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Airfreight demand was down YoY for all of 2019 and the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak won't show up until the February numbers are released next month, IATA said.

Research Scientist and course lead for MITx Supply Chain Dynamics - mit.ctl.sc3x, Alexis Bateman hosts MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi for an interview to uncover some of the pending supply chain impacts to be expected resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Clarksons Platou Securities and Windward suggest volume at Chinese ports are beginning to trend toward normalcy.Figures from Clarksons Platou Securities, a maritime brokerage, suggest port calls have already surpassed 2019 levels...

Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL), discusses the threat to global supply chains posed by the coronavirus outbreak. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Joe Weisenthal. 

This episode centers on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how the outbreak which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is impacting global freight transportation. Host Chris Caplice sits down with Yossi Sheffi, MIT professor and Chris’ boss at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, to discuss how the coronavirus differs from past crises and how the bullwhip effect will likely play out in this scenario.

"While it is still too early just how big an impact the coronavirus will have on either the global economy or individual companies, it is already clear that it will not be negligible. Supply chains are already being disrupted. Consumer activity in China is already slowing. And Apple is not the only company that is going to feel the impact. "

MIT’s Yossi Sheffi writes that the unknown potential impact of the virus shouldn’t stop companies from acting quickly to minimize short- and long-term impact on their operations. 

Yossi Sheffi, director of MIT’s supply chain management program, joins CNBC to discuss how the coronavirus outbreak could hurt global business.

This is a Korean Interview with Professor Yossi Sheffi discussing risk management and resilience given today's political upheaval. The article is only available in Korean. 

Dr. Yossi Sheffi's PrepTalk, “Private Sector Resilience: It is All in the Supply Chain”, explains the modes of failure in supply chain networks, explores new ways to think about disruptions, and showcases a General Motors case study on the complexities of supply chain management.