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Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research: KALAMAZOO, Mich.—New research from Western Michigan University is showing promise in the development of an alternative battery for use in electric vehicles, as manufacturers face concerns about shortages and increasing costs of materials for lithium-ion batteries.

Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research:KALAMAZOO, Mich.—New research from Western Michigan University is showing promise in the development of an alternative battery for use in electric vehicles, as manufacturers face concerns about shortages and increasing costs of materials for lithium-ion batteries. WMU researchers are helping to lead the charge in developing low-cost, highly sustainable electric vehicle batteries based on readily available materials. The pioneering research offers promising data on a...

Yes, that is WMU on the list. Just 6 weeks away from the 4th annual WISE Future Leaders Symposium. WISE stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence. Check out this exciting university lineup! Female SCM students & faculty will be coming together on Oct 6th-7th.

Yes, that is WMU on the list. Just 6 weeks away from the 4th annual WISE Future Leaders Symposium. WISE stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence. Check out this exciting university lineup! Female SCM students & faculty will be coming together on Oct 6th-7th. https://lnkd.in/gxt-Bp67 Remember:AWESOME Excellence in Education ScholarshipsCongrats to these 2 Female WMU supply chain students for winning a highly competitive national scholarship ($5K each!). This is a...

Here is another rankings list. I have been getting a lot of questions from my students about how Gartner decides on the Top 25 SCM orgs (now they have a 26-50 list). I said, it’s complicated & no one appears to really know the exact details.

Here is another rankings list. I have been getting a lot of questions from my students about how Gartner decides on the Top 25 SCM orgs (now they have a 26-50 list). I said, it’s complicated & no one appears to really know the exact details. I think I understand the basics, but here is a great read on just how complicated it is (from 2021): https://lnkd.in/gdhsiRxq. Gartner's 26-50 Report at: https://gtnr.it/3AFhQB8...

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”. HOWEVER, the greatest demand in the number of available jobs through 2030 is in LOW-wage jobs.

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”. HOWEVER, the greatest demand in the number of available jobs through 2030 is in LOW-wage jobs. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_notice-all-things-supply-chain-related-are-activity-6967558152405880832-HQus?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop That is going to be a problem: young people are leaving & people are having way fewer...

The gov spends way more than they bring in. Our national debt is way bigger than our annual GDP. From me (if this continues): we will pay higher taxes, get reduced benefits (that we paid into!), and/or the U.S. greenback stops being the global reserve currency. Uggh.

Another cool pic from Visual Capitalist. Theme: the gov spends way more than they bring in. Our national debt is way bigger than our annual GDP. From me (if this continues): we will pay higher taxes, get reduced benefits (that we paid into!), and/or the U.S. greenback stops being the global reserve currency. Uggh. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/us-federal-spending-versus-revenue-2021/ America: 4% of the global population accounts for 25% of earth’s economic output (GDP)? How is...

Econ 101 says you cannot raise the standard of living unless you grow the economy, and you cannot grow the economy if there are not enough workers (especially young ones).

A 2018 report by Korn Ferry projected that, by 2030, the U.S. could experience unrealized revenue of $1.748 trillion due to labor shortages — equivalent to 6% of the country’s entire economy. I think it is going to be WAY worse because people are having WAY fewer kids. https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/35243-why-the-supply-chain-talent-shortage-isnt-letting-up FYI: Michigan's young population (0-25) has shrunk the MOST in the U.S. (-14%!). Birth rates have plunged in states where the 0-25 population...

Last month I had a student ask me why don’t all those shipping containers have smart phones attached to them? I said I am very certain some do. He asked what %? I was like a deer in headlights, no idea. I guessed & said < 1%. Per this article, I guessed well:

Did you know that 80% of the global goods trade is transported over sea? FYI: COSCO Shipping (#4 on list) is China’s state-owned shipping company. For context, Chinese state-owned enterprises have ownership stakes in terminals at five U.S. ports. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-largest-container-shipping-companies-2022/ Last month I had a student ask me why don’t all those shipping containers have smart phones attached to them? I said I am very certain some do. He asked what %? I...

We studied the top skills in analytics jobs & Python was among the top skills. 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.

We studied the top skills in analytics jobs & Python was among the top skills. 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...

What Is Driving U.S. Inflation amid a Global Inflation Surge?

Check out #3! Durables had a larger inflation contribution in the U.S. than in any other country in the OECD. “This strength in U.S. durable goods demand during the pandemic & recovery is unusual (hmmm)…Throughout most countries in the sample, consumers behaved as we would expect, cutting their spending on durable goods.” Hmmm. https://lnkd.in/gCg5vWut Inflation can occur when prices rise due to increases in production costs, such as raw materials and/or a...

It seems like U.S.+China= almost exactly 50% of many things (e.g., global GDP, global wealth, global mfg, global CO2 emissions, military spending, etc.). Chinese research: 27.2% (U.S.=24.9%) of the world’s top 1% most frequently cited research papers.

It seems like U.S.+China= almost exactly 50% of many things (e.g., global GDP, global wealth, global mfg, global CO2 emissions, military spending, etc.). Chinese research: 27.2% (U.S.=24.9%) of the world’s top 1% most frequently cited research papers, while UK research was third at 5.5%. I need to chew on this & dive deeper into the data. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/11/china-overtakes-the-us-in-scientific-research-output The U.S. is 4% of the global population & accounts for 25% of...