Past Appearances

Most of us know that the COVID vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer and J&J were developed, approved and rolled out to the public in record time, and on a global basis. But few of us understand the heroic effort that happened behind the scenes to make this a reality.

Professor Yossi Sheffi delivered a keynote address at the Makers & Movers conference. Post-conference he will offer the audience a chance to ask questions in a virtual discussion format. 

Private Event

While the world is still dealing with pandemic, the supply chains are not letting this crisis go to waste, but accelerate the future! Learn about the newest technologies, cold chain, and what’s expected from the new generation of leaders to be successful in running the supply chains of the world in a sustainable and cost efficient way.

Peggy and Yossi Sheffi, professor, MIT, talk about the supply chain difficulties today and his most recent book The New (Ab)Normal. He says the experience of writing the book was weird—like writing a history book while history is unfolding.

They discuss:

• The biggest problem with the supply chain today that needs to be solved.
• Why demand is high and supply can’t catch up.
• The bullwhip effect on the supply chain and how to address it.

Adrian and Devin, hosts of The Black Agenda podcast, speak with Professor Yossi Sheffi of MIT about the supply chain and what we can expect to see this Holiday Season. Sit back and listen well.

Private Event

We learn about about the development of successful Covid-19 vaccines in record time — including the science behind them and the supply chains that enabled them. Our guest is Dr. Yossi Sheffi, a professor of engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.

Joe Selvaggi talks with global supply chain expert, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi about the unprecedented global supply and demand shocks created by the Covid-19 pandemic and how effective supply chain managers in an integrated world economy adapted to provide consumers with food, goods, and vaccines in record time.

The interest of Professor Sheffi's talk is to describe an overview of the new reality of supply chains due to COVID. He explains other factors such as labor in China, high freight costs, container shortages, commodity volatility, etc. Expect to hear answers to questions such as:

What should companies expect from Supply Chains in the future?

How should companies prepare?

How can they face this new reality (which should change in their processes) in order to continue to be valid and preserve companies?