• Program Description
• Academic Program
• Credit

• Eligibility
• Cost
• Billing

• Financial Aid
• Scholarships
• Do I need a Visa?

• Application
• Contact Information

Program Description

This is an eight day tour to Japan during the Spring Break of 2011. Students will stay in a three-star hotel in the heart of Tokyo, one of the safest cities in the world. A faculty member from the Operations & Supply Chain Management Department will accompany students throughout their stay, along with a professional guide/translator. They will attend workshops and presentations by U.S. commercial services; visit world-class Japanese companies such as Seven-Eleven, Hitachi, Kirin Brewery, etc.; and have a chance to observe the auction of fish at the world famous Tsukiji fish market.

The program also includes many cultural activities, such as visiting shrines and temples, walking around the emperor's palace, participating in a tea ceremony, and many others. The program also allows student free time to explore places like the renowned electronic shopping district, Akihabara.

Academic Program

This course provides students with the opportunity to experience Japanese management practices by visiting world-class manufacturing and logistics companies. Those companies are the pioneers of many innovative approaches in supply chain management (SCM) that are widely imitated by companies all over the world.

This course enables students to study, compare, and contrast various aspects of SCM, including manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and innovation. The course will also provide a first-hand experience of the Asian business climate, culture and traditions, and language.

This course requires pre-departure course work. Students must participate three mandatory pre-departure class sessions on January 21, February 15, and March 4. The location of these sessions will be announced in the first week of December.

Cost

Total cost of the program includes:

• Land Cost (based on 12 students traveling): $2040, which covers three-star hotel accommodations (double occupancy), breakfasts, a professional guide, transfers, bus rental, company visits, a city tour, and some cultural activities.
• Airfare: $1190 (the cost of airfare might change depending on the time of purchase)
• International student center fee and student identity card: $122

Students should budget an additional $500 for meals and incidentals not included in the program cost. They are also responsible for passport or visa fees and health insurance. Note that the cost does not include course tuition. Please be advised that the cost may slightly fluctuate due to changes in airfare and, or exchange rate.

Billing

• The deposit of $610 and the application form are due December 10, 2010. To pay the deposit, you need to take the deposit slip and the payment to the Cashier's Desk in the First Floor of the Main Classroom. You will receive a receipt that you must turn in with your application. This deposit is refundable by December 24, 2010.
• A $22 payment for the International Student Identity card is due December 30, 2010. This charge will be posted to your Treasury Services account after your acceptance.
• The remainder of the program cost is due December 30, 2010.

You can make payments toward these charges just as you would for tuition: electronically through CampusNet, by cash/check through the Cashier's desk in Main Classroom, or by mail. If your total program cost is not paid in full by December 30th, you may be removed from the program.

Financial Aid

Students may use spring financial aid to pay for the $22 ISICard fee and the cost of the program. In order to apply spring financial aid toward these fees, the student must provide the Study Abroad office with a copy of their financial aid award letter reflecting that the student has enough spring aid to cover their tuition costs for all courses taken in the spring term, the $22 ISICard fee, and the cost of the program. The student must also provide the Study Abroad office with their Spring course schedule. All of these documents must be submitted to the study abroad office by the December 30th payment deadline.

Scholarships

The Department of Operations & Supply Chain Management has limited funding to support students majoring in OSM or IB. Please contact Dr. Oya Tukel at 216-687-4741 to apply.

Students can also apply for the following:

• OSM Department Scholarship application deadline: December 1, 2010
• Foundation for Asia Pacific Education deadline: January 5, 2011 (Link)

• Arrive to Tokyo
• Meet ISP representative at the airport
• Transfer to hotel/check-in

• Breakfast (Note: every breakfast is included at the hotel)

Morning:

• Guided Tour of Tokyo e.g. Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace, Asakusa
• Lunch on your own

Afternoon:

• Explore the city Ueno Park, Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Meiji Jingu shrine, OR
• Cultural event 1: Ooedo-Onsen-Monogatari hot springs (pay on the spot)

• Breakfast

Morning:

• Orientation talk by ISP representative
• Visit 1: building bridges, understanding Japanese culture ACCU (Asia Pacific Cultural Centre)
• Workshop
• Lunch on your own

Afternoon:

• Explore the city visit to Yokohama by JR train (30 minutes), souvenir shopping at Asakusa, Harajuku - Omotesando - Shibuya

• Breakfast

Morning:

• Visit 2: economical & political overview of Japan & US - Japan relations U.S. Commercial Service
• Management presentation, discussion
• Lunch on your own

Evening:

• Cultural event 2: experiencing Japanese spirituality e.g. Japanese tea ceremony (pay on the spot)

• Breakfast

Morning:

• Visit 3: Japanese management theory & practice Hitachi
• Presentation, discussion, tour of the facilities
• Lunch on your own

Afternoon:

• Visit 4: supply-chain management strategies Seven Eleven
• Management presentation, discussion, tour of facilities

Evening:

• Cultural event 3: visit to Tokyo's electronics center Akihabara

Early Morning:

• Visit to the Tsukiji fish market
• Breakfast

Morning:

• Visit 5: business strategies of local company The Kirin Brewery Company
• Management presentation, discussion, tour of brewery
• Lunch on your own

Afternoon:

• Tokyo American Club library

Evening:

• Cultural event 4: "Kabuki" - classical Japanese dance-drama (pay on the spot)

• Breakfast
• Group meeting to discuss experiences
• Free day for sightseeing and shopping, OR
• Cultural event 5: full-day trip to Mt. Fuji You will travel to Mt. Fuji, Japan's most famous symbol and highest mountain. You will also visit Hakone, known as the nearest Onsen (hot springs) resort area from Tokyo. You can enjoy the amazing view from Mt. Fuji 5th Station. This tour includes a boat cruise on Lake Ashi and the ropeway up Mt. Komagatake (pay on the spot).
• Free time: e.g. visit Meiji Jingu Shrine (traditional Japanese park), visit Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (traditional Japanese gardens), Tokyo City View (the observation deck in the heart of Tokyo) & Mon Art Museum, enjoy dinner in Ebisu (a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo), and/or check out the Daimaru department store.

• Breakfast
• Check-out, transfer to the airport
• Depart for USA

The following are photo credits from Flickr: Jad_23 (Tsukiji) and St Stev (Shinjuku). Credit goes to Morio for the Skyscraper photo of Tokyo.