Past Appearances

Listen to Yossi Sheffi as he examines the crucial role of world-spanning supply chains in the modern global economy, as well as the growing role of digital technology, including AI and automation, in the future economy. Speaker: Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT

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The societal and economic spasms of the early 2020s highlighted the crucial role of world-spanning supply chains in the modern global economy, as well as the growing role of digital technology, including AI and automation, in the future economy. Directly followed by live Q&A!

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Prior to the book signing event, Prof. Yossi Sheffi will give a presentation on the likely impacts of future technology in business in general and supply chains in particular. The recent advances in generative AI have raised anxiety among supply chain workers, such as: is ChatGPT going to replace me? Will I be able to participate in the future AI-infused economy? Which tasks involved with container shipping are going to be taken over by AI? How will jobs change? Join Prof.

Whether you want to learn about the role of AI in the future of shipping, the latest in reefer technology, or the best strategies to avoid border delays, there is something for everyone at the conference. Professor Yossi Sheffi will be a keynote speaker at Intermodal Europe this year and he also will be doing a live book signing for his latest book The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chain, A.I., and the Future of Work. 

Today’s book explains why supply chains are complicated to operate. Fortunately, future managers can employ a combination of suitably educated employees and digital technology to manage ever-higher complexity successfully. Our guest is the author of a 1985 textbook on transportation networks and eight management books dealing with supply chain resilience, sustainability, and industrial clustering; we welcome the author of The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and The Future of Work, we welcome Professor Yossi Sheffi.

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Attend CSCMP to hear Professor Yossi Sheffi as a closing speaker. The conversation will cover the promise of AI to increase supply chain efficiency while meeting societal goals. It will also cover the challenge of integrating people and algorithms as well the future of jobs. Which jobs will disappear? Which will change? And how companies and people should prepare for the AI-infused future.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics in supply chain management today. Some experts believe that exciting innovations in machine learning, large language models and generative AI will transform how networks are designed and orchestrated. Others claim AI is an overhyped and potentially dangerous distraction. Attend this panel discussion to identify realistic ways to apply AI in your supply chain organization.