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From a colleague (this is gold): “Ideas for Using AI in Class Planning As educators, we’re constantly thinking about how we can keep our students engaged with interesting and relevant assignments. But crafting really engaging ones that also mimic the complex, real-world problems students will face as professionals can be laborious. In this article, Harvard Publishing shares how generative AI can help you create assignments that are more relevant and powerful for your students—and more efficient to produce.

From a colleague (this is gold): "Ideas for Using AI in Class Planning As educators, we’re constantly thinking about how we can keep our students engaged with interesting and relevant assignments. But crafting really engaging ones that also mimic the complex, real-world problems students will face as professionals can be laborious. In this article, Harvard Publishing shares how generative AI can help you create assignments that are more relevant and...

Top 25 School Rankings 2024: Gartner has ranked the WMU SCM program yet again (15 years running).

Top 25 School Rankings 2024: Gartner has ranked the WMU SCM program yet again (15 years running). Thank you to all the alumni and friends of the program that stay engaged w/ us & keep giving back. We are very grateful & you are a huge part of this ranking. It is our hope that we keep adding “value” to your degree. Now, go brag a little. For the full report: https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GartnerSlides2024aaaaa.pdf...

70% of new supplier agreements contain inflation driven economic adjustment clauses with the use of indices being the most common. It might be time for price risk sharing in buyer-supplier relationships. Has Strategic Cost Mgmt (i.e., Price Analysis) become a lost art? Tools we use to teach this:

Case study reports and presentations: https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CoverCurkovicPriceRIskSCMR2024.pdf https://bt.e-ditionsbyfry.com/publication/?i=821164&p=34&view=issueViewer https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SimeCurkovicASCMPresentation2023a.pdf https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Things-to-do-today-SCM-v5-1a.pdf 70% of new supplier agreements contain inflation driven economic adjustment clauses with the use of indices being the most common. https://lnkd.in/g_ByzrNU. It might be time for price risk sharing in buyer-supplier relationships. Has Strategic Cost Mgmt (i.e., Price Analysis) become a lost art? Tools we use to teach this: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_scm-procurement-inflation-activity-7039957830296100864-wujy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop. We are teaching our students to look at raw material market data from...

Supply Chain Management (and Operations) made the list. 43% (SCM)/65% (Ops) large impact – “refers to tasks that will be fully automated or significantly altered by AI technologies.” In case you want to see what we cover in our AI course, see the screenshot below. Our analytics faculty have built an AI course in our business college (CIS 5550) to cover all kinds of AI for business applications. AI embedded modules in existing courses will be added.

Supply Chain Management (and Operations) made the list. 43% (SCM)/65% (Ops) large impact - "refers to tasks that will be fully automated or significantly altered by AI technologies." In case you want to see what we cover in our AI course, see the screenshot below. Our analytics faculty have built an AI course in our business college (CIS 5550) to cover all kinds of AI for business applications. AI embedded modules...

The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation…But…If You Majored in One of These 18 Subjects, You’ll Likely Have a Comfortable Retirement…Notice SCM made the list: #5. Supply Chain (Logistics): $52,290. Note, WMU SCM grads (2022) had a median wage range of $65-$75K.

The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation: https://lnkd.in/eTyx7YpW. But…If You Majored in One of These 18 Subjects, You’ll Likely Have a Comfortable Retirement: https://lnkd.in/e2nireWR. Notice SCM made the list: #5. Supply Chain (Logistics): $52,290. Note, WMU SCM grads (2022) had a median wage range of $65-$75K. https://lnkd.in/dkGr4_uX. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/16/worst-paying-college-majors-five-years-after-graduation.html I have been trying to explain SCM to high schoolers. It’s not that easy. Parents like to see this: the number...

Great read…Translation: Success = Pick the right major (i.e., demand > supply) + Get work experience (i.e., internships related to major) + Pick the right first job (i.e., they pay a premium for your major because of supply/demand conditions and you are job ready day one because you have professional work experience). Notice:

Great read…Translation: Success = Pick the right major (i.e., demand > supply) + Get work experience (i.e., internships related to major) + Pick the right first job (i.e., they pay a premium for your major because of supply/demand conditions and you are job ready day one because you have professional work experience). Notice: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/college-degree-jobs-unused-440b2abd “More than any other factor analyzed—including race, gender and choice of university—what a person studies determines...

The data indicates that an MS or MBA degree continues to deliver an exceptional ROI.

When I first entered academia as a supply chain professor 30 years ago, I assumed the ROI on a graduate education in business would fade.  MBA degrees tended to be too broad in coverage and there was an oversupply.  However, the data indicates that an MS or MBA degree continues to deliver an exceptional ROI.  For example, a recent Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) report cited that over their lifetime, an MBA graduate can expect to earn $3 million...

Here is my slide deck on Negotiation from the 1990s. I used to pack this into one class. Now, every WMU Supply Chain major has to take an entire course on Global Negotiation.

Here is my slide deck on Negotiation from the 1990s. I used to pack this into one class. Now, every WMU Supply Chain major has to take an entire course on Global Negotiation. Why? https://www.simecurkovic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Negotiation101.pdf https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sime-curkovic-61617a115_students-go-into-buyer-roles-very-early-in-activity-7086749197923717121-HEAc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Industry asked us to. It is our fastest growing class. Thank you Dr. James Eckert! See his 1 page cheat sheet at the end of the slide deck. Note: my students go into “buyer” roles VERY early...

Should we teach Tableau or Power BI or both? In our CIS 3640 class we focus on three major areas: (1) Advanced excel functions, Power Query, Power Pivot , & Data Models, (2) Excel Macros, & (3) Visualization.

Should we teach Tableau or Power BI or both? In our CIS 3640 class we focus on three major areas: (1) Advanced excel functions, Power Query, Power Pivot , & Data Models, (2) Excel Macros, & (3) Visualization. https://lnkd.in/eqiqSMRb &https://lnkd.in/gXYSQKc7. We do our best to go in-depth in all these 3 areas. Based on the feedback received from students, they are interested in learning about all 3 areas & found them helpful...
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In case you want to see what we cover in our AI course, a screenshot is shown in the comments section. We are expanding this list in spring. Our analytics faculty are on top of this AI wave. They have already built an AI course in our business college (CIS 5550) to cover all kinds of AI for business applications.

“American college students are behind in using AI in their studies compared to their foreign counterparts.”American college students lag behind in AI use, expert calls for perspective shift in educationAmerican college students are behind in using AI in their studies compared to their foreign counterparts.wwmt.com Maybe not…This is the whole reason that we created our new AI course — to create AI awareness and skills, and it is designed for...
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