Year: 2023

Some employers are giving students a few days to make decisions on full time job offers several months before graduation. One student asked if that was ethical or even legal. Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation? Some employers are giving students a few days to make decisions on full time job offers several months before graduation. One student asked...

Tableau and/or Power BI for college business majors?… This class is req’d of every WMU supply chain major: CIS 2640 — Applied Analytics Foundations (Excel on steroids & predictive analytics)…I get this kind of student feedback, see: https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXc. Also, we teach Tableau & Power BI in our CIS 3640 class (which is req’d in our Business Analytics minor) — 3 major focus areas: (1) Advanced excel functions, Power Query, Power Pivot,...

Is Python a must-have skill in the supply chain? How much Python do I need? Is Python a must-have skill in the supply chain? https://lnkd.in/dcEJuZJX. How much Python do I need? https://lnkd.in/e6Rmzpw. Our CIS 2650 is not just a Python class, but instead a Python class for analytics. https://lnkd.in/dcEJuZJX. I had a SCM professional ask: “I don’t even know basic python yet . I want to get to the more advanced items but...

How will AI impact your future? WMU offers new course on the intersection of AI and writing: https://lnkd.in/g476QVTS. As AI continues to grow in importance, more companies and potentially universities will likely establish executive roles such as VP of AI to oversee AI strategies…In the meantime, WMU is bringing together AI and the art of writing: “One of the key aspects of AI is the interaction between human intelligence & the...

ASCM/APICS now has a Supply Chain Technology Certificate, $495, 20 hrs of online training (hmm). ASCM/APICS now has a Supply Chain Technology Certificate, $495, 20 hrs of online training (hmm). Topics covered: Blockchain, Adv Analytics & Automation, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Demand Planning Technologies, & Additive Mfg (3D Printing). This covers a LOT of ground in 20 hrs. https://lnkd.in/gbrJJa9v.For example, see their Adv Analytics & Automation…Objectives:1. Define adv analytics & automation.2....

We make our students learn most of this through an A3 or DMAIC project w/ a local company…Watch their presentations…The WMU SCM program requires that all students take an experiential course. We make our students learn most of this through an A3 or DMAIC project w/ a local company… Watch their presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjIrIT-Cllc&t=693s The WMU SCM program requires that all students take an experiential course. After mastering process management concepts...

I have asked a lot of SCM managers how they “prepare” to negotiate price increase requests from their suppliers. In particular, I was curious about how and where they get their data from (i.e., CME, COMEX, etc.). “OEMs had an avg profit margin of 8.1% in the first quarter, more than 2 percentage points higher than automotive suppliers…while suppliers stabilized between 5–6%…The challenge for suppliers is that they’re suffering from...

FMEA has many applications. A quick job search on LinkedIn shows > 30,000 jobs in supply chain where RISK is a major job function (> 7,000 jobs in SCM where FMEA is a tool). FMEA has many applications. A quick job search on LinkedIn shows > 30,000 jobs in supply chain where RISK is a major job function (> 7,000 jobs in SCM where FMEA is a tool). We try...

Quantum Ready in Supply Chain and Logistics?…Most do not even know it exists… McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023 (see #10): https://lnkd.in/gXM-6-RX. Quantum Computers: Another incremental step or innovation leap? Google claims it has developed a revolutionary quantum computer that is able to make “instant” calculations, & that current supercomputers would take roughly 47 years to complete these calculations. https://lnkd.in/g_evdgaK. Also, Intel Announces Its Newest Silicon-Based Quantum Chip: https://lnkd.in/gfC6-idR Notice the reference to Supply...

I used to pack Contract Management into one class during the 1990s. Now, we make our supply chain students take a customized legal & advanced contract management course. I used to pack Contract Management into one class during the 1990s. Now, we make our supply chain students take a customized legal & advanced contract management course. Our SCM students take LAW 4860 so that they can learn the terms &...