Yossi Sheffi

REQUIRED READING

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

Yossi Sheffi

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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.

STRATEGY

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

Yossi Sheffi

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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.

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.

Clustering for competitive advantage

October 1, 2012

Yossi Sheffi

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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.

ARTICLES