2021 – Page 6 – Sime Curkovic Ph.D.

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)....

Trust me, this is an exceptional read for Supply Chain students, professors, & managers (from Bloomberg)

Trust me, this is an exceptional read for Supply Chain students, professors, & managers (from Bloomberg). https://lnkd.in/e2jF2cXcForget Finance. SCM Is the Pandemic Era’s Must-Have MBA Degree.Notice the parts that say (Full Bloomberg article below):...spotlight on supply-chain programs, which are attracting more students. (From Sime: Good, > enrollment!) ...The tumult has forced companies to lavish more attention on their supply-chain professionals,...(From Sime: Do you feel lavished?)... It’s also prompted business schools to refresh their SCM curricula...(From...

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Over 30 hours of SCM content, 3,200 YouTube Followers, over 300,000 views total, & over 1,000 views daily... My latest interview with a group of students from the University of South Florida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQRVk3IcHE&t=760s Sourcing Strategy Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBN_T9ogao&t=351s Sourcing Strategy Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay2orDXjP8o&t=62s Sourcing Strategy Part III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5SD4ugLMks&t=4s Resume and Career Advice Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4RLGskpBM&t=322s Resume and Career Advice Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3phYBaiRn4&t=491s Resume and Career Advice Part III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsmpiJ-Vxg&t=105s Lean...

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Note, complete access to my blogs and job postings requires MEMBERSHIP ($25 lifetime)... Free View Sample: Does your resume make it obvious that you know how to solve problems? https://www.simecurkovic.com/2021/04/30/does-your-resume-make-it-obvious-that-you-know-how-to-solve-problems/ Click below (ARCHIVES) for most current and complete list of posts and blogs: https://www.simecurkovic.com/posts-page/ My students agree…Most GenZers ‘would not work five days a week in an office,’ researcher says, (BUTmoney is still the most important thing! Scheduling flexibility...

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For my latest publication in SCMR on Price Indexing. Please check out my article that was published in Supply Chain Management Review. I've described findings from research regarding how companies employ price indexing and economic adjustments for inflation protection, and the challenges that they have to overcome when implementing such measures.As you'll see, much is done today manually on massive spreadsheets. Powerful technology based solutions that require no-code allow process automation are available,...

Here is a sneak peek into my problem-solving class (the #1 skill set required of employers)

Here is the syllabus: Syllabus for my problem-solving class I send this email out before the first day of class... Read: MGMT 381-0 - Please read email, attachments, & watch my video by May 10th. MGMT 381-0 Students: Attached is the syllabus for MGMT 381-0. Please take some time to read this by May 10th. Note, we will not have any face to face meetings as a class because of...

Super long winded version of my resume (use as a sleep aide, my wife does)

Here is a direct link to a PDF version of my vitae: PDF version of my super too long resume Dr. Sime (Sheema) Curkovic _____________________________________________________ Professor, Operations/Supply Chain Management Pat Daugherty Integrated Supply Management & Lee Honors College Faculty Fellow Associate Director, Center for Integrated Supply Management Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business Department of Management, Schneider Hall Room 3246 Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5429 Website: http://www.wmich.edu/supplychain; E-Mail: sime.curkovic@wmich.edu Tel.: 269.267.3093...