Supply Chain Strategy

"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.

The Master’s Program of MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network has been ranked as the world’s No. 1 graduate business program in supply chain and logistics by Eduniversal. The Paris-based global rating agency for higher education ranked the MIT SCALE master’s program as No. 1 for the third time.   

A podcast interview on Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics, hosted by Radu Palamariu. 

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he serves as Director of the MIT  Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he teaches and researches at MIT. He is the author of many scientific publications and five books.