GLOBAL FIELD STUDY 2016 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,IIT DELHI

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