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We spent our last day taking a bus tour to Delft which is a beautiful town with a rich history where I bought a small piece of pottery in the traditional white and blue. Our guide and bus driver were awesome and knew a lot about the areas we were driving through. The windmills were [...]

Today was spent at Erasmus University and the SS Rotterdam, where we were given a brief history of free maritime trade and its impact on the Dutch economy. It was interesting to analyze complex global supply chain challenges, specifically looking at modern conflicts like the tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and how we are [...]

We kicked off the day with a bike tour of Rotterdam, which I loved way more than expected, especially riding through an incredible underground tunnel that connects the waterfront areas. The scavenger hunt was a fun way to see major landmarks, but i wish we would have had a walking tour like the other cities [...]

Today was primarily a travel day, and experiencing the high-speed rail to Rotterdam made me wish we had the same way to move around at home. Rotterdam itself is completely different from Munich or Stuttgart because instead of replicating historic styles after the war, the city rebuilt for cars and modern convenience. The absolute highlight [...]

Today we did BMW and met with the college in Munich. One of the students at the university was getting his masters in engineering and business which makes me a little more confident in my major, IBE, which is still unproven on where in industry it belongs as it covers essentially the same topics. The [...]

My first reaction to both manufacturing sites was surprise that anyone can just walk in with no preparation. Past manufacturing sites I've visited have been highly regulated and you need to gown up to go into them. So walking around in my normal clothing felt a bit weird. The Porsche factory was the best part [...]

Seeing the extent of Stuttgart’s post-war reconstruction was unexpected. Realizing just how much of the city was actually destroyed makes the modern landscape feel much more significant. I was surprised to learn that the U.S. and Russia observe different end dates for WWII, which highlights how much perspective shifts based on where you are.

Hi, I am Anna Walker. I am a Junior in Integrated Business and Engineering minoring in Supply Chain Engineering Technology. I will get to Stuttgart around 2pm on May 11. I am excited to see the different kinds of automation that is used in each facility and how humans interact with technology on a manufacturing [...]