Month: June 2022

Do you know what your brand is? Become the Nike swoosh of your life! Most students & even managers put little effort into developing & promoting their brand. How about a personal SWOT analysis? For details on how to build your brand (with a workbook): https://lnkd.in/dSAA6wF https://www.visualcapitalist.com/myers-briggs-personality-income/ Here is a website that is similar to MBTI and it is free: https://lnkd.in/ey4TEUY Also, here is another free one. So many companies do this...

You ever notice how a supply chain education always seems to have the bases covered when it comes to job security? "For those looking to future proof their careers, building competencies in areas that machines will be unlikely to tackle effectively (i.e. complex problem solving, creativity) is likely the best recipe for success.” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_the-skills-needed-to-survive-the-robot-invasion-activity-6943271159387893760-Bhha?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web Our students continue to get professional work experience w/ “A3” & “DMAIC” projects. Problem solving has...

*60% of the US workforce is employed by a family-owned business.*78% of all new jobs in the US are created by family-owned businesses. *30% of family businesses make it through the 2nd generation, 10-15% through the 3rd, & 3-5% through the 4th.  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_the-key-to-successful-succession-planning-activity-6943364269002420224-eA-Q?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web I meet a lot of people involved in family owned businesses & they often ask me for material on succession. I reached out to my colleagues in this...

Top 25 Undergrad Supply Chain Programs vs College Football Preseason Top 25. OK, this is a silly post. However, I assumed there would be a lot of overlap between the Top 25 SCM schools vs the Top 25 Football schools (only 4 schools on both lists). My point, you do not need to be a Power 5 football school to have a great SCM program (America has around 300 world class SCM...

On the news this morning. America has one of the highest inflation rates in the world right now?! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_supplychain-inflation-economy-activity-6943554843491921920-JBZC?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web Don’t we have arguably the most productive work force in the world & the largest economy that is driven by technology & innovation? I get it, we have supply chains driven by corporate and consumer greed, but there has to be more at play here. I am going to chew on this for...

Supply chains top CFO business risk concerns: "#1 - raw material costs" https://lnkd.in/gK2nRVUs It seems like Strategic Cost Management (i.e., Price Analysis) has become a lost art, kind of like NOT using your car signal when changing lanes or turning (which causes 1M U.S. accidents/year!). Pre-covid: According to a Deloitte 2019 Global Survey of over 1,200 execs directly involved in cost mgmt, cost reduction remained an essential business practice all around the world, with...

Top 10 Wealthiest Countries. A majority of the world’s wealth is concentrated in just a few countries. In fact, 1/3 of household wealth is held by Americans (4% of global population) & around 25% of total global economic activity & output (GDP) is America. How is that possible? Well, like other parts of the world, we work VERY hard & have a VERY productive workforce (and stuff like supply chain management)....

Detroit Ranked No. 1 (globally?!) Emerging Startup Ecosystem &… https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_this-just-in-detroit-ranked-no-1-emerging-activity-6944469036776771584-3ZWV?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web Ford’s $2 billion investment will bring 3,200 jobs to Michigan - https://lnkd.in/g3fQNrFZ & MI to compete as U.S. mfg capitol w/ new center. Backed by the World Economic Forum, it is the first of its kind in America.https://lnkd.in/gfUa9JMc Detroit’s top ranking marks a 13-spot jump from the previous year, solidifying the city’s growth in early-stage funding and investor activity, number of scale-ups...

“…most companies’ planning processes are functional, slow and labour-intensive, and that Excel is still the most widely used planning tool.” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_the-digital-planning-gap-between-vision-and-activity-6944643984287825920-AG4q?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web That is VERY consistent w/ the feedback I get from former students. Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXc Do you know how to use Power BI or Tableau? Which does your company use? Is it mainstream? Visualization is huge. https://lnkd.in/gceUgQw3Do not be...

There appears to be an appetite for posted salaries! A legal showdown in Colorado provides context as to just how committed corporate America has become to maintaining salary secrecy (big surprise). A number of other states, such as California, Connecticut, Nevada, Maryland, & Rhode Island, similarly require disclosure of salary information to job applicants, but Washington takes it a step further by requiring the salary information to be publicly disclosed...