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Is a law degree a good fit for my supply chain students (any advice from lawyers and/or SCM pros would be appreciated)?FYI: 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%)  POs & Advanced Contract Mgmt (now they expect you to be lawyers?!)Does a law degree make sense in...

What is MRO? A great career path! There are > 4,000 MRO Buyer jobs on LinkedIn not filled. America has around 10M jobs not filled, many of which are in SCM.Do not be afraid of Indirect, MRO, & the Service Sector (i.e., healthcare). https://lnkd.in/ecdDMYQ I get MRO job postings almost daily from former students. See:https://lnkd.in/ekfdW6cP Maintenance, repair, & operating items refers to all those things that orgs need to keep their factories running,...

"Supply Chain" + "Data Analytics" = jobs and $$$$. There are > 35,000 jobs on LinkedIn not filled which have these words in the job title and/or job description – “supply chain” and “analyst” and “data analytics”. There are >10M jobs not filled in the U.S., many of which are in SCM. In fact, if you loosely define SCM, around half these jobs are in the supply chain.  Will technology replace...

Even in the pandemic, the placement success of the WMU Integrated Supply Management Program continues to be off the charts. *Median salary for all WMU ISM degrees was $60,001 - $65,000 (around 10% of graduates hired on with one automotive OEM at $78K!)An undergraduate degree creates many benefits beyond employment, but it never hurts to get a bit of educational ROI either! Wow, check out this job placement... For report, see:...

Do you know how to use Power BI or Tableau? Which does your company use? Is it mainstream? Do not be a victim of technology. https://lnkd.in/eKEaPGqVisualization is big.  Kellogg’s is one of the largest users of Tableau in Michigan & Tableau is owned by Salesforce. Salesforce is huge & is worth $220B. PowerBI is owned by Microsoft which is even huger than Salesforce & MSFT is worth $2,475,000,000,000 – that is $2.475 Trillion! PowerBI (MSFT) is...

Students are getting lots of job offers...Reneging: Once you commit, quit! https://lnkd.in/e85beQ2In U.S., 28% accepted a job offer & reneged! 70% of grads are willing to renege?See more alarming stats in the comments section.Sometimes students (& even working professionals) accept internships/jobs, but continue to search for & accept other positions with other employers. This is reneging, a practice that is unethical & greatly frowned upon for our students.What is reneging? https://lnkd.in/ebV4xPJAs noted,...

Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXcWhy was the WMU ISM supply chain program ranked 2nd in SCM technology by SoftwareAdvice?Answer: Because our students minor in business analyticsCurious, what do you think of Airtable? Should we be teaching it?Our CIS 2650 class: You will be glad to hear that (Anaconda + Jupyter Notebook + Python + visualization libraries) is what we have been teaching...

Subject: Read: SCM - your future boss will read stuff like this & it happens monthlyVideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFpgb9h658 WHAT IS PMI? (PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX) What is the ISM Manufacturing Index?Join: simecurkovic.comJoin: https://simecurkovic.com I just created a website and it gives you access to hundreds of my blogs, job postings, hours of lecture videos, and class/research material. Also, there is a Q \u0026 A and contact section. You can contact me for any time....

One page cheat sheet on Negotiation 101 (also, Apple basically manages 9 suppliers) https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Negotiation-Top-Ten-Graphical-Plus-Version-2021-1.pdf This will sound a little redundant, so bare with me.  I spend each week talking to multiple supply chain managers from multiple companies.  Most say they are very OK with putting very young college graduates into buying roles.  Why?  Hmmm. My students go into “buyer” roles very early on in their careers and it is often...

What do SCM internships pay? https://lnkd.in/e8pfXtC Delay graduation for work experience? https://lnkd.in/ewKu7b_XI just wanted to clarify that all supply chain internships are paid internships. The companies at our career fairs pay & they pay very well. If you meet any companies that will not pay you (which is very un-American), then just let me know. I will gladly escort them off campus with great enthusiasm (very American). Demand for you exceeds supply...