Year: 2022

Student spotlight: Pursuing a career in supply chain management is a slam dunk for Megan Wagner.

Pursuing a career in supply chain management is a slam dunk for Megan Wagner. https://lnkd.in/eSEZ6Zvn. My student athletes are the busiest people I know. They are always in class, they work hard, they are humble, they are grateful, they are courteous, etc. WMU student athletes are one of the best experiences of my career. They actually inspire me._When the NCAA added a year of eligibility for athletes during the COVID pandemic, junior Bronco...
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There are already > 7,000 SCM 2023 internships posted & > 25,000 business related internships.

There are already > 7,000 SCM 2023 internships posted: https://lnkd.in/gRKmr7QE & https://lnkd.in/gt98WuvK & > 25,000 business related internships. https://lnkd.in/gVpCwF9V. Perhaps delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized...https://lnkd.in/gdr7f9wbhttps://lnkd.in/gARup7zrhttps://lnkd.in/g4-csGUy WMU Career Fair Dates. All students from all schools are welcome. Let the best student get hired.https://lnkd.in/gkdh3ux2 Reminder: Yes, it is now time to start applying & interviewing for summer internships. Large high profile F500 types get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they recruit...

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This is also a very good quick read from a SCM perspective. My quick take (notice how I use words like “might”):

Great read from WSJ this week: https://lnkd.in/gMPb78i4. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This is also a very good quick read from a SCM perspective. https://lnkd.in/gwqVhdDM. My quick take (notice how I use words like “might”): you MIGHT have to do more than initial audits & only certifying factories & suppliers MAY not be enough. Periodic supplier audits MIGHT not be enough anymore also. You MIGHT need to audit tier 3 suppliers &...

WMU is helping to lead the charge in developing low-cost, highly sustainable EV batteries based on readily available materials.

America: Do not forget about those rare earth metals. China tops the list for mine production & reserves of rare earth elements, w/ 44M tons (>20x the U.S.) in reserves (38% of global total) & 140K tons of annual mine production (3x the U.S.). I was not expecting the U.S. to rank the 2nd highest in mine production w/ only 1.3% of total reserves (hmm). Further, while Vietnam & Brazil...

Check out the year 2100 (U.S.: 434M people). 2022: Earth will hit 8 billion humans. The U.S. is the 3rd most populated, but only 4% of global. The U.S. might also be one of the few industrialized nations that grows the next 50 years. The world is changing. 2023: India > China.

Check out the year 2100 (U.S.: 434M people). 2022: Earth will hit 8 billion humans. The U.S. is the 3rd most populated, but only 4% of global. The U.S. might also be one of the few industrialized nations that grows the next 50 years. The world is changing. 2023: India > China. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/global-population-300-years-by-country/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-worlds-population-at-8-billion/ https://lnkd.in/gsheC3eE Thank you always to visualcapitalist.com for the pics.#globaleconomy#global#globalization#supplychain#supplychainmanagement

Ready to drink flat beer because of a major underground supply in Mississippi being contaminated by a long-extinct volcano? Seriously. FYI: In the US. 77% of all CO₂ is used in food processing, dry ice & beverages. Do your contracts have a clause if you run out of CO₂? Is it time to make costly investments to reduce reliance on commercial supplies of CO2?

Ready to drink flat beer because of a major underground supply in Mississippi being contaminated by a long-extinct volcano? Seriously. FYI: In the US. 77% of all CO₂ is used in food processing, dry ice & beverages. Do your contracts have a clause if you run out of CO₂? Is it time to make costly investments to reduce reliance on commercial supplies of CO2? https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124491808/beer-carbon-dioxide-shortage__I am only slightly tired of...

Check out #3. You need to study even harder outside the classroom (30-45 hrs/week!). For every hour in class, college students are expected to spend another 2-3 hrs studying. This means if you are a full-time student taking 15 credits, you should be spending another 30-45 hrs a week outside of class. It’s like a full time job?!

Check out #3. You need to study even harder outside the classroom (30-45 hrs/week!). For every hour in class, college students are expected to spend another 2-3 hrs studying. This means if you are a full-time student taking 15 credits, you should be spending another 30-45 hrs a week outside of class. It's like a full time job?! https://lnkd.in/gseeR7qe. Note, practically all of my students work 15-40 hrs/wk because they have bills...

How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income:

How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income: https://lnkd.in/g7z_ZNV3. 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 Here is a website that is similar to MBTI and it is free: https://lnkd.in/ey4TEUY Also, here is another...

FYI: This is how Harvard thinks you should negotiate an internship or job offer (not bad).

FYI: This is how Harvard thinks you should negotiate an internship or job offer (not bad). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_harvards-version-of-job-offer-negotiation-activity-6983034752853323776-__yq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Do I think students should negotiate an INTERNSHIP or FULL-TIME offer (i.e., a higher salary)? Yes, since some orgs are offering students 20-30% below market value (but only if you know how to negotiate). The avg supply chain internship is $44,918/yr, or $21.6/hr. People on the lower end, bottom 10%, make $37K/yr ($17.80/hr), while the top 10%...

Great ROI!?…At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed.

Hottest MBA Degree Now? Supply Chain Management. That darn MBA degree still has a great ROI!...“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone with only a bachelor’s.” Note, if you read this article about an MBA SCM degree, it sounds a lot like our undergrad BBA SCM degree. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/what-you-can-do-with-an-mba-in-supply-chain-management https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_what-you-can-do-with-an-mba-in-supply-chain-activity-6983080013227048960-8ntr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop When is the right time for grad school? The avg age is 33. I find the...