September 2021 – Page 4 – Sime Curkovic Ph.D.

Business Analytics (this can be a deal breaker in your professional lives).

Business Analytics (this can be a deal breaker in your professional lives). https://lnkd.in/eqiqSMRbThese skills are very important $$ – half of our Supply Chain majors are BA minors, why?)…The following CIS courses in our program develop Business Analytic skills: CIS 1020 (Business Computing), CIS 2640 (Business Analysis & Reporting), CIS 2650 (Programming for Data Analytics), CIS 3640 (Business Analytics), & CIS 4640 (Business Data Mining). A thought on the BA minor...

CIS 2640 – Applied Analytics Foundations (see description in comments & below)

Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXcCIS 2640 - Applied Analytics Foundations (see description in comments & below) I get these kinds of emails regularly… Hello Sime, I just wanted to let you know I just got hired at a company called XXXX…Just wanted to make sure you keep encouraging students to take CIS 2640, if it wasn’t for that class I...

This is what happens when Supply Chain professionals get good at Data Analytics:

This is what happens when Supply Chain professionals get good at Data Analytics: https://lnkd.in/eu7ANq6"Gamifying Travel at Intuit" (a WMU SCM grads journey to quick success) Supply chain professionals, expert at improving processes & reducing costs, fill roles in a variety of areas leading & supporting initiatives that help the bottom line. As an analyst at business & financial software giant Intuit, Nathan Henckel, WMU supply chain grad, teamed up with three...

What is MRO? A great career path! Do not be afraid of Indirect, MRO, & the Service Sector (i.e., healthcare).

What is MRO? A great career path! There were 3,501 MRO Buyer jobs on LinkedIn not filled, most have <5 applicants: https://lnkd.in/eZNtazqy, 9 got filled since I posted this, only 3,492 jobs left.Do not be afraid of Indirect, MRO, & the Service Sector (i.e., healthcare).https://lnkd.in/ecdDMYQMaintenance, repair, & operating items refers to all those things that orgs need to keep their factories running, but they are not direct costs – they are a...

Do new college grads really need to participate in a 401K Retirement Savings Plan? Yes!

Do new college grads really need to participate in a 401K Retirement Savings Plan? Yes! I spend around 15-30 minutes on this in class because my students need it. When they get their job offers, I ask them to look over this part (they usually need help). Please watch this if you want career mobility & financial independence in your 40s & beyond. In order to achieve this, you will need to...

Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation?

Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation? https://lnkd.in/ervskG5Many of my students have come back to school from their summer internships. Many of them received full time offers from their internship and most have accepted (5-10 months ahead of graduation!). Some of them even got a little signing bonus for pocket change. Note, most companies will only give them 1-2 weeks to decide (way before...

26% of the workforce is expected to work remotely through 2021. Work from home productivity data is largely encouraging as it strongly supports remote working. HOWEVER,…

26% of the workforce is expected to work remotely through 2021.Work from home productivity data is largely encouraging as it strongly supports remote working. HOWEVER,…https://lnkd.in/eHSxmFq6As a professor, I engage with thousands of real world managers (mostly supply chain). I am struck by a critical mass of managers that have NOT been working remotely since the onset of covid. Will those orgs that have been & will continue to work ONSITE actually obtain a competitive...

Better, Faster, Cheaper…and Cleaner?!

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN MANUFACTURING Better, Faster, Cheaper ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN MANUFACTURING https://wmich.edu/business/curkovic The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices recently reported the results of its annual study tracking sustainability-driven companies worldwide. This year, one of the most notable companies to make the list was Bank of America Corp. Some companies, including Cisco Systems Inc. and PepsiCo Inc., were deleted from the list. In conjunction with the release of this report, Dr. Sime...

When it comes to the career readiness of WMU ISM students, our long-standing connections to alumni & industry leaders helps drive the experiential projects of our program.

Thank you WMU ISM alumni & friends.When it comes to the career readiness of WMU ISM students, our long-standing connections to alumni & industry leaders helps drive the experiential projects of our program. It’s the power of these connections & partnerships that helps provide every supply chain student with the unique opportunity to apply their in-class learning to the goals of influential & successful corporations. https://lnkd.in/eXv8UcSF During covid, WMU ISM...

The August 2021 Manufacturing PMI® registered 59.9% (that means American mfg cranked out more stuff than the previous month).

The August Manufacturing PMI® registered 59.9% (that means American mfg cranked out more stuff than the previous month). This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 15th month in a row after contraction in April 2020. Great news?! V shaped recovery continues?! Well…maybe. Things have appeared to slow down slightly. https://lnkd.in/enmWHKqY The LESSER GREAT NEWS: ISM®’s Employment Index registered 49% in August (that means people employed in mfg shrunk a little)....