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I asked my students how many paid vacation days their future employers would be legally req’d to give them in their first full time job offer, they were dismayed by ZERO (but most will get 10-15 days, & they were still dismayed). One student’s response:

I asked my students how many paid vacation days their future employers would be legally req'd to give them in their first full time job offer, they were dismayed by ZERO (but most will get 10-15 days, & they were still dismayed). One student’s response: "It mind boggles me that companies in the US are not required to provide employees with any paid vacation days. I think mentally everyone needs a break from...

Another awesome post Ms. Labes, thank you. Just curious as to where people think the supply chain function should sit within this chart, especially in regards to the CFO. Assume mfg orgs where direct material purchases (from their supply chain) are 50-80% of each dollar in sales revenue. FYI, per chatGPT:

Another awesome post Ms. Labes, thank you. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_entrepreneur-finance-business-activity-7038161272391036928-VZap?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Just curious as to where people think the supply chain function should sit within this chart, especially in regards to the CFO. Assume mfg orgs where direct material purchases (from their supply chain) are 50-80% of each dollar in sales revenue. FYI, per chatGPT: On avg, what % of each mfg sales dollar is in direct material costs? The % of each...

Great post, how about a personal SWOT? 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):

Great post, how about a personal SWOT? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_swot-analysis-examples-pdf-amazon-apple-activity-7038490626992070656-TLEx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 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/dSAA6wFHow Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income: https://lnkd.in/g7z_ZNV3. Do you know what your brand is? Become the Nike swoosh of your life! Here is a website that is similar to MBTI and...

WMU campus Live shot: https://lnkd.in/eVAymYz. & https://lnkd.in/eGe8UT5. Some 2022 WMU SCM student success stories…

WMU campus Live shot: https://lnkd.in/eVAymYz. & https://lnkd.in/eGe8UT5.Some 2022 WMU SCM student success stories…1. Dylan Sing is a team player as a student athlete on the WMU men's soccer team & as a SCM major. https://lnkd.in/ggqPmMyw. 2. SCM student wins prestigious scholarship. Madison Dober excels as a woman in the supply chain field, winning a scholarship from the Transportation Club of Detroit.https://lnkd.in/d5UEQVJV 3. Pursuing career in supply chain management is a slam dunk for...

Is a law degree a good fit for supply chain managers? Trivia: > 50% of the World’s Lawyers are American (we are 4% of the global population)! Also: U.S. Tort Costs as a % of GDP: 2.40% (the avg for industrialized nations is .8%).

Great post from Mr. Patrucco, I will be sharing w/ my supply chain students. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_contract-management-in-procurement-activity-7038896050891345920-g9-6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Is a law degree a good fit for supply chain managers? Trivia: > 50% of the World’s Lawyers are American (we are 4% of the global population)! Also: U.S. Tort Costs as a % of GDP: 2.40% (the avg for industrialized nations is .8%). We make our SCM students take an advanced contract mgmt class....

Great post from Alcott Global. See #1 (reduce costs) & #2 (automation/data analytics), very consistent w/ the feedback I get from CFOs in West Michigan. A 2022 study from World Commerce & Contracting found that 70% of new supplier agreements contain inflation driven economic adjustment/indexing clauses:

Great post from Alcott Global. See #1 (reduce costs) & #2 (automation/data analytics), very consistent w/ the feedback I get from CFOs in West Michigan. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_supplychain-recruit-hire-activity-7038951250347909120-8aUt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop A 2022 study from World Commerce & Contracting found that 70% of new supplier agreements contain inflation driven economic adjustment/indexing clauses: https://lnkd.in/g_ByzrNU. In the last 7 months the S&P GSCI nearly completed a return trip & only ended up rising 8.7% in 2022 overall. https://lnkd.in/gfAWTzpd. It’s...

Great post & read…”Supply chain has always been an essential business function, but only recently has it begun to gain recognition for the central role it plays in a company’s success…The CHAIN Leadership Model seeks to develop the most important skills needed to lead a successful supply chain and business:”

Great post & read…”Supply chain has always been an essential business function, but only recently has it begun to gain recognition for the central role it plays in a company's success…The CHAIN Leadership Model seeks to develop the most important skills needed to lead a successful supply chain and business:” https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_5-must-deliver-skills-for-becoming-a-supply-activity-7039190764123291648-ZEn3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop_I had a student ask: Shouldn’t I major in Finance or Accounting if I want to become a CEO? I said:...

Should You Give Up Your Salary and Go to Grad School? Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI…“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.”

Should You Give Up Your Salary and Go to Grad School?Well, that darn MBA degree still has a great ROI...“Over their lifetime, an MBA grad can expect to earn $3M more than someone w/ only a bachelor’s.” Great ROI!?...At about 98% of universities that offer MBAs, grads typically made more money 2 years out of school than they had borrowed. That stands in contrast to law schools, where roughly 6% of...

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...