Author: Sime Curkovic

Great ROI!?…At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed.

Hottest MBA Degree Now? Supply Chain Management. That darn MBA degree still has a great ROI!...“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone with only a bachelor’s.” Note, if you read this article about an MBA SCM degree, it sounds a lot like our undergrad BBA SCM degree. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/what-you-can-do-with-an-mba-in-supply-chain-management https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_what-you-can-do-with-an-mba-in-supply-chain-activity-6983080013227048960-8ntr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop When is the right time for grad school? The avg age is 33. I find the...

I kid you not (for Michigan): “a 29.7% increase in demand for logisticians” & “The most in-demand, high-wage jobs will be operations managers, w/ an annual need of more than 6,500 & a wage of $29-72/hr”.

I kid you not (for Michigan): “a 29.7% increase in demand for logisticians” & “The most in-demand, high-wage jobs will be operations managers, w/ an annual need of more than 6,500 & a wage of $29-72/hr”. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_check-out-the-supply-chain-data-science-activity-6983374417418493952-kl4B?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop HOWEVER, the greatest demand in the number of available jobs through 2030 is in LOW-wage jobs. That is going to be a problem: young people are leaving & people are having way fewer...

“By 2100, global population growth is expected to drop to 0.1%, which means we’ll essentially reach net-zero population growth!” Wow. Michigan’s young population (0-25) has shrunk the MOST (-14%!).

“By 2100, global population growth is expected to drop to 0.1%, which means we’ll essentially reach net-zero population growth!” Wow. Michigan's young population (0-25) has shrunk the MOST (-14%!). Birth rates have plunged in states where the 0-25 population is shrinking. Also,…There simply are not enough young people going into & working in the supply chain...https://lnkd.in/gMqxdxfr Note, there are not enough young people in general. Last year, deaths exceeded births in fully half of...

The video shows 7 business books recommended by Stanford professors, but these are pretty good also…Reading List:

The video shows 7 business books recommended by Stanford professors, but these are pretty good also…Reading List: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_what-are-you-reading-this-summer-discover-activity-6983375927942533120-MfLG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop A great book read for CFO types that want to understand SCM types (or the other way around?): "Supply Chain Metrics that Matter"...The book links corporate financials to supply chain maturity, & what metrics matter most.Other reads that I think would be good for SCM leaders:The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take...

#1: The challenge for the U.S. is that the local production of these raw materials is extremely limited (i.e., we have ONE nickel mine). #2: China is the single largest supply source of mineral commodities for the U.S.

America: Do not forget about those rare earth metals. China tops the list for mine production & reserves of rare earth elements, w/ 44M tons (>20x the U.S.) in reserves (38% of global total) & 140K tons of annual mine production (3x the U.S.). I was not expecting the U.S. to rank the 2nd highest in mine production w/ only 1.3% of total reserves (hmm). Further, while Vietnam & Brazil...

Last 11 months = record U.S. tax revenue. Comparing U.S. Federal Spending w/ Revenue: 2021, U.S. gov spent $6.8T & revenue totaled > $4 trillion.

Last 11 months = record U.S. tax revenue. Comparing U.S. Federal Spending w/ Revenue: 2021, U.S. gov spent $6.8T & revenue totaled > $4 trillion. About half of it came from individual income taxes, while about 30% came from Social Security & Medicare taxes. Deficit = $2.275T. In March 2021, U.S. national debt reached an all-time high of $28 trillion (now it's $31T). What does the gov spend the most money on (it...

Are EVs really better than ICEs (today)? Many real researchers argue that new battery tech needs to be developed using more common, eco-friendly materials.

The top 10 producers are ALL Asian companies. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market. Today: Chinese battery manufacturer to bring $2.4B investment, up to 2,350 jobs to Big Rapids, MI.  Electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion was approved for $715 million in public incentives Wednesday as part of a deal to build a plant in Big Rapids. Gotion is the Silicon Valley-based subsidiary of Gotion High-tech Co., a company...

The top 10 producers are ALL Asian companies. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market.

BIG RAPIDS, MI — Electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion was approved for $715 million in public incentives Wednesday as part of a deal to build a plant in Big Rapids, a move expected to create up to 2,350 jobs and generate a $2.4 billion investment. Gotion is the Silicon Valley-based subsidiary of Gotion High-tech Co., a company founded in 1998 & based in Hefei, China. https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/10/chinese-battery-manufacturer-to-bring-26b-investment-up-to-2350-jobs-to-big-rapids.html The top 10 producers...

Our data mining class (CIS 4640) is essentially a machine learning class for business, which is the core of Artificial Intelligence (agreed?).

Our data mining class (CIS 4640) is essentially a machine learning class for business, which is the core of Artificial Intelligence (agreed?). Our SCM students also told us many times that their hiring managers valued mostly the traditional Excel capabilities (lookup functions, pivot tables, etc.), & they greatly overlooked the opportunities from other analytical solutions (that our students have!). Again, for example, our data mining class is an ML class,...

Reminder: Yes, it is now time to start applying & interviewing for summer internships. Large high profile F500 types get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they recruit nationally for the best talent.

WMU Career Fairs the next 7 days. All students from all schools are welcome. Let the best student get hired. https://lnkd.in/gkdh3ux2. Reminder: Yes, it is now time to start applying & interviewing for summer internships. Large high profile F500 types get budgets for internships approved months ahead of time & they recruit nationally for the best talent. They often want to get this wrapped up by Thanksgiving (which means you could be giving...