Hong Kong/Shenzhen SOT

DSCM had organised a SOT to Hong Kong and Shenzhen from 14^th to 20^th Mar 2012. 24 DSCM students and 2 staffs went on this trip.

 

Upon arrival on Hong Kong International Airport, the group immediate made their way into Shenzhen.

After a long day of traveling, the students had a sumptuous dinner before heading back to the hotel to call it a night.

 

The next morning, the group went for their first company visit. They visit SF Express. A local express delivery company that has global presence. SF Express owns their only trucks, vans and even cargo planes. Shenzhen is one of their biggest hub in China. This hub links the rest of the world to China. The students was also give a guided tour to their mullet-million dollar sorting and packing facility at the air-cargo complex.

After the visit to SF Express, the students visited Shenzhen High Tech Industry Park. This Industry Park is government funded and one of its key propose is to promote research, development and entrepreneurship. This high tech park is also a Virtual University. Many universities from China, Hong Kong and also some universities from Australia and UK conduct course in this park. 

The students also visit a contract manufacturing company, Providence Enterprise Limited. This is a Hong Kong based company with its operation function based in Shenzhen. Providence provide complete manufacturing solutions to their companies; from tooling, moulding till final assembly. Students were given the opportunity to go on a guided tour to see the tooling, injection moulding and final assembly process for a certain oral product. There was also a Q&A session where students asked the Supply Chain and ERP system managers on many interesting questions regarding their procurement of raw materials and how ERP enhance their process.

 

Providence was the last company that the group visited in Shenzhen. The group heads back to Hong Kong and visited the Kowloon Bus Depot. This was a very interesting visit as this is the first time students got to see how buses are being managed in a depot. Student were given a guided tour of the 3 storey bus depot on a Kowloon double decker bus. The tour included an automatic bus wash, visit to the service bays and the big bus park at the top floor of the depot. This visit has made student realise that transport management is not as easy as it seems in the textbooks. There are many operational matters that needs to be taken care of.

 

 

On Saturday morning, the students attended a talk by the President of Hong Kong Logistics Association, Mr Cheng. Mr Cheng shared the development and challenges faced by the logistics industry in Hong Kong. He also shared how the development of China affects the ports in Hong Kong. The sharing by Mr Cheng was very insightful and gave the students a deeper understanding of the logistics industry in Hong and China.

 

The last 2 days in Hong Kong, the students visit Singapore Airlines, DHL Global Forwarding and also Hong Kong University. The General Manager from the Singapore Airlines shared the challenges faced by them in the air transportation industry. Students were also very interested to know about the different cabin configuration that SIA has. During the visit to DHL, students were briefed on the history and operation of DHL Global Forwarding in Hong Kong. They were also given a guided tour in the DHL facilities to witness the packing and loading of goods. Hong Kong University was the last stop before the students here to the airport. The assistance Dean from the Engineering faculty  give the students an opening brief and also shared some related courses that are offered by the school. The students then went on a guide tour to the Logistics Laboratory where students got to operate a Quay Crane 3D Simulator and also a high tech RFID retail store.

Of course the SOT is not all work and no play. During the weekends, the students went to the Peak in Hong Kong and also visited Hong Kong Disneyland.

 

We hope that the students enjoyed themselves in this SOT trip. At the same time, we believed that they had learn something new and gain new experiences.

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