Guest: Dr. Yossi Sheffi of MIT discusses The New (Ab)Normal; The growing demand for warehouse automation; Who will work in our supply chains in the future?

In this episode, guest Dr. Yossi Sheffi, a professor of engineering and director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics at MIT, discusses his new book, The New (Ab)Normal.  Dr. Sheffi looks at which companies have been successful during the pandemic and which have failed, as well as what the future holds for our supply chains.

We also examine the growing demand for warehouse automation. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated automation projects. What's driving the demand and how are distributors responding?

And we discuss the latest iteration of MHI's Roadmap series. A panel at the MHI virtual conference shared details of the Roadmap 3.0, Transformation Age: Shaping Your Future  report and shared how robotics and augmented reality will be commonplace by 2030 and what the workforce of the future will look like.

Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:

• MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
• Warehouse automation market set for long-term gains
• Material handling sector starts to woo generations Z and Alpha
• Download the free State of the Retail Supply Chain report 
• DC VELOCITY's Covid-19 coverage
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