Day Five

Greetings from Paris! Unfortunately I just made time to talk about our fifth day in London, we have been kept very busy! On Friday we split up into two groups and went to either Jaguar or the Land Rover plant where they made and distributed the cars. I went to Jaguar and found the production line very interesting. We went through two different models from start to finish and saw each step of the process. Throughout the process our guide spoke about the lean mangagement system that they use where all waste is eliminated so they can have the most efficient and effective system. This was cool for me because I had just taken operations management and what I learned in class was applied at Jaguar. We went through a PowerPoint presentation after the site tour and were told the details of their process and distribution. Jaguar no longer uses the fordist model where they made too many cars and did not have enough demand for the cars so they lost money. They now make each car once they are ordered, so each car is made for specific buyers the way they want them. I found the Jaguar plant to be very interesting and insightful. I did not attend the Land Rover site visit but since both car manufacturers are owned by Tata of India, they are ran very similarly. After lunch at the site, which consisted of chips and candy because we did not like the food, we went to Warwick Castle. The weather at the castle was beautiful, sunny, and warm. We went through the wax museum of old knights and kings as well as went up and down the three towers. The views from the towers were many green fields and we saw the town very clearly. I would say we all enjoyed our time spent at Warwick Castle on such a beautiful day to be outide. Cheers! Stephanie Benowitz 2014