Best Practice Tour - China
Dates: March 11-19, 2006
Time: N/A
Location: Shanghai
Best Practice Tour - Shanghai, China - March 11-19, 2006
To help Purdue MBA students learn more about manufacturing and supply chain management practices in China, GSCMI and DCMME organized a Spring Break trip to Shanghai, China. This trip focused on industries in the greater Shanghai region, the biggest port in China and the center of technique, trade, finance, information and culture.
During the nine-day tour the traveling students had the opportunity to network with MBA students from one of china’s most prestigious universities, meet with Krannert alumni in China, and tour and be briefed by leaders of different manufacturing industries. A few factores visited by the group were Cummins, Delphi, and Kimberly-Clark.
Purdue’s MBA program is well-known for its strengths in operations and supply chain management and the trip offered these students the opportunity to bridge what they have learned in the MBA curriculum with actual field practices. The trip was designed to award students maximum exposure to the latest technollgy and management advancements in the manufacturing sector but at the same time allow them to have time to learn more about the Chinese culture and local business practices. The students were very impressed by the breadth and depth of the company presentations and facility tours.
Connie Pan, a first-year MBA student, commented, "The China trip was fruitful, amazing, and wonderful! The schedule was so tight that we hardly got any time to take a break, but I liked it!"
David Chipman, second-year MBA student, added, "It [the trip] was a very rich experience, full of insights into life and business in China. We learned from both the American and Chinese perspective."
We would like to express a special thanks to the participating partners who contributed greatly to the trip’s success! Please take some time to view the complete itinerary and photo gallery.
View the trip journal