Day: September 26, 2023

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...

Believe it or not: It is actually now time to start applying & interviewing for 2024 summer internships! Companies get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they often recruit nationally for the best talent. Believe it or not: It is actually now time to start applying & interviewing for 2024 summer internships! Companies get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they often recruit nationally...

I encourage my SCM students to get an Accounting minor because College Accounting to me feels like SCM Finance. I tell my students: Long term in your careers, understanding SCM Finance will be critical. At the end of the day, SCM executives are evaluated on generating shareholder value (bottom line financial kind of stuff, of which has gotten very creative & complicated). Also, more & more SCM VP’s (C-suite types)...

Classes start next week. Should we be teaching Linear Programming to SCM students? Great read: Supply Chains Can’t Find Talent With The Right Skill Sets…https://lnkd.in/gMe5MPBP. Notice the reference to “optimization”… https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LinearProgramming.pdf “When it came time to identify what the issues to hiring are, 64% said finding the right skill set as the top challenge, followed by 58% citing a talent shortage in data analytics, optimization, automation, etc.” The context mentions...