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Visualization is big. Kellogg’s is one of the largest users of Tableau in Michigan & Tableau is owned by Salesforce.

Do you know how to use Power BI or Tableau? 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 almost $2,000,000,000,000 – that is $2 Trillion. PowerBI (MSFT) is playing catch-up but making significant strides. Tableau is...

Perhaps delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized? Being job ready in the covid market & beyond.

Perhaps delay graduation for work experience & stay specialized? Being job ready in the covid market & beyond. https://lnkd.in/eZGZbkPMost good paying jobs are highly specialized (e.g., purchasing, operations, and logistics). Your degrees are highly specialized but you also have to get good practical work experience related to what you are majoring in. Quite simply, students without work experience in their major do not get good jobs in their major. That means...

Do you understand exchange rates & how it impacts Supply Chain Management? Many struggle with this. Let’s practice –

Do you understand exchange rates & how it impacts Supply Chain Management? Many struggle with this. Let's practice - https://lnkd.in/eHNiCXrm Let’s say you just graduated from a SCM program. You have accepted a job offer from Boeing as a Buyer in Seattle. You will help Boeing identify suppliers to help meet its material needs. You must immediately find a supplier which can supply Boeing with electrical wiring harnesses. You find a supplier in Japan by...

Do new college grads really need to participate in a 401K Retirement Savings Plan? Yes!

Do new college grads really need to participate in a 401K Retirement Savings Plan? Yes! I spend around 15-30 minutes on this in class because my students need it. When they get their job offers, I ask them to look over this part (they usually need help). Please watch this if you want career mobility & financial independence in your 40s & beyond. In order to achieve this, you will need to...

Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation?

Exploding job offers & do you want a full time job to begin in a job rotation? https://lnkd.in/ervskG5Many of my students have come back to school from their summer internships. Many of them received full time offers from their internship and most have accepted (5-10 months ahead of graduation!). Some of them even got a little signing bonus for pocket change. Note, most companies will only give them 1-2 weeks to decide (way before...

Better, Faster, Cheaper…and Cleaner?!

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN MANUFACTURING Better, Faster, Cheaper ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN MANUFACTURING https://wmich.edu/business/curkovic The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices recently reported the results of its annual study tracking sustainability-driven companies worldwide. This year, one of the most notable companies to make the list was Bank of America Corp. Some companies, including Cisco Systems Inc. and PepsiCo Inc., were deleted from the list. In conjunction with the release of this report, Dr. Sime...

Click: My top rated SCM videos, over 1,000 views daily…

Over 30 hours of SCM content, 3,200 YouTube Followers, over 300,000 views total, & over 1,000 views daily... My latest interview with a group of students from the University of South Florida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQRVk3IcHE&t=760s Sourcing Strategy Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrBN_T9ogao&t=351s Sourcing Strategy Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay2orDXjP8o&t=62s Sourcing Strategy Part III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5SD4ugLMks&t=4s Resume and Career Advice Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4RLGskpBM&t=322s Resume and Career Advice Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3phYBaiRn4&t=491s Resume and Career Advice Part III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsmpiJ-Vxg&t=105s Lean...

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Note, complete access to my blogs and job postings requires MEMBERSHIP ($25 lifetime)... Free View Sample: Does your resume make it obvious that you know how to solve problems? https://www.simecurkovic.com/2021/04/30/does-your-resume-make-it-obvious-that-you-know-how-to-solve-problems/ Click below (ARCHIVES) for most current and complete list of posts and blogs: https://www.simecurkovic.com/posts-page/ My students agree…Most GenZers ‘would not work five days a week in an office,’ researcher says, (BUTmoney is still the most important thing! Scheduling flexibility...

Click: Thousands of research publications & presentations (all copies available upon request, including from my library)

For my latest publication in SCMR on Price Indexing. Please check out my article that was published in Supply Chain Management Review. I've described findings from research regarding how companies employ price indexing and economic adjustments for inflation protection, and the challenges that they have to overcome when implementing such measures.As you'll see, much is done today manually on massive spreadsheets. Powerful technology based solutions that require no-code allow process automation are available,...

Click: Laundry list of my top rated supply chain videos…

Over 50 hours of SCM content, 5,300 YouTube Followers, over 1,000 views daily, & over 500,000 views total... What is Supply Chain Management? Career talk w/Dr. Curkovic. Hot Major 2022. $70K & $100K+ by 30! Podcast: Supply Chain Skills Employers are Seeking- with Sime Curkovic, Professor at Western Michigan University https://scmtalent.com/podcast-sime-curkovic Recent Podcast/Video: Problem-Solving... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCnsH5JPtss&t=93s Recent Podcast/Video: With supply chains constantly in the news, many people are making the decision...

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