Yossi Sheffi

Sheffi made supply chain resilience a mainstream management topic, which became urgent for brands during the disruptions of 2020 to 2022. His research covers transportation, network optimization, and how companies prepare for and recover from disruptions such as natural disasters, port closures, and supplier failures. He argues that building flexibility, such as alternate suppliers, standardized parts, and distributed inventory, often protects a business better than simply holding extra stock. Brands that split inventory across fulfillment centers or qualify a second factory are applying the resilience thinking he popularized.

• Distributed InventoryStock split across several warehouses
• Safety StockExtra stock that covers demand and lead time swings

• David Simchi-Levib. 1955 · MIT supply chain professor
• Sunil Choprab. 1960 · Supply chain professor and author

• 2020-2022 Global Supply Chain Crisis2020–2022 · Congestion, box shortages and record freight rates
• 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake Supply Chain Shock2011 · Japan's earthquake halts car and chip supply chains

1. Yossi Sheffi (MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics) ctl.mit.edu
2. The Resilient Enterprise (Yossi Sheffi, MIT) sheffi.mit.edu