Year 12 Business Management Excursion
2021 Year 12 Business Management Tour to Yakult
This year our Year 12 Business Management students were fortunate to have the opportunity to experience the operations of the Yakult Factory in Dandenong on 13th May 2021.
Operations of Business is an important part of the Year 12 course. Our students were able to apply knowledge from this tour as a real life example for their up-coming SAC on Operations of Business.
Following are some reflections from students who attended this excursion.
Bernie Coghlan & Parminder Kaur
Business Management Teachers
The Yakult excursion was very interesting and informative as we learned how Operations Management works. We got an opportunity to see the machinery and the laboratory where the production, packaging and testing of the drinks occur to make sure they are safe. We also had an amazing tour guide who helped us understand more about the business and answered all our questions. - Chhavi Goel
I found the excursion very helpful and useful for my learning because I got to see real life examples for inputs, process and output. As well as being able to visualise how CAM works. It was interesting and good for my general knowledge too. - Illy Volnerman
The Yakult excursion was a new experience for us as we got an insight into how an actual business operations department works. It was quite useful in providing information about understanding most of the new terms we use in class. - Alec Regan
This excursion was very helpful. It helped us incorporate the basic concepts of our area of study (Operation Management) as well as having a clear and detailed inside view of the production chain and the process of making both the bottles and the Yakult substance. Great experience, would recommend. - Anatole Dutrieux
I very much liked going to the Yakult factory as we learnt about how the popular drink is manufactured. We also got to taste the drink at the end, and yeah I still don't like the drink but many do. - Georgia Wood-Freeman
The Yakult excursion was useful and interesting as it allowed me to apply the information I learnt in the classroom to a real life business. As well as being able to see it in action and try Yakult out afterwards. - Caitlin Blair
The Yakult excursion was interesting to learn how what we have learned in class relates to the real world. Being able to apply what you learn in class always helps in understanding the concepts better. It also helped me understand some previous topics, which came up during the excursion. - Darcy Messenger
The excursion was very informative and also fun. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all questions we needed. - Clea McKeown
The tour through the factory was good, showcasing how the machines operate and how they make Yakult for supermarkets around Australia. - James Hayden
The Yakult excursion was an interesting tour through the Yakult factory. The excursion provided knowledge about how the product is made the inputs, process and output of the product. - Krish Limbachiya
It was interesting to see a business operation in person. The tour allowed us to see how the products are produced and packaged, in a way that suited the specific needs. It helped us understand the modern ways of running a business, which I think, is beneficial for the future. Plus we got Yakult paper clips. Cute. - Dorothy Vuong
It was a great tour to visit Yakult factory to see how business operation works in Melbourne. I was surprised when I heard they sells 9 million bottles on a day. - Longjie Zhuang
The excursion of Yakut was very informative as it show the technology that is being used such as their automated production line, CAD, CAM and also shows the process of the quality control. The excursion was useful as I can learnt more without text book. - Ruiqi Wang