Year: 2023

The U.S. supply chain accounts for 37% of all domestic jobs…

“Payscale reports as of Jan 2023 that the avg annual salary for SCM managers is around $85K. Entry-level professionals (those with < 1 year of experience) earn an avg total compensation of $65K, while more experienced managers (10–20 years of experience) earn closer to $94K..” How To Become A Supply Chain Manager: Salary, Education Requirements And Job GrowthAre you ever curious about the process that brings products manufactured halfway around...

Tableau versus Power BI: We have a Business Analytics minor for our SCM students & employers definitely lean towards 1 or the other (but it appears to be evenly split). Either way, I think both are here to stay.

Tableau versus Power BI: We have a Business Analytics minor for our SCM students & employers definitely lean towards 1 or the other (but it appears to be evenly split). Either way, I think both are here to stay. In our CIS 3640 class we focus on three major areas: (1) Advanced excel functions, Power Query, Power Pivot , & Data Models, (2) Excel Macros, & (3) Visualization. https://lnkd.in/gXYSQKc7 We do...

On avg, professionals spend 28% of their workday just reading & writing emails, which amounts to an unbelievable 2.6 hours & 120 messages received every day

Sime Curkovic on LinkedIn: Email Sentences and Phrases in Different Situation.Another great post & resource on e-mails. Notice the supply chain related emails...On avg, professionals spend 28% of…www.linkedin.com Notice the supply chain related emails…On avg, professionals spend 28% of their workday just reading & writing emails, which amounts to an unbelievable 2.6 hours & 120 messages received every day (in SCM it’s way more).Will Email Stand The Test Of Time?https://lnkd.in/gz9NTye2...

This class is req’d of every WMU supply chain major: CIS 2640 — Applied Analytics Foundations (Excel on steroids)…designed to train students w/ skills to apply scientific & analytical methods to plan for analytics projects, design data collection methods, clean and analyze data, & report findings.

This class is req’d of every WMU supply chain major: CIS 2640 — Applied Analytics Foundations (Excel on steroids)…designed to train students w/ skills to apply scientific & analytical methods to plan for analytics projects, design data collection methods, clean and analyze data, & report findings. The students will also be trained to interpret the findings from data analysis in a meaningful way. Emphasis will be placed on uncovering insights...

Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI…“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.” Great ROI!?…

Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI…“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.” Great ROI!?…At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed. That stands in contrast to law schools, where roughly 6% of programs had grads w/ higher median earnings than debt...

I have so many world class international students that are very hungry for American professional work experiences (i.e., internships) & they are often told by employers: we do not hire international students. Why?

I have so many world class international students that are very hungry for American professional work experiences (i.e., internships) & they are often told by employers: we do not hire international students. Why? The paperwork? There is none for an international student if they are here legally (i.e., they are given a SS# w/ their student visa). Sime Curkovic on LinkedIn: The UNFAIR advantage of hiring international studentsI have so...

Students ask all the time why employers do not advertise job salaries? One answer: because they do not have to. Also, withholding salary gives employers more negotiating power.

Quick Facts About State Salary Range Transparency Laws: https://lnkd.in/gcniij9g. 8 states have enacted, and at least 15 states are considering, salary range transparency laws. Here are some states/cities where employers are required to disclose salary ranges during the hiring process & More pay transparency laws could be coming…https://lnkd.in/gdJr3pMG. Here’s what happens when salary is actually included in job listings- https://lnkd.in/gRQ9gaym. Microsoft Revealing Pay Ranges for Its Employees https://lnkd.in/gUZAE5WW. 7 Major Companies That Disclose...

Managing Price Indexing & Economic Adjustments During Inflationary Times? Has Strategic Cost Mgmt (i.e., Price Analysis) become a lost art? Price analysis is a subject that is often overlooked in supply chain education. 70% of new supplier agreements contain inflation driven economic adjustment clauses with the use of indices being the most common.

Managing Price Indexing & Economic Adjustments During Inflationary Times? “A commodity supercycle occurs when prices of commodities rise above their long-term averages for long periods of time, even decades.” Decades? Note, the push towards green energy & infrastructure investments, could lead to this “sustained” period of increased demand for commodities (think copper, nickel, lithium, etc.). Either way, it might be time for price risk sharing in buyer-supplier relationships.Has Strategic Cost Mgmt (i.e.,...

“Payscale reports as of Jan 2023 that the avg annual salary for SCM managers is around $85K. Entry-level professionals (those with < 1 year of experience) earn an avg total compensation of $65K, while more experienced managers (10-20 years of experience) earn closer to $94K.."

"Payscale reports as of Jan 2023 that the avg annual salary for SCM managers is around $85K. Entry-level professionals (those with < 1 year of experience) earn an avg total compensation of $65K, while more experienced managers (10-20 years of experience) earn closer to $94K.." "The BLS, which groups logistics and SCM together, reports similar salary data for logisticians: a median annual wage of $77,030. The BLS projects employment for these...

Are Supply Chain professionals using ArcGIS Pro technology? Do you think our SCM students should learn this? ArcGIS is a technology that can help companies manage risk. Nationally, almost zero SCM graduates will have this on their resume.

Are Supply Chain professionals using ArcGIS Pro technology? Do you think our SCM students should learn this? ArcGIS is a technology that can help companies manage risk. Nationally, almost zero SCM graduates will have this on their resume. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_supplychain-gis-activity-7060950894346997760-nhT3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop I recently had a GIS analyst reach out to me & ask: Is there a business geography specialty group that addresses supply chain issues? Where could people find GIS supply chain problem...