Author: Sime Curkovic

“Michigan’s colleges and universities suffered enrollment drops four times steeper than the nation as a whole this year…” Also: Michigan has appointed the first Chief Growth Officer in the nation:

“Michigan’s colleges and universities suffered enrollment drops four times steeper than the nation as a whole this year…” Also: Michigan has appointed the first Chief Growth Officer in the nation: https://lnkd.in/gBWnFEfJ. "Michigan's population growth continues to be outpaced by nearly every other state in the nation." https://lnkd.in/gpsT-xBE. https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/michigan-college-enrollment-decline-among-worst-nation Michigan's population growth has fallen behind the national average - “Michigan ranked second-to-last in the country in population growth over the last decade.” https://lnkd.in/gjq5kudW. Also:...

Supply Chain Manager Salary: Your 2023 Guide (from coursera) – Note, most sources are from Glassdoor. Factors that impact supply chain manager salaries:

Supply Chain Manager Salary: Your 2023 Guide (from coursera): https://lnkd.in/grxANayH. Note, most sources are from Glassdoor. Factors that impact supply chain manager salaries...Education:Associate degree: $93,335Bachelor’s degree: $107,654Master’s degree: $119,242Doctorate degree: $124,625 - Want to become a college professor? See:https://lnkd.in/gUPd3jjb https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_data-by-payscale-as-of-january-2023-activity-7072156158140059648-KQem?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Experience Supply Chain Manager: $72,000 - $118,000Senior Supply Chain Manager: $105,000 - $172,000Director of Supply Chain: $146,000 - $240,000Vice President of Supply Chain: $197,000 - $344,000 Industry Federal government: $88,710Companies: $78,660Manufacturing: $77,740Professional and technical services: $76,840Wholesale: $63,930 Further, if you work in a job...

One more time on this 45 page Supply Chain Salary report from ASCM…Nice summary: https://lnkd.in/dTneTGgw. “Supply chain professionals are making an average of nearly $30,000 more per year than the average American, and are generally happy in their careers, according to data included in a new report released this morning by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).”

One more time on this 45 page Supply Chain Salary report from ASCM...Nice summary: https://lnkd.in/dTneTGgw. “Supply chain professionals are making an average of nearly $30,000 more per year than the average American, and are generally happy in their careers, according to data included in a new report released this morning by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)." ...The report, “The Supply Chain Profession in 2023: Salaries and Careers Across the Globe,” found...

If you look at this 2020-2030 job growth chart closely, all things supply chain related scored VERY well (i.e., operations & logistics). Basically, we are going to see 20-30% growth in SCM jobs over the next decade.

If you look at this 2020-2030 job growth chart closely, all things supply chain related scored VERY well (i.e., operations & logistics). Basically, we are going to see 20-30% growth in SCM jobs over the next decade. https://lnkd.in/g_G-xwFv. Also, the jobs in SCM pay VERY well. The data science jobs scored off the charts in growth & pay. So, SCM + data science = jobs & $. Finally, automation is killing all things manual...

Indeed has material on supply chain careers…70 Job Titles in Supply Chain (w/ Avg Salary): https://lnkd.in/gUAk4SPG. 11 Benefits of SCM Careers: https://lnkd.in/gXG9EkEF. What Does a Supply Chain Manager Do? https://lnkd.in/gFxhqH2m.

Indeed has material on supply chain careers...70 Job Titles in Supply Chain (w/ Avg Salary): https://lnkd.in/gUAk4SPG. 11 Benefits of SCM Careers: https://lnkd.in/gXG9EkEF. What Does a Supply Chain Manager Do? https://lnkd.in/gFxhqH2m. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/supply-chain-certifications?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content Attention: students interested in the Production & Operations Management Society. POMS has a $0 membership fee for students worldwide. In addition, all members will get joint membership w/ EurOMA. To join: https://lnkd.in/eJ_EisSz. Thank you, Marzieh Khakifirooz: https://lnkd.in/g2Wqy6ut. Also - Reminder: Effective in Feb 2023, CPIM...

Over 25,000 jobs on LinkedIn w/ Indirect Procurement built into the job description?

Over 25,000 jobs on LinkedIn w/ Indirect Procurement built into the job description? https://lnkd.in/g-Hd-QDv. Quote from former student: “I went into Indirect Procurement thinking it would not be very glamorous but I save them lots of money every day”. That sounds glamorous to me. LinkedIn has thousands of unfilled Indirect Procurement & MRO buyer jobs. America has around 10M jobs not filled, most of which are in SCM. https://lnkd.in/ecdDMYQhttps://lnkd.in/gmcxKNsihttps://lnkd.in/g6BiXz8c Do not be afraid of...

I encourage my Supply Chain majors to minor in Accounting (rather than Finance). College Accounting (i.e., Cost & Managerial) to me feels like Supply Chain Finance.

I encourage my Supply Chain majors to minor in Accounting (rather than Finance). College Accounting (i.e., Cost & Managerial) to me feels like Supply Chain Finance. The Accounting Minor for our SCM majors seems like a great fit. Long term in their careers, understanding SCM Finance will be critical. The worlds of Finance & SCM have collided. Your opportunities are endless if you learn how to talk to the CFO…https://lnkd.in/eJnVHrsM My discussion on...

How To Write A Professional Email That Boosts Your Credibility: 4 Tips…4.3 billion people use email daily…In addition, 300 billion emails are sent each day, w/ about 127 emails sent per person.” 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).

How To Write A Professional Email That Boosts Your Credibility: 4 Tipshttps://lnkd.in/gy2y4x2Y. “…4.3 billion people use email daily…In addition, 300 billion emails are sent each day, w/ about 127 emails sent per person.” 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). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_power-phrases-to-build-your-resume-activity-7073998151480741888-LJI1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Will Email Stand The Test Of Time? https://lnkd.in/gz9NTye2....

Based on the feedback received from students, they are interested in learning about all 3 areas & found them helpful during their job search. However, it is not possible to talk about both Tableau & Power BI visualization because of the time limitation.

Should we teach Tableau or Power BI or both? In our CIS 3640 class (which is req’d in our Business Analytics minor) 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 our best to go in-depth in all these 3 areas. Based on the feedback received from students, they are interested in learning...

AI will have a great impact on SCM. However, one thing often not mentioned is the attitude of hiring managers, as many do not have a full understanding of the AI skill sets of graduating students.

AI will have a great impact on SCM. However, one thing often not mentioned is the attitude of hiring managers, as many do not have a full understanding of the AI skill sets of graduating students. Our SCM students told us many times that their hiring managers valued only the traditional Excel capabilities (lookup functions, pivot tables, etc. – that is NOT AI), & they greatly overlooked the opportunities from...