Written by: Napat Tanawarotai,  President, BBA Case Club

 

Another successful year for the 5th BBA Internal Case Competition hosted for the 2nd year students. With a total of 16 teams competing for the winning title, a big congratulations to Exuberance as the winner of this year competition.

1st place is ExuberanceThe team consists of

1. Jenisda Niyomrat

2. Vorapong Karatkul
3. Jenny Mok
4. Kamolpan Areevijit

in which the 4 of them had shown a remarkable performance.

 

Again a big congratulations and thankyou to all participants, we hope you have a valuable experience from this competition.

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

1st place is Exuberance

1st Runner-Up is The Credit Crunchers


2nd Runner-Up is Minimlism

Written by: Klittima  Vatcharobol, BBA#16

 

BBA Rural Project is similar to a community service camp. Our objectives are to give something back to the society as well as to widen our perspectives about the standard of living of those in the suburbs. This project is a good opportunity for BBA students, who are born with all comforts, to open up their mind about the true happiness that lies within a simple smile.

 

The 7th BBA Rural Project took place during 12-18 December 2013 at Baan Sum-Pu School in Lum-sak District, Petchaboon Province. There are four sub-activities which were construction, education, welfare and community relations. All participants will be rotated each day to perform the task of each activity. This year our construction mission was to build an auditorium for the school. Each day participants will be working on mixing the cement, building the walls, and white-washing them. It was really a tough work. 

 

Through the hardships, step by step, we learn lessons that will change us forever. Sometimes we tried too hard to find that one moment in life that we forgot that it was just right beside us from the very beginning. Within 8 days, we brought back experiences, friendships, memories, and new perspectives that will last for a lifetime. 

“True happiness happens when a smile is returned by another smile.” BBA Rural Project #7

 

 

 

Written by: Thanita Uparanukraw, BBA#15
 

 

Aside from the useful things that were taught in COMP INTL BUS MGT class, this class gave us an opportunity to explore international aspects of management. We were able to visit ample of factories ranging from locals to globally renowned ones. 

 

The main differences for each factory while we visited were really obvious that each of the machineries for smaller scale factories are less complicated and the speed that each goods are being processed are not as fast as those bigger scale like Coca Cola and Kirin. Soy sauce factory uses staff to explain the process and all is in Japanese, but for those commercial ones it is all computerized and the staff’s job was just to tour us around.

 

Important aspects of Japanese products are quality and it is kept through every factory that we visited. Moreover, how all the staffs are very appreciative of what they do and how they are passionate about what they do makes it very impressive of how Japanese set the tone of where they work and how they work. Cleanliness is of the Japanese concern and how each of their employees kept this in everything they do. It is the Japanese beauty how they are very careful about all the little things. 

 

The trip gave us an understanding of how Japanese way of life is too, not only from the factory point of view, but just walking around the streets in small cities; made us realize how little thing matters. Fun, loving, and most memorable moments for us as seniors about to be graduating! Thank you Ajarn Somchanok and all the BBA Staffs for this wonderful trip! 

 

Visit Hokkaido Soy sauce Factory (www.tomoechan.jp/site/hokkaido_soysauce/factory.html)

 

 

Visit Kamaei Kamaboko Factory in Otaru  (http://www.kamaei.co.jp/?page_id=149)
 

 

Visit Kirin Beer Chitose  (http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/ind_tourism/kirin_beer_park_chitose.html)
 

Written by : Chanikarn Wongtada, BBA#15

 

The COMP INTL BUS MGT class does not only provide us an opportunity to learn how management practices vary among different countries and culture but we were also fortunate enough to witness how Japanese companies operate their businesses, a management practice that is considered to be one of the most successful practices in the world. 

 

On the late night of 29 March 2014, we flew from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Fukuoka International Airport, Japan. The study trip for Finance and International Business Management students this year was held at a beautiful and peaceful town in the southern part of Japan, Fukuoka. Throughout the trip, we are lucky enough to arrive at the peak of cherry blossom season. It was amazingly beautiful.

 

Besides from all the fun we have from getting into Onsen with friends and enjoying all the meals and sceneries, we were given a rare opportunity to visit many famous Japanese companies to learn about their companies and management styles. We visited the Fukuoka Perfecture and watched the presentation on SMEs & Software business. In addition, a company’s visit at JR Kyushu to learn about the company and its famous JR Kyushu’s new luxury train seven stars was really a great experience for all of us. Of course, a visit to Asahi Beer Plant was something that we all were really looking forward to. A visit to Toyota at the Miyata Plant was truly an eye-opening experience for us to see how Toyota manufactured each car and to see how diligent and orderly Japanese people are. Last but not least, we had a chance to visit Fukutaro mentaiko Factory, one of the famous foods in Fukuoka.

 

This trip provides a chance for students to visit important business enterprises in order to broaden their international business outlook and experience a wide variety of cross-cultural discoveries and relationships. It was one of the most memorable experiences for us as seniors about to be graduating. Thank you Ajarn Somchanok and all the BBA Staffs for this amazing trip.

 

Visit Fukuoka Prefecture

 

Visit JR Kyushu

 

Visit Asahi Beer Plant

 

Visit Toyota  at the Miyata Plant