGPEX-VLM Session at IIM Calcutta Nears Successful Completion

Students are scheduled to visit following Japanese factories during their study visit to Japan - Honda Saitama Factory, Kao Logistics Center, Hino Motors, Sharp, Yao Factory, Patlite, Kasai Recycling Systems, Toyota.

They will also visit Panasonic House of History, Panasonic HRD College, and Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology.

In addition to above, special lecture sessions have been structured on manufacturing by eminent industry representatives, namely Mr. Tokuhara, Representative of CII in Japan, Mr. Ishizuya, ex-Executive Managing Director of Honda, Mr. Matsumoto, ex-Operating Officer in Logistics, Kao, Mr. Kojima, ex-Director, Product Management Department, Hino Motors, Mr. Yamada, CEO, Incs. Corp. & Prof. Shoji Shiba, who is recognized throughout the world as a leading expert in Total Quality Management. Visiting professor at MIT for over ten years, Professor of Business Administration and Dean of the School of Applied International Studies of Tokiwa University, he was also Professor Emeritus of Tsukuba University in Japan.

Faculty Visit to Japan

Acquaintance and exploration of Japanese production system, manufacturing system, and socio-economic environment by the faculties of the program is an aspect of the collaboration with JICA. Accordingly, five faculties engaged in this program from IIM-C, three faculties from IIT-K and two from IIT-M visited Japan during 11th to 18th June 2008.

Japan Visit by the faculty included a presentation to JICA on 19th June by IIM-C, IIT-K and IIT-M professors along with visit to academic institutes followed by take-away lessons and suggestions, visits to companies, followed by take-away lessons and suggestions and general comments on schedule, logistics and other arrangements on JICA staff; understanding hands-on the virtues of Japanese manufacturing through visiting plants and interacting with plant managers in 2-3 hi-tech, successful firms, interacting with finance function in one of the firms, interacting with MIS function in one of the firms, and interacting with a University doing joint research with one of these firms; understanding hands-on the environmental issues favoring Japanese manufacturing through lectures by University faculty and JICA experts, and understanding unique pedagogical styles employed in Japanese manufacturing management schools through a workshop conducted by an eminent Japanese faculty. In this regard, some of the companies visited included Hino Motors - Manufacturer of Trucks and Buses, Primix Corporation - Manufacturer of Hi-tech Mixers, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology and Juken Kogyo.

Final Placement

Campus interview for the final placement of the 1st batch of PGPEX-VLM students started at IIM-C with a bang by visits of internationally reputed companies having their operations in India.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Aloke Guin,
PRO,
IIM Calcutta.

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