August 2023 – Sime Curkovic Ph.D.

Python is coming to Excel?!…

Wow, as a supply chain professor that pushes data analytics on our students, I am trying to make sense of this. I suspect this is going to be a VERY big deal for our CIS faculty and students as they have been waiting for this kind of support for…2 decades? While Excel is powerful, it hasn’t provided “native” tools for adv analytics like ML. By integrating Python — a language...

Is a graduate certificate in supply chain management right for me? WMU Graduate Certificate Program in Supply Chain Management, details:

Is a graduate certificate in supply chain management right for me? https://lnkd.in/gcu8E2UN. WMU Graduate Certificate Program in Supply Chain Management, details: https://lnkd.in/gY_ijCMJ. Organizations are seeking solutions to global supply chain challenges and risks that require expert tools. As a professional, you can develop your supply chain and strategic decision-making acumen with a graduate certificate in supply chain management. You'll elevate your expertise in strategic sourcing, transportation management, processes, and data analytics to...

Secretary Miguel A. Cardona called college rankings “a joke,” & took aim at selective colleges’ obsession w/ them. From me: Pay attention to what matters most- maybe not rankings…especially at the undergrad level.

More rankings…These Michigan colleges were ranked (congrats!): Albion College, Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Hillsdale College, Kalamazoo College, Kettering University in Flint, Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan State University, Michigan Technological University, & University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/08/these-9-michigan-colleges-are-among-the-best-in-the-us-princeton-review-ranking-says.html. From me: if you are a student majoring in something, but your school is not on some list, do not worry about it! I am 99.9% certain that you are still getting a...