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More material on how to respond to supplier price increases:

More material on how to respond to supplier price increases: https://hbr.org/2015/07/how-to-negotiate-with-powerful-suppliers https://lnkd.in/g6Uxkubyhttps://lnkd.in/ggknMbZMhttps://lnkd.in/gTMCPGXvhttps://lnkd.in/gC2THQWBhttps://lnkd.in/gp5naJxEhttps://lnkd.in/gGRaKtVKhttps://lnkd.in/gMuhMNf6https://lnkd.in/gQZ7HfWbhttps://lnkd.in/gvCpr6T5https://lnkd.in/gPVMbWd6https://lnkd.in/g6qdMvcShttps://lnkd.in/gwFjDfx7https://lnkd.in/g494sxYrhttps://lnkd.in/g6Uxkuby Has "Strategic" Cost Management (i.e., Price Analysis) become a lost art? Price analysis is a subject that is often overlooked in supply chain education. 70% of current contracts have price increase provisions? https://lnkd.in/g_ByzrNU. Will you be ready when your supplier asks for a price increase (or the other way)? I have asked a lot of SCM managers how they...

Here’s why people still take the Myers-Briggs test — even though it might not mean anything. How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income & Do you know what your brand is?

Here's why people still take the Myers-Briggs test — even though it might not mean anything. https://lnkd.in/ehj3ysR. How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income: https://lnkd.in/g7z_ZNV3. Do you know what your brand is? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_why-i-broke-up-with-the-mbtiand-what-modern-activity-7039633512638922752-vMLy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Become the Nike swoosh of your life! 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...

Michiganders, you should watch this WSJ video. Note: 2/3 of the new auto investment revealed over the past 2 yrs is going to sites in the South…

Michiganders, you should watch this WSJ video. Note: 2/3 of the new auto investment revealed over the past 2 yrs is going to sites in the South...https://lnkd.in/gsSnX4Jh. Or, Michigan predicted to “dominate” EV battery manufacturing after $2B investment. https://lnkd.in/gimsb67c. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_how-americas-new-battery-belt-is-shifting-activity-7040301925539467264-CASu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Georgia, Kentucky, and Michigan are going to dominate electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the United States by 2030.https://lnkd.in/gNhJ_Gdx On Wednesday MEDC and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II shared details of the...

Leadership. I would say this is the #1 reason my students change jobs (it’s their boss). Money becomes a factor when they can make 20%-40% more elsewhere. From Gartner: If you want to develop & retain strong employees without compromising their health and well-being, Connector managers are your secret weapon.

Leadership. I would say this is the #1 reason my students change jobs (it's their boss). Money becomes a factor when they can make 20%-40% more elsewhere. From Gartner: If you want to develop & retain strong employees without compromising their health and well-being, Connector managers are your secret weapon. https://gtnr.it/3A1mDvc https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_leadership-activity-7040982994643275776-ZAVX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop FYI: Our students can major in Leadership (https://lnkd.in/e5JUSye). It can actually be taught, practiced, & learned (you can get...

Wide data is data collected from different sources about individual objects (e.g., products, items, customers, etc.). Let’s say you would like to collect info about customers.

Just remember that big data is not going away, BUT one must understand why/when certain data formats create more value. Many of our supply chain students get a minor in Business Analytics & we actually teach a variant of Wide/Small data called Association Analysis (our Business Data Mining class). I had one of our CIS faculty try to make sense of this for me & he did a great job…...

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?

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 & $2,500 for most 10-week grad courses. Adjuncts are paid bi-weekly & are considered W-2 employees of xxxx University." Ugghh? This is right in line w/ most adjunct faculty jobs at many universities. Depending on your situation/motives, I would recommend the tenure-track route... "$ of Assoc...

I encourage my Supply Chain majors to minor in Accounting (rather than Finance). Agree? 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). Agree? 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...

Should we teach Tableau or Power BI or both? There are > 100K unfilled SCM Data Science jobs on LI. 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.

Should we teach Tableau or Power BI or both? There are > 100K unfilled SCM Data Science jobs on LI. 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 our best to go in-depth in all these 3 areas. Based on the feedback received from students, they are...

Notice #5: A Shift From Big Data To Small And Wide Data. Just remember that big data is not going away, BUT one must understand why/when certain data formats create more value.

Notice #5: A Shift From Big Data To Small And Wide Data.Just remember that big data is not going away, BUT one must understand why/when certain data formats create more value. Many of our supply chain students get a minor in Business Analytics & we actually teach a variant of Wide/Small data called Association Analysis (our Business Data Mining class). I had one of our CIS faculty try to make...

Michigan-Valued at $65 Billion: “Construction is predicted to take 3 years followed by 150 years of production. Potash, a critical ingredient for fertilizer, is only found in a few places in North America. Michigan’s vast 2.9M-acre deposit holds 75M tons of material valued at $65B.”

Michigan-Valued at $65 Billion: "Construction is predicted to take 3 years followed by 150 years of production. Potash, a critical ingredient for fertilizer, is only found in a few places in North America. Michigan’s vast 2.9M-acre deposit holds 75M tons of material valued at $65B."https://lnkd.in/gzCkMxqqhttps://lnkd.in/gZmdmJnX https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/fertilizer-why-its-more-important-than-you-think/ More MI stuff:Time Magazine just called Detroit one of the world’s greatest places. Also, Detroit Ranked #1 Emerging Startup Ecosystem (globally?!). Detroit’s top ranking...