Assignment on Vietnam National University

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
FIELD TRIP REPORT – YAKULT VIETNAM
Lecturerter: Truong Quang Duoc
Student name: Nguyen Vu Ngoc Thuy
ID: BABAWE18668

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................. 3
THE COMPANY ........................................................................................ 4
The history 4
The product 5
The competitor 6
SWOT analysis 6
THE PROCESS .......................................................................................... 7
The production process 7
The product 9
Supply Chain Management 10
THE EVALUATION..................................................................................... 11
Evaluation 11
Recommendations 11
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 12
REFERENCES...........................................................................................13

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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
The report below is a reflection of my visit tour to Yakult factory and my observation of the
actual production system, machinery and organizational structure of Yakult. In addition, I also
had a better understanding of the composition as well as the stages to produce a Yakult
fermented milk bottle, and got more knowledge about the beneficial and harmful bacteria.
Furthermore, I got a clear overview of the Yakult factory's quality management systems and
how the company applied those standards to the manufacturing process.

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T H E C O M P A N Y
1. The history
The foundation of the Yakult company is built on the research of Dr. Minoru Shirota in 1930,
where he successfully isolated and cultured lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus casei Shirota
which is a beneficial strain.
- In 1935, Yakult was first commercialized in Japan
- In 1955, Yakult Honsha Company was established. The research center is established
set up in Kyoto
- In 2007, the Yakult Company started business in Vietnam and in 2008, the company's
factory in Binh Duong was officially put into operation.
- Until now, Yakult has been present in 40 countries and territories
Yakult Vietnam was established on June 26, 2006, with a total investment of over 400 billion
VND by the capital contribution of Yakult Honsha Company (80%) and French Group -
Danone (20%). Yakult Vietnam started trading in August 2007. Currently, Yakult products are
present in most supermarkets and retail stores in all provinces of Vietnam. In addition, Yakult
is also distributed directly to customers' homes in Ho Chi Minh City via the Yakult Lady
delivery system.
Yakult Vietnam is the 30th member in the world Yakult system. Head office is located at:
Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park, Binh Duong. Yakult Vietnam factory is located in
Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park, No. 5 Tu Do Avenue, Vsip, Thuan An, Binh Duong, with
a total area of 24,000 m2. Yakult Vietnam factory officially started production in April 2008.
Yakult factory has achieved HACCP, ISO 22000: 2005 and ISO14001: 2004.