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Yossi Sheffi

Yossi Sheffi, Ph.D., is Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics.
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The vaccine that came in from the cold

Pharmaceutical companies faced many challenges when it came to producing and distributing the new COVID-19 vaccines. One that received the most attention? The need to keep the new mRNA vaccines super cold during shipment and distribution.
February 18, 2022
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Pharmaceutical companies faced many challenges when it came to producing and distributing the new COVID-19 vaccines. One that received the most attention? The need to keep the new mRNA vaccines super cold during shipment and distribution.


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An all-seeing, no-touch future

Even before the pandemic hit, there were numerous reasons for companies to adopt technologies that enabled supply chain visibility and transparency and contact-free operations. Now the social distancing required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has only intensified the pressure to adopt them.
December 7, 2020
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Even before the pandemic hit, there were numerous reasons for companies to adopt technologies that enabled supply chain visibility and transparency and contact-free operations. Now the social distancing required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has only intensified the pressure to adopt them.
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The Financial Crisis and the Money Supply Chain

December 23, 2015
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The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 put many manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers at risk. This excerpt from Chapter 5 of The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected explores the supply chain strategies that helped some companies successfully manage through the crisis and the subsequent economic recovery.
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Clustering for competitive advantage

October 1, 2012
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This excerpt from a new book about "logistics clusters" tells how the fashion retailer Zara uses the regional cluster in Zaragoza, Spain, to support its unusual—and highly successful—manufacturing and distribution model.
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