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MIT professor Yossi Sheffi, with nearly five decades of expertise in supply chain management, breaks down the complexities of supply chain resilience into five distinct levels, highlighting the crucial yet often underappreciated role of supply chain managers during the pandemic. He also explores the challenge of balancing resilience with sustainability, noting that while both are essential, they can introduce short-term costs and disrupt competitive fairness. Yossi emphasizes the need for companies to balance cost efficiency with risk management by diversifying their suppliers.

The COVID-19 pandemic threatened to derail supply chain management completely. Or did it?

In this insightful interview, Professor Yossi Sheffi shares his expertise on building scalable startups. Drawing from his extensive research and real-world experience, Sheffi delves into the key strategies that help startups navigate challenges, scale efficiently, and sustain long-term growth. Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to scale your business or someone interested in the mechanics of successful startups, this conversation offers valuable lessons and actionable insights that can make all the difference.

What business owners should know about attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, and what they can do to mitigate risk.​​​​​​

What ideas and insights were people drawn to this year? The following list outlines the most-read articles from MIT Sloan’s Ideas Made to Matter team to date in 2023. 

From artificial intelligence to supply chains to the future of China’s economy, these books help explain what’s happening in today’s business environment. Professor Yossi Sheffi ranks as number 4 in top 10 books to read. 

Dr. Sheffi returns to the show to expand on his thoughts about where human skills and labor markets are headed in the immediate impact of automated and autonomized workflows thanks to AI capabilities in logistics and manufacturing.

‘The Magic Conveyor Belt’ rewards those who stick with it. In effect, it is more like two books: an explanatory book and a visionary book. Anyone who gives up during the first part, thinking ‘I already know all this’ will miss out on a great second part which contains new insights for even the most experienced supply chain professional.This book is recommended reading for supply chain directors who will have the honour of applying these advancements in practice.

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest integrated energy and chemical company, has long made resiliency a core tenet of its corporate strategy... resilience in the corporate world is the ability of a company to bounce back from a catastrophe or a disruption and return to normal operations levels. Dr.

In this episode we dive deep with Dr. Yossi Sheffi, an esteemed professor at MIT and Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics. Tracing his journey from civil engineering to urban transportation and eventually to the broad realm of transportation system management, Dr. Sheffi underscores the importance of melding soft skills with technical expertise to craft and execute effective solutions.