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Business Analytics (this can be a deal breaker in your professional lives).

Business Analytics (this can be a deal breaker in your professional lives). https://lnkd.in/eqiqSMRbThese skills are very important $$ – half of our Supply Chain majors are BA minors, why?)…The following CIS courses in our program develop Business Analytic skills: CIS 1020 (Business Computing), CIS 2640 (Business Analysis & Reporting), CIS 2650 (Programming for Data Analytics), CIS 3640 (Business Analytics), & CIS 4640 (Business Data Mining). A thought on the BA minor...

CIS 2640 – Applied Analytics Foundations (see description in comments & below)

Predictive Data Analytics (Excel on steroids): I get this kind of feedback all the time…https://lnkd.in/dQABdsXcCIS 2640 - Applied Analytics Foundations (see description in comments & below) I get these kinds of emails regularly… Hello Sime, I just wanted to let you know I just got hired at a company called XXXX…Just wanted to make sure you keep encouraging students to take CIS 2640, if it wasn’t for that class I...

This is what happens when Supply Chain professionals get good at Data Analytics:

This is what happens when Supply Chain professionals get good at Data Analytics: https://lnkd.in/eu7ANq6"Gamifying Travel at Intuit" (a WMU SCM grads journey to quick success) Supply chain professionals, expert at improving processes & reducing costs, fill roles in a variety of areas leading & supporting initiatives that help the bottom line. As an analyst at business & financial software giant Intuit, Nathan Henckel, WMU supply chain grad, teamed up with three...

What is MRO? A great career path! Do not be afraid of Indirect, MRO, & the Service Sector (i.e., healthcare).

What is MRO? A great career path! There were 3,501 MRO Buyer jobs on LinkedIn not filled, most have <5 applicants: https://lnkd.in/eZNtazqy, 9 got filled since I posted this, only 3,492 jobs left.Do not be afraid of Indirect, MRO, & the Service Sector (i.e., healthcare).https://lnkd.in/ecdDMYQMaintenance, repair, & operating items refers to all those things that orgs need to keep their factories running, but they are not direct costs – they are a...

26% of the workforce is expected to work remotely through 2021. Work from home productivity data is largely encouraging as it strongly supports remote working. HOWEVER,…

26% of the workforce is expected to work remotely through 2021.Work from home productivity data is largely encouraging as it strongly supports remote working. HOWEVER,…https://lnkd.in/eHSxmFq6As a professor, I engage with thousands of real world managers (mostly supply chain). I am struck by a critical mass of managers that have NOT been working remotely since the onset of covid. Will those orgs that have been & will continue to work ONSITE actually obtain a competitive...

When it comes to the career readiness of WMU ISM students, our long-standing connections to alumni & industry leaders helps drive the experiential projects of our program.

Thank you WMU ISM alumni & friends.When it comes to the career readiness of WMU ISM students, our long-standing connections to alumni & industry leaders helps drive the experiential projects of our program. It’s the power of these connections & partnerships that helps provide every supply chain student with the unique opportunity to apply their in-class learning to the goals of influential & successful corporations. https://lnkd.in/eXv8UcSF During covid, WMU ISM...

The August 2021 Manufacturing PMI® registered 59.9% (that means American mfg cranked out more stuff than the previous month).

The August Manufacturing PMI® registered 59.9% (that means American mfg cranked out more stuff than the previous month). This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 15th month in a row after contraction in April 2020. Great news?!  V shaped recovery continues?! Well…maybe. Things have appeared to slow down slightly. https://lnkd.in/enmWHKqY The LESSER GREAT NEWS: ISM®’s Employment Index registered 49% in August (that means people employed in mfg shrunk a little)....

Trust me, this is an exceptional read for Supply Chain students, professors, & managers (from Bloomberg)

Trust me, this is an exceptional read for Supply Chain students, professors, & managers (from Bloomberg). https://lnkd.in/e2jF2cXcForget Finance. SCM Is the Pandemic Era’s Must-Have MBA Degree.Notice the parts that say (Full Bloomberg article below):...spotlight on supply-chain programs, which are attracting more students. (From Sime: Good, > enrollment!) ...The tumult has forced companies to lavish more attention on their supply-chain professionals,...(From Sime: Do you feel lavished?)... It’s also prompted business schools to refresh their SCM curricula...(From...
Here is a sneak peek into my problem-solving class (the #1 skill set required of employers)

Here is a sneak peek into my problem-solving class (the #1 skill set required of employers)

Here is the syllabus: Syllabus for my problem-solving class I send this email out before the first day of class... Read: MGMT 381-0 - Please read email, attachments, & watch my video by May 10th. MGMT 381-0 Students:  Attached is the syllabus for MGMT 381-0.  Please take some time to read this by May 10th. Note, we will not have any face to face meetings as a class because of...
Super long winded version of my resume (use as a sleep aide, my wife does)

Super long winded version of my resume (use as a sleep aide, my wife does)

Here is a direct link to a PDF version of my vitae: PDF version of my super too long resume Dr. Sime (Sheema) Curkovic _____________________________________________________ Professor, Operations/Supply Chain Management Pat Daugherty Integrated Supply Management & Lee Honors College Faculty Fellow Associate Director, Center for Integrated Supply Management Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business Department of Management, Schneider Hall Room 3246 Kalamazoo, MI  49008-5429 Website:  http://www.wmich.edu/supplychain;  E-Mail:  sime.curkovic@wmich.edu Tel.:  269.267.3093...