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The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, AI, and the Future of Work was released in late March. Innovation Leader spoke to Sheffi about job losses and job creation; looked back at a few historical scenarios; and got his advice on what professionals should be doing to stay ahead of the curve.

Professor Yossi Sheffi, says job seekers with a tech background won’t become extinct thanks to AI, but it may mean they’ll need to prepare for a different future by leveraging their “human qualities”.

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Bloomberg Baystate Business With Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan, Anne Mostue and Janet Wu 4-28-23 Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, talks about issues facing businesses such as systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management. 

F&L Philip Evans discusses managing the unexpected in the supply chain & logistics sector with Dr Yossi Sheffi, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL).

In his book “The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work,” Yossi Sheffi, an e

“The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work,” Yossi Sheffi, MIT CTL Media, purports to link the two title concepts. It’s a frustrating book. Yossi Sheffi is a supply chain expert and he’s at MIT. I had hopes that this would be a great book about modern supply chains and how artificial intelligence (AI) can address the challenges of the sector. Sadly, I was only half right.

In this Q&A, MIT's Yossi Sheffi discusses the complexities of modern supply chains and how AI, automation and robotics will affect the future of supply chain employment.

Nearshoring. Automation. Supplier diversification. Sustainability. Companies are adapting their operations to changing market pressures and geopolitics.

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Jane Singer interviews Dr. Yossi Sheffi, an award-winning global supply chain expert and Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. According to Dr. Sheffi, the pandemic was proof of how resilient supply chains actually are. He further challenges our conventional wisdom by arguing that despite the power of AI, there are many things that we still need people to do.

Professor Yossi Sheffi, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Director, thinks the relentless diffusion of new technologies – including automation and artificial intelligence (AI) – in retailing need not render human workers redundant. Automation and AI will soon take over Walmart's stores and warehouses, performing servicing and fulfillment duties, but that may not be bad news for its workers.