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Advice on getting a Ph.D./doctorate (i.e., in Business or Supply Chain Management – any desire to be a college professor)? https://lnkd.in/ekpgzBs Salary Ranges for Associate Professor Supply Chain Management. The salaries of Associate Professor Supply Chain Management in the US range from $136,000 to $204,000 , with a median salary of $170,000 . The middle 67% of Associate Professor Supply Chain Managements makes $170,000, with the top 67% making $204,000. https://www.comparably.com/salaries/salaries-for-associate-professor-supply-chain-management I actually...

Should Supply Chain professionals learn ArcGIS Pro? https://lnkd.in/eVp6CwwHave you heard about supply chain risk lately? ArcGIS is a technology that can help companies manage risk. Nationally, almost zero SCM graduates will have this on their resume. Someone recently asked me about taking GEOG 3010 (our ArcGIS Pro class). GEOG 3010 provides you with a skill set that no other SCM student will ever have. GEOG 3010 - Fundamentals of GISAn introductory course that...

Drugs & if you have a criminal record or plan on having one…https://lnkd.in/e9CbmqxA company can still hire you if you have a criminal record, it is their choice. Similarly, they can still hire you if you fail a drug test (most will not however). If they ask if you have a criminal record, then you have to be honest with them. If you lie, then they will find out and they will not...

POs & Advanced Contract Mgmt (now they expect you to be lawyers?!)Does a law degree make sense in Supply Chain? https://lnkd.in/eE25asK50% of the World’s Lawyers are American (we are 4% of the global population)! For a copy of my version of the basic terms/conditions in a SCM P.O., see: https://lnkd.in/eE25asK U.S. Tort Costs as a % of GDP: 2.40% (the avg for industrialized nations is .8%)  A contract between a buyer and...

Female Supply Chain students & professionals (the opportunities are endless). https://lnkd.in/egF4kWMFor every $1 made by a man in the state of Michigan, women earn $.76 (used to be $.66). That is around the ninth largest gap in the country (we used to be third worst). Nationally, the gap is $.18. Note, the opportunities right now in SCM are endless for everyone, especially women. According to ISM's median salary data, women in the supply-chain...

More government supply chain jobs & internships... https://lnkd.in/eHXh2xjFrom a former student…Hello Sime,Feel free to blast this out. The locations have not been determined yet but I know that last summer the Detroit Arsenal (my work location in Warren) was one of the eligible locations. https://lnkd.in/e9CbVnZbI love seeing our WMU ISM students & Grads succeed! I have been with the Federal Gov for one year now. It’s a great place to work with competitive pay and...

1. Students who choose to specialize in their education (e.g., Supply Chain) are having better experiences.2. Professors have more influence on a student's choice of major than any other person!?3. What students do at college matters WAY more than where they go. https://lnkd.in/e5zG6sZ Students who choose to specialize in their education (e.g., SCM) are having better experiences than those who stay general. Most good paying jobs are highly specialized (e.g., purchasing,...

When is the right time for grad school? The average age is 33. https://lnkd.in/eTk-PXPvI find this stat to not be too meaningful. For anyone <33, you will likely be the first centurion generation. That means you will live to 100 & have a 60+ year work career. Just remember, the older you get, the lesser the chances of starting &/or finishing grad school. Most of our students start their careers in a job rotation for...

Will technology replace supply chain jobs?https://lnkd.in/eu7ANq6No, not if you develop your soft skills & learn how to use the technology to do your job better, faster, & cheaper (with a focus on strategic issues). My first SCM job was very tactical & has been replaced by technology & automation. Over half of our SCM students also minor in Business Analytics (e.g., big data/analytics, database management, data mining, project management, SQL,...

Will I have to learn & do a lot of coding in Supply Chain Mgmt? Answer: No, but…https://lnkd.in/eQgH3YY2I would say very very little coding. Our Business Anaytics minor does require a Python class, but I would not call it a coding class, far from it.  This describes our Python class (CIS 2650): CIS 2650 is not just a “Python” class, but instead a Python class for analytics (big difference). In a traditional Python class, people teach Python straight for the whole semester...