Following the door-plug incident for Alaska Airlines, what should Boeing do? I suggest Boeing should scrap the 737 Max program altogether. My article on Boeing in The Conversation:
theconversation.com/boeing-needs-t…

How do #SupplyChain practitioners keep up with constant evolution?

M. Sodhi, Jay Swaminathan, Ph.D., Angel Mendez and Anne G. Robinson, discuss why companies need to embrace innovation or risk falling behind in the latest #BigIdeasInSupplyChain podcast.

🎙️ Watch now: bit.ly/40ZLZ9C

Enhance your supply chain with innovations in data capture.
In this #BigIdeasInSupplyChain podcast, Jay Swaminathan, Ph.D., M. Sodhi, Angel Mendez and Anne G. Robinson, discuss new advancement in data capture that drive supply chain optimization.

🎙️ Tune in: bit.ly/40ZLZ9C

I was pleased to discuss visibility in the automotive supply chain at the Financial Times Future of the Car event (9th-11th May'23) in London: needs and efforts on visibility in the supply chain and transparency especially regarding electric vehicles. flickr.com/photos/4544284…

The Economist podcast featuring my comments on China and global supply chains (my comments are between 11 and 19 minutes). You can listen here or on Spotify, Apple, etc under the Economist podcasts.
economist.com/podcasts/2023/…

Financial Times interviewed me about digitalisation of the supply chain for their article on technology redrawing the supply chain map <ft.com/content/3db177…>, motivated by my co-authored article, Why emerging supply chain technologies initially disappoint, POM, 2022.

Should we give up JIT in light of the disruptions worldwide? Instead of abandoning them, companies should redesign them. Thomas Choi and I offer a method of doing just that in this Harvard Business Review online article. hbr.org/2022/10/dont-a…

The China-US tensions have been in the news recently. Christ Tang and I provide our perspective on what the tensions mean for trade, with implications for the supply chain, in The Conversation theconversation.com/china-us-tensi…

Is globalization ending? Or increasing? See my article in Barron's barrons.com/articles/globa…

The paper, Understanding systemic disruption from the Covid-19-induced semiconductor shortage for the auto industry, has been accepted by the journal, Omega.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1fLiL_6xvrh~…

Where is globalization headed? A Supply Chain View
My public lecture in a 500-yr old lecture series in the City of London at Gresham College, now available as recorded video (YouTube) with transcript, audio only, and further readings:
 gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/glob…

My public lecture for the City of London today at Gresham College.

'Where is globalization headed? A Supply Chain View'

Mon. June 6, 2022, 1 pm London, 8 am New York, 5:30 pm New Delhi

Live stream (registration required): crowdcast.io/e/where-is-glo…

The shortcomings of the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile must be remedied before the next large-scale public health emergency. Here’s how. (Paper freely available till 17 March '22.)
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/rethin…

Why emerging supply chain technologies initially disappoint: Blockchain, IoT, and AI...We explore why users experience inflated expectations and then disappointment in the adoption of emerging technology (Gartner Hype Cycle). Freely downloadable at tinyurl.com/ahbxh789

JIT the root cause of disruptions in the auto industry? This POMS Op Excellence panel discussion asks the question whether Just-in-time or Just-in-case will lead to more resilient operations.
youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0ZP4… #JIT #justintime #inventory #supplychainrisk #resilience

My interview on JIT in the in- and post-pandemic world
beroeinc.com/blog/interview…

Re: the earthquake in Haiti, did aid after the 2010 earthquake help? Our research into supply chains for development suggest that, while such efforts reduce depravation, they also likely increase dependence on such aid, leaving the country vulnerable. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/po…

My forthcoming article with Christopher Tang in MIT Sloan Mgmt Rev based in US/U.K. Covid experience: “The shortcomings of the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile must be remedied before the next large-scale public health emergency. Here’s how.” sloanreview.mit.edu/article/rethin… #health

New York Times article on chips shortage affecting the auto industry (quoting me): Shortage created by panic? competing industries? disruption caused by fire? Or, the carrot of potential government support?
nytimes.com/2021/04/23/bus…
#chipshortage #supplychaindisruption

My article in Barron's on preparing supply chains for shocks, co-authored with Chris Tang barrons.com/articles/how-t…