News, opinion and commentary general interest business logistics logistics case. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with c. Doctor honoris causa yossi sheffi february 11, 2011 hollywood 1 logistics clusters and economic growth yossi sheffi rector of the university of zaragoza, senior faculty, distinguished guests, friends, thank you for the honor you are bestowing on me today. Logistics clusters offer employment opportunities to a full range of workers including lowskilled logistics services value on the floor experience and thus promote. Youll learn how logistics clusters develop such as europes largest logistics park in zaragoza, spain and which geographic and governmental factors influence their development. Yossi sheffi is elisha gray ii professor of engineering systems at mit and director of the mit center for transportation and logistics. Overcoming vulnerability for competitive advantage, logistics. Yossi sheffi elisha gray ii professor of engineering. Yossi sheffi obtained his bachelor of science from israel institute of technology technion in israel in 1975, scienti. The author, yossi sheffi, is a wellknown thought leader who has authored a number of previous books including. Access a free summary of logistics clusters, by yossi sheffi and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Governments around the world are investing in logistics clusters.
Yossi sheffi director of the mit center for transportation and logistics examines these vital links in the modern global supply chain, and parses their history, usage and likely future with elegance. Yossi sheffi, director of the center for transportation and logistics of the massachusetts institute of technology, joins us to discuss his latest book, logistics clusters. Pdf on mar 25, 2016, yossi sheffi and others published logisticsclusters find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. He has worked with leading manufacturers and logistics service providers around the world on operations and strategy issues and is the author of three awardwinning books. Klaus schwab, founder and executive chairman of the world economic forum. Professor of supply chain management at the mitzaragoza program and director of the mit center for transportation and logistics. He speaks with bloombergs scarlet fu and joe weisenthal on bloomberg markets. Delivering value and driving growth 444 amfiteatru economic about the author dr. Yossi sheffi succinctly summarizes the major current developments in.
Yossi sheffi, director of the mit center for transportation and logistics mit ctl, discusses the threat to global supply chains posed by the coronavirus outbreak. Delivering value and driving growth about the author dr. Global competitiveness and regional growth yossi sheffi elisha gray ii professor of engineering systems, mit professor, civil and environmental engineering, mit director, mit engineering systems division director, mit center for transportation and logistics mailto. The feedback loop leading to economic growth and jobs. Importantly, youll discover exactly how logistic clusters affect both the local and global economy. Logistics clusters 2012 is the textbook for logistics operations in the modern world. Overcoming vulnerability for competitive advantage and. Yossi sheffi s lucid book reveals how logistics clusters enhance the productivity of global supply chains, promote trade, sustain economic growth, and create good jobs.