Year: 2024

Do not forget where most of the supply chain is: Small Businesses — get ready for another supply chain disruptor: no succession planning.

Biden will convene his new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen U.S. logistics: https://lnkd.in/gKbkNhpE. Do not forget where most of the supply chain is: Small Businesses — get ready for another supply chain disruptor: no succession planning. Also, from the HBR article: “The U.S. has an opportunity to do more than just get its supply chains back on track. It can prevent future disruptions by fundamentally improving how...

In case you want to see what we cover in our AI course, see the screenshot below. We are expanding this list in spring. Our analytics faculty are on top of this AI wave.

In case you want to see what we cover in our AI course, see the screenshot below. We are expanding this list in spring. Our analytics faculty are on top of this AI wave. They have already built an AI course in our business college (CIS 5550) to cover all kinds of AI for business applications. After this course, AI embedded modules in existing courses will be added. Hmm…“American college...

The LLM approach in this article was a nice read. It motivated me to discuss it with one of our CIS faculty. Years back, he was talking about blockchain based smart contracts for supply chain, but that was based on set rules before negotiation can actually happen.

“Walmart deployed AI-powered negotiations software w/ a text-based interface (i.e., a chatbot) to connect w/ suppliers.” https://lnkd.in/gF5qT_im. “Walmart, like most organizations with large procurement operations, can’t possibly conduct focused negotiations with all of its 100,000-plus suppliers. As a result, around 20% of its suppliers have signed agreements with cookie-cutter terms that are often not negotiated. It’s not the optimal way to engage with these “tail-end suppliers.” But the cost of hiring...

Well, another college rankings post. Source: U.S. News & World Report.

Well, another college rankings post. Source: U.S. News & World Report. Well, another college rankings post. Source: U.S. News & World Report. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-americas-best-universities/ USNWR also did one for Supply Chain Mgmt (undergrad): https://lnkd.in/giMYXfR5. Note, in these rankings, multiple schools do NOT actually have undergraduate degrees in SCM. For example, correct if I am wrong, but:MIT does NOT offer a specific undergraduate degree in supply chain management. However, MIT’s Sloan School of...

Demonstrating self awareness during an interview is huge. I actually require my students to conduct a personal SWOT and they largely struggle. Also, most students & even managers put little effort into developing & promoting their brand. How about a personal SWOT analysis?

Demonstrating self awareness during an interview is huge. I actually require my students to conduct a personal SWOT and they largely struggle. Also, 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 How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income: https://lnkd.in/g7z_ZNV3. Do you know what your brand is? Become...