Month: September 2021

Does a law degree make sense in Supply Chain?

POs & Advanced Contract Mgmt (now they expect you to be lawyers?!)Does a law degree make sense in Supply Chain? https://lnkd.in/eE25asK50% of the World’s Lawyers are American (we are 4% of the global population)! For a copy of my version of the basic terms/conditions in a SCM P.O., see: https://lnkd.in/eE25asK U.S. Tort Costs as a % of GDP: 2.40% (the avg for industrialized nations is .8%)  A contract between a buyer and...

For every $1 made by a man in the state of Michigan, women earn $.76 (used to be $.66).

Female Supply Chain students & professionals (the opportunities are endless). https://lnkd.in/egF4kWMFor every $1 made by a man in the state of Michigan, women earn $.76 (used to be $.66). That is around the ninth largest gap in the country (we used to be third worst). Nationally, the gap is $.18. Note, the opportunities right now in SCM are endless for everyone, especially women. According to ISM's median salary data, women in the supply-chain...

Visualization is big. Kellogg’s is one of the largest users of Tableau in Michigan & Tableau is owned by Salesforce.

Do you know how to use Power BI or Tableau? Do not be a victim of technology.https://lnkd.in/eKEaPGqVisualization is big.  Kellogg’s is one of the largest users of Tableau in Michigan & Tableau is owned by Salesforce. Salesforce is huge & is worth $220B. PowerBI is owned by Microsoft which is even huger than Salesforce & MSFT is worth almost $2,000,000,000,000 – that is $2 Trillion. PowerBI (MSFT) is playing catch-up but making significant strides. Tableau is...

I have been with the Federal Gov for one year now. It’s a great place to work with competitive pay and benefits.

More government supply chain jobs & internships... https://lnkd.in/eHXh2xjFrom a former student…Hello Sime,Feel free to blast this out. The locations have not been determined yet but I know that last summer the Detroit Arsenal (my work location in Warren) was one of the eligible locations. https://lnkd.in/e9CbVnZbI love seeing our WMU ISM students & Grads succeed! I have been with the Federal Gov for one year now. It’s a great place to work with competitive pay and...

Perhaps delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized? Being job ready in the covid market & beyond.

Perhaps delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized? Being job ready in the covid market & beyond. https://lnkd.in/eZGZbkPMost good paying jobs are highly specialized (e.g., purchasing, operations, and logistics). Your degrees are highly specialized but you also have to get good practical work experience related to what you are majoring in. Quite simply, students without work experience in their major do not get good jobs in their major. That means...
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Students who choose to specialize in their education (e.g., Supply Chain) are having better experiences.

1. Students who choose to specialize in their education (e.g., Supply Chain) are having better experiences.2. Professors have more influence on a student's choice of major than any other person!?3. What students do at college matters WAY more than where they go. https://lnkd.in/e5zG6sZ Students who choose to specialize in their education (e.g., SCM) are having better experiences than those who stay general. Most good paying jobs are highly specialized (e.g., purchasing,...

Do you understand exchange rates & how it impacts Supply Chain Management? Many struggle with this. Let’s practice –

Do you understand exchange rates & how it impacts Supply Chain Management? Many struggle with this. Let's practice - https://lnkd.in/eHNiCXrm Let’s say you just graduated from a SCM program. You have accepted a job offer from Boeing as a Buyer in Seattle. You will help Boeing identify suppliers to help meet its material needs. You must immediately find a supplier which can supply Boeing with electrical wiring harnesses. You find a supplier in Japan by...
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When is the right time for grad school? The average age is 33.

When is the right time for grad school? The average age is 33. https://lnkd.in/eTk-PXPvI find this stat to not be too meaningful. For anyone <33, you will likely be the first centurion generation. That means you will live to 100 & have a 60+ year work career. Just remember, the older you get, the lesser the chances of starting &/or finishing grad school. Most of our students start their careers in a job rotation for...

My first SCM job was very tactical & has been replaced by technology & automation.

Will technology replace supply chain jobs?https://lnkd.in/eu7ANq6No, not if you develop your soft skills & learn how to use the technology to do your job better, faster, & cheaper (with a focus on strategic issues). My first SCM job was very tactical & has been replaced by technology & automation. Over half of our SCM students also minor in Business Analytics (e.g., big data/analytics, database management, data mining, project management, SQL,...

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.

Will I have to learn & do a lot of coding in Supply Chain Mgmt? Answer: No, but…https://lnkd.in/eQgH3YY2I 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...