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Reshoring & The fastest-growing occupational group in the U.S. is technical occupations (people that maintain the automation). Simply said, automation creates more jobs than it eliminates.

I keep having doubts about the reality of reshoring (from China), but that trend line below is steep & positive & very linear. “The construction of new manufacturing facilities in the US has soared 116% over the past year, dwarfing the 10% gain on all building projects combined. In January, a UBS survey of C-suite executives revealed the magnitude of this shift. More than 90% of those surveyed said they...

I am still surprised by how many orgs out there still use AS/400. We make our students take an ERP class & we use SAP (around 1/2 the orgs that recruit our students use SAP).

I am still surprised by how many orgs out there still use AS/400. We make our students take an ERP class & we use SAP (around 1/2 the orgs that recruit our students use SAP). But AS/400 is still around & some students say they use AS/400 more than SAP (even though their firms have implemented SAP). It just makes me wonder if we should offer our students a tutorial on...

Which electric vehicles will qualify for new $7,500 tax credit? All Tesla models will.

Which electric vehicles will qualify for new $7,500 tax credit? All Tesla models will. I cannot express to you how strong the Tesla brand is w/ my college students, it’s their future car of choice (& I work in Michigan & most are from metro Detroit!!). W/ a brand this strong with the young, I have stopped betting against Tesla. Further, they got there without Advertising ($0/car vs. $500/car for other...

The visualization libraries in Python can produce the kind of visualizations not available in Tableau & Power BI. Students will be able to differentiate themselves from other schools.

Is Python a must-have skill in the supply chain? 200K vacant jobs on LinkedIn say yes. If you want to specialize in data & become a Supply Chain Analyst (25K jobs on LI) / Supply Chain Data Scientist (500K jobs on LI - that's all). https://abcsupplychain.com/programming-languages-supply-chain/#:~:text=If%20you%20want%20to%20specialize,is%20a%20must%2Dhave%20skill A while back, I made these points about our CIS 2650 class (Programming for Data Analytics) and our Business Data Analytics minor in general. Do...

*Median truckload driver earned more than $69K in 2021 – an 18% increase from the previous survey done in 2019 – “This industry is a path to the middle class”

“This industry is a path to the middle class,” Costello said. “There’s not a lot of that left anymore.” I agree if the #’s below are accurate & sustainable… Among the ATA industry survey findings: *Median truckload driver earned more than $69K in 2021 – an 18% increase from the previous survey done in 2019;*More than 90% of truckload fleets raised pay in 2021, w/ the avg increase hitting 10.9%. Some...

The U.S. was the top nation in terms of military $, $801B, 38% of global in 2021. U.S.: top military spending nation since tracking in 1949, > 30% of the world’s spending the last 2 decades. I have a lot of students in gov SCM jobs & they love it.

The U.S. was the top nation in terms of military $, $801B, 38% of global in 2021. U.S.: top military spending nation since tracking in 1949, > 30% of the world’s spending the last 2 decades. I have a lot of students in gov SCM jobs & they love it. The government has some great SCM jobs: https://lnkd.in/gP27xaUM. More gov SCM jobs & internships... https://lnkd.in/eHXh2xj. From a former student… https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-10-countries-by-military-spending/ Hello Sime,Feel...

Gartner 2022: U.S. SCM undergrads finding their first jobs are earning $1,600 more/yr than in 2020. While the avg starting salary is $61,769, grads from top 10 programs can expect around $65K.

Gartner 2022: U.S. SCM undergrads finding their first jobs are earning $1,600 more/yr than in 2020. While the avg starting salary is $61,769, grads from top 10 programs can expect around $65K. https://lnkd.in/gMKdmwx9 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_top-20-in-our-program-are-getting-offers-activity-6966358294638575616-U6ei?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Should college grads negotiate a job offer (i.e., a higher starting salary)? Yes, but only if you know how to negotiate. I do have students that get offers in the $50K-$60K range & many successfully negotiate up...

Our data mining class is essentially a machine learning class for business, which is the core of AI.

Great read from Dr. Handfield as always: https://lnkd.in/g3bCXtDF. Notice the part that says: “A good example of how AI can improve procurement productivity is the Merlin AI Studio by Zycus. Our research shows that over 35% of a procurement analyst’s time is spent on transactional work,…” https://scm.ncsu.edu/scm-articles/article/cogniture-procurement-technologies-will-change-your-world From Sime: AI will likely have the greatest impact on SCM through the 2020s. However, one thing often not mentioned is the attitude of the...

Want to become a college professor?

Want to become a college professor? This is an Adjunct Professor job posting...Compensation: standard compensation for most undergrad courses is $2,200 per 8-week course & $2,500 for most 10-week grad courses. Adjuncts are paid bi-weekly & are considered W-2 employees of xxxx University." Ugghh? This is right in line w/ most adjunct faculty jobs at many universities. Depending on your situation/motives, I would recommend the tenure-track route... https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-become-a-college-professor-requirements "$ of...

The video shows 7 business books recommended by Stanford professors, but these are pretty good also…Reading List: A great book read for CFO types that want to understand SCM types (or the other way around?):

The video shows 7 business books recommended by Stanford professors, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_what-are-you-reading-this-summer-discover-activity-6966378846707216384-vEN8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop but these are pretty good also…Reading List: 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...