Month: April 2021

As a student you are representing your university to all employers. Misrepresentations or inaccuracies concerning your qualifications on your resume or within your online profile are a serious violation of most schools' recruiting standards and could result in your loss of access to all of their placement related services. Here are examples... Misrepresentation Students are required to present themselves truthfully and ethically to employers, the University, and Career Services. GPA’s,...

Careers in Purchasing and Supply Management Average Salaries (this is actually a few years old so the current numbers are even bigger) The Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) surveyed supply management professionals during January and February to determine average salaries in the supply management profession. This report presents summary results of the survey that is based upon salaries earned during the calendar year. A full report is available to ISM...

I am very comfortable in saying Python and R are the two most popular languages in analytics, but I think Python prevails. Python is a nice tool for statistics, machine learning and data mining. Most students that are learning Python for data analysis are likley learning in the Jupyter environment. This combination offers a wealth of data analysis and visualization tools, which are covered in our CIS 2650 (Data Analytics)...

I would say very very little coding. Our Business Anaytics minor does require a Python class, but I would not call it a coding class, far from it.   This describes our Python class (CIS 2650): CIS 2650 is not just a "Python" class, but instead a Python class for analytics (big difference). In a traditional Python class, people teach Python straight for the whole semester with tons of syntax, data structure, software development, etc. That type of class is mostly designed...

Why was the WMU ISM supply chain program ranked 2nd in SCM technology by SoftwareAdvice?Answer: Because our students minor in Business Analytics* *(e.g., big data/predictive analytics, database management, data mining, project management, SQL, Python, PMO, Tableau, Power BI, etc.) CIS 2640 - Applied Analytics Foundations This is the first business analytics course designed to give students comprehensive skills and in- depth knowledge to summarize, filter, present, transform and analyze business...

A company forwarded me a job posting for an entry level position in supply chain & they especially wanted a SCM major with some of these skill sets (Special Product Procurement Specialist):1. Collaborate with engineers, manufacturing team members, designers, suppliers, tool builders, and associates to complete Engineering Change Orders. (Our students learn this in EDMM 1420: Engineering Graphics)2. Must be familiar in the use of common quality system processes such...

Note, WMU requires twice the SCM coursework of most programs, the difference is in our CIS and engineering classes. MGMT 2800—Intro to Supply ManagementMGMT 3200—Managing ERP Systems (SAP)MGMT 3810—Experiential Live Six-Sigma Lean Problem-Solving (DMAIC & A3)EDMM 3280—Quality Assurance and ControlEDMM 1420—Engineering GraphicsEDMM 1500/1501—Intro to Manufacturing/Processes and Materials in ManufacturingMKTG 3720—Sourcing and PurchasingMKTG 4630—Supply Chain LogisticsMGMT 4640—Production Management and ControlLAW 4840—International Business Law or LAW 4860—Marketing and Sales Law (Advanced Contract Negotiation)...