Today we toured AlfaOmega’s newest warehouses. AlfaOmega is a pharmaceutical logistics company that exports medicine and medical devices throughout Greece and has recently begun exports to Cyprus. Entering the first room, we saw the inbound package area, which contained stations for trucks to unload shipments. It was explained that both the warehouse itself and many…
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Last Day in Greece!
Today we had our final company visit at AlphaOmega, a pharmaceutical logistics and warehousing company. Walking through the warehouse, we saw different types of storage, such as a massive refrigerated and several large rooms full of racks with different pharmaceutical storage. The layout of the racks and the large freezer rooms reminded me of Costco…
A Sustainable Society
Today we visited both Titan Cement and the Athens International Airport. The two companies are very different, yet have similar ideals when it comes to sustainability and working towards a better society. We first visited Titan Cement, a company that produces cement and clinker in Greece and multiple other nations. In the cement-making process, the…
Greece: Day 10!
Based on the visits today to Titan Cement and Athens International Airport, I learned a lot about their operations and processes. The amount of steps and different levels it takes to create a functioning system surprised me, along with the care and dedication they put into each one. At Titan Cement, I learned about how concrete is made…
Lessons from Both the Rock and the Skies
Our journey today began at Titan Cement where we got to experience the full scale of a cement plant. The presenters discussed the operation and how the whole operation at the Titan Cement plant we visited was vertically integrated so that most of the supplies they needed and produced where handled directly by their company….
Walking the Runway Soon…Like the Airplane Kind
Today’s visits to Titan Cement and Athens Airport was filled with lots of insightful knowledge and interesting events. Titan Cement had a unique vertical integration system on site; their production process began with harvesting from a limestone quarry on the property and ended with storage in vast silos near the same quarries. Titan also showed…
Engineering for the Betterment of Society
Today we visited two companies, Titan Cement and Athens Airport. Both companies shared different ideas compared to the previous companies we visited. However, both look to engineer for the betterment of society. Titan Cement provides cement to not only Greece, but to the UK and USA. Their mission is to provide the best quality cement,…
Engineering for Others
Today we visited Titan Cement and the Athens Airport. Both visits were very informative and we met a lot of knowledgeable people. At Titan Cement we got a background of the cement making process as well as how the company is working to use more sustainable fuels in their process. Something that they noted during…
Society and Engineering
Today we went on a company visit to Titan Cement and the Athens Airport. While visiting Titan Cement I learned truly how much these companies were working towards sustainability because they plan to add a 600 million euro carbon capture development that will decrease carbon emissions to zero. Additionally, they were using alternative fuels-about 50%…
The Impact of Engineering on Society
Today’s visits to Titan Cement and Athens International Airport helped me better understand how engineering can positively impact society while also improving sustainability. At Titan Cement, we learned about clinker, which is the solid material produced during the cement-making process before it becomes cement powder. Clinker is created by heating limestone and other materials at…
Day 10 Greece
This was our second to last day in Greece. While it is upsetting we leave soon, we still had such an amazing day. We had two academic visits today: Titan Cement and the Athens Airport. Titan Cement was our first visit today. They took us through the process of creating cement. We also learned that…
This morning, we visited a cement power plant owned by a company called Titan. Here, we met chemical engineers, chemists, and mechanical engineers. We finished our day with a visit to the “Eleftherios Venizelos” International Airport. At first, one may not think they have anything in common. However, once I was immersed in both work…
Pro-Social Purpose Reflection
Today, we visited Titan Cement and Athens International Airport, where we learned about the logistics involved in both a cement company and a large airport. This effectively gave us two different perspectives on logistics, which showed me how broad a discipline industrial engineering really is. Reflecting on these two visits, I realize I can make…
Titan Cement and Athens Airport Report
Today included two significant company visits that brought us insight into two different industries. Titan Cement introduced us to the cement industry, while the Athens Airport visit brought us further insight into the aviation industry. Titan Cement and the Athens Airport are both striving towards vertical integration. This aspect improves workflow and quality of the…
Creating for the Community
Today, we had an eventful day attending company visits at Titan Cement and Athens Airport. I had never previously looked into companies that deal with cement and airways, so having this experience allowed me to gain valuable insight that I can use in my career that will positively impact society. At Titan Cement, we discussed…
Innovation with Purpose
Today, visiting the Titan Cement Company and the new Athens International Airport showed me that engineering impacts society in ways far beyond construction and technology alone. At the Titan Cement Company, I was fascinated by how large-scale industrial operations rely on engineering practices while also working toward sustainability goals. The company is reducing carbon dioxide…
Sustainability From Major Companies
Today we visited both Titan Cement and the Athens Airport, two companies that are both leading the way when it comes to sustainability. At Titan Cement, they are reducing their carbon emissions in a way that I hadn’t thought of. They are using alternative energy sources like burning tires and dried sewage alongside of coal…
Sustainable Development at Titan and Athens Airport
At our visit to TITAN Group’s Kamari Plant, we learned about the process of making cement from the plant manager. Many of the steps involved creating and utilizing clinker, a material that gives cement many of its properties. While clinker is always a necessary ingredient in cement, its production is the only part of the…
From Cement Production to Arrival Flights
Today, visiting the Titan Cement Company and the new Athens International Airport showed me that engineering conventions impact society in ways beyond construction and technology alone. At the Titan Cement Company visit this morning, I was quickly fascinated by seeing how large-scale industrial operations rely on engineering practices. Additionally, the company is moving toward fully…
Airports and Cement
With the days counting down in Greece it is important to enjoy every moment. Today, we had 2 visits that I found really interesting. The first one Titan cement in which we learned about the process of making cement which I knew nothing about. This was extremely cool as I learned about something which makes…