Overview
A catastrophic earthquake is followed by a tsunami that inundates the coastline, and around the globe manufacturing comes to a standstill. State-of-the-art passenger jets are grounded because of a malfunctioning part. A strike halts shipments through a major port. A new digital device decimates the sales of other brands and sends established firms to the brink of bankruptcy. The interconnectedness of the global economy today means that unexpected events in one corner of the globe can ripple through the world's supply chain and affect customers everywhere. In this audiobook, Yossi Sheffi shows why modern vulnerabilities call for innovative processes and tools for creating and embedding corporate resilience and risk management. Sheffi offers fascinating case studies that illustrate how companies have prepared for, coped with, and come out stronger following disruption -- from the actions of Intel after the 2011 Japanese tsunami to the disruption in the money supply chain caused by the 2008 financial crisis. Sheffi, author of the widely read The Resilient Enterprise, focuses here on deep tier risks as well as corporate responsibility, cybersecurity, long-term disruptions, business continuity planning, emergency operations centers, detection, and systemic disruptions. Supply chain risk management, Sheffi shows, is a balancing act between taking on the risks involved in new products, new markets, and new processes -- all crucial for growth -- and the resilience created by advanced risk management.
Full Product Details
Author: Yossi Sheffi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ,
Sean Pratt
Publisher: Gildan Media Corporation
Imprint: Gildan Media Corporation
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9781469003061
ISBN 10: 1469003066
Publication Date: 12 July 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A brilliant book that should be read by all business leaders. -- Hau L. Lee, Stanford University This book is timely and important because it enables business leaders to grasp...the power of resilience. -- Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum Yossi Sheffi displays a wealth of knowledge about large global enterprise...Senior executives will gain unique insights and manage much more effectively having read it. -- Frederick W. Smith, chair and CEO, FedEx Corporation
Author Information
Yossi Sheffi is Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. He has worked with leading manufacturers and logistics service providers around the world on operations and strategy issues and is an active entrepreneur, having founded or cofounded five successful companies. He is the author of The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage and Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth, both published by the MIT Press. Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.
