STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL INSIGHT, UBM MANAGEMENT STUDENTS SERPONG CAMPUS VISIT PT. YAKULT INDONESIA PERSADA

Serpong, December 5, 2025 – Excellent Community of Management (XCM) Serpong Campus successfully held an Industrial Visit to PT. Yakult Indonesia Persada with the theme “Strategic Management Practices in PT. Yakult Indonesia Persada” . This activity took place at the Yakult Indonesia Factory, Periuk Jaya, and was attended by 59 participants, consisting of 55 students, 3 student committee members, and 1 accompanying lecturer, namely Mr. Ali Wardhana, SE, MBA, CSA as a lecturer in the Management study program at UBM Serpong Campus. Participants departed from campus at 11.00 WIB and arrived at the factory location at 12.45 WIB. Upon arrival, the activity began with a group photo in the main hall area of the Yakult factory before participants entered the presentation room. This industrial visit was guided by Mr. Arbi Mirdan as a resource person and main speaker.

Mr. Arbi Mirdan then opened the material session by explaining the history of Yakult’s founding, the discovery of Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain , and the benefits of good bacteria for a healthy digestive system. In this session, one of the students was asked to help hold a small intestine dummy used to explain the function of good bacteria, and the student received a gift of appreciation from the factory. Before entering the production area, participants received a briefing on factory safety procedures, then the participants were divided into two groups to participate in the Yakult Factory Tour. The first group was directed to a special room equipped with educational games and a photo area with a green screen camera, while the second group began the production tour. During the tour, the guide explained the Yakult production process, starting from the process of cultivating bacteria in milk, making Yakult bottles produced directly in the factory, the process of filling Yakult liquid which is fully carried out by automatic machines, to the stage of packaging in large quantities. After the first group completed the photo session and games, the two groups switched turns so that all participants had the same experience. The factory tour ended at 3:00 PM WIB with the presentation of gifts from Yakult to all participants as a token of gratitude for the visit. The entire series of activities then concluded with a group photo outside the factory. This Industrial Visit activity provided new insights for participants regarding the probiotic drink production process, operational management, and how Yakult maintains its product quality standards. It is hoped that this experience can be a valuable provision for students in understanding real practices in the industrial world and in preparing themselves to face the future work environment.