Industrial Visit of the students of ICFAI Business School

IBS Business School, Ahmadabad organized an Industrial Visit at Hindustan Coco Cola Beverages Ltd at Goblaj on September 28, 2013.

Industry visits sensitize students to the practical challenges that organizations face in the business world. Industrial visits also give greater clarity about various management concepts for students as they can practically see how these concepts are put into action. The visit also provides first-hand knowledge about the organizational structures and modes of operation in different industries.

Hindustan Coco Cola Beverages Ltd, Goblaj, plant is the largest plant under the Coca Cola India Ltd. in terms of production capacity in India.

During the visit students learnt the process of beverages production. The visit covers the area such as production process, productivity management, supply chain management, costing, distribution, sales, quality control, packaging, research and development, market research, marketing, branding, demand/supply, forecasting, new product development, human resource management, industrial relation and corporate social responsibility practices adopted by the company.

Students understood the importance of the cross functional communication, team work and commitment and also how to continuously deliver values at each stage of production. With an aim to go beyond academics, these visits are arranged to develop the insights of the students – attaining practical knowledge and their theoretical applications thereof.

The aim of such visit it to

• Exposure to practical Working environment

• Make Students Aware with Industry Practices

• Increase Practical Awareness of various Industrial Sectors

• Acquaint Students with Interesting Facts and Breath-Taking Technologies

The Industrial Visit is the part of IBS Ahmedabad academic activity to bridge the gap between industry-academia interactions. The visit accompanied by Prof. Pranav Gosalia and Prof. Vinod Lakhvani.

Source: Deepika Manwani, click4college Specialist