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Professor Yossi Sheffi joins Irina Tsuckerman for a discussion about his latest book, The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chain, A.I., and the Future of Work. 

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, an expert in global supply chains, emphasizes the importance of total transformation of the industry to leverage AI and its potential to analyze vast amounts of data, stating that “even with current available AI tools, it’s hard to see past that third degree of relationships between supply chains.” 

MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi is quoted reassuring folks of a positive future with AI. It seems that for every gloomy forecast about AI in the workforce, there's a brighter outlook.

Amazon is rolling out new AI-powered technology across its warehouses to detect damaged goods in a bid to decrease the number of damaged items sent to customers and speed up the fulfillment process, The Wall Street Journal reports. Professor Yossi Sheffi is quoted. 

You've undoubtedly seen the dire predictions about how artificial intelligence will wreak havoc on the workforce. Most notably, investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts ChatGPT and similar forms of AI could trigger the loss of 300 million jobs around the world. But it seems that for every gloomy forecast about AI in the workforce, there's a brighter outlook. 

Dr. Yossi Sheffi speaks with Dave Sobel on The Business of Tech Podcast. Intro and will this destroy jobs or create more? (07:19) Microsoft’s branding (08:16) Where are the obvious places to help customers? (10:09) What skills should we help customers learn? (14:41) What can smaller organizations do to get ready? (16:34) About The Magic Conveyor Belt

Author Yossi Sheffi offers some key takeaways from his book, The Magic Conveyor Belt.

Throughout human history, people have worried about technology taking away their jobs. From the automated textile looms and “horseless carriages” of the past to the package-handling robots and driverless vehicles of today, automation has elicited fear and resentment toward job-stealing machines. This is understandable, as during the series of industrial revolutions, many jobs were diminished or replaced by machines. Yet other jobs were created over time. Professor Yossi Sheffi contributes material from his new book to help the world of airfreight look towards the future. 

Chain Store Age recently spoke with Dr. Yossi Sheffi, a global supply chain expert who is director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Transportation & Logistics, about how retailers can leverage AI to prevent and mitigate supply chain disruption, among other uses

The Magic Conveyor Belt explains the foundations for understanding supply chains, the important role they continue to play in our global economy, their intrinsic and growing complexity, and the impact of digital technologies and automation on the evolution of global supply chains. Mr. Wladawsky-Berger reviews Professor Yossi Sheffi's latest book..