Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth by Yossi Sheffi (English

Description: Logistics Clusters by Yossi Sheffi How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with competitive advantage. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with competitive advantage.Why is Memphis home to hundreds of motor carrier terminals and distribution centers? Why does the tiny island-nation of Singapore handle a fifth of the worlds maritime containers and half the worlds annual supply of crude oil? Which jobs can replace lost manufacturing jobs in advanced economies?Some of the answers to these questions are rooted in the phenomenon of logistics clusters-geographically concentrated sets of logistics-related business activities. In this book, supply chain management expert Yossi Sheffi explains why Memphis, Singapore, Chicago, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, and scores of other locations have been successful in developing such clusters while others have not.Sheffi outlines the characteristic "positive feedback loop" of logistics clusters development and what differentiates them from other industrial clusters; how logistics clusters "add value" by generating other industrial activities; why firms should locate their distribution and value-added activities in logistics clusters; and the proper role of government support, in the form of investment, regulation, and trade policy.Sheffi also argues for the most important advantage offered by logistics clusters in todays recession-plagued economy- jobs, many of them open to low-skilled workers, that are concentrated locally and not "offshorable." These logistics clusters offer what is rare in todays economy- authentic success stories. For this reason, numerous regional and central governments as well as scores of real estate developers are investing in the development of such clusters.View a trailer for the book at- http-//techtv.mit.edu/videos/22284-logistics-clusters-yossi-sheffi Author Biography 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 the author of three award-winning books- The Resilient Enterprise- Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage, Logistics Clusters- Delivering Value and Driving Growth, and The Power of Resilience- How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected, all published by the MIT Press. Promotional Yossi Sheffis recognition of a select group of cities as logistics hubs, each with its own particularities, provides beneficial insight into new developments, business opportunities and services. His book stresses the dynamics and the different roles these trade hubs take on to serve the world; his detailed portrayal of each of the logistics hubs around the world and how he brings each case up to date is magnificent. -- Alberto Aleman Zubieta, Administrator/CEO, Panama Canal Authority As much as anyone I know, Yossi Sheffi has advanced the cause of logistics as an academic discipline. I often call on him for his unique insight on how logistics intersects the worlds of technology, public policy, global trade, and other macro issues. In his book, he gives us an account of the broader impact as opportunities emerge and business models change because of the timing advantages that come from close access to air transport and overnight connections to most any place in the world. -- D. Scott Davis, CEO, UPS Yossi Sheffi succinctly summarizes the major current developments in worldwide logistics in this well-written book. -- Frederick W. Smith, Chairman & CEO, FedEx Corporation Logistics has become an essential part of competition and the modern global economy. Logistics clusters, in which sets of logistics activities co-locate and concentrate in particular locations, have emerged across the globe. Such clustering unlocks large positive externalities and economic growth in logistics while stimulating related economic diversification in logistically intensive fields. Yossi Sheffis book provides a fascinating description of the power of clusters in services and the evolution of logistics clusters globally. This interesting book shows how clusters are getting more important in the global economy, not less, defying predictions of the end of geography. -- Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School This book provides valuable insights for business leaders who are building their global and Asian supply chains. We are proud that renowned supply chain management expert Yossi Sheffi has highlighted Singapore as one of the successful logistics clusters alongside cities like Memphis, Chicago, Rotterdam, and Los Angeles. Based on solid research and practical examples, Sheffis book offers a perceptive understanding of the roles governments, businesses, and academia can play to create an enabling environment for logistics clusters to thrive. -- Leo Yip, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board An insightful book, with real world cases from all over the globe, that show the benefits of logistics clusters. An interesting read for logistics professionals and certainly for us at Port of Rotterdam Authority, who focus on developing a vital port cluster both in Rotterdam and in some selected emerging clusters around the world. -- Hans N.J. Smits, President and CEO, Port of Rotterdam Authority Yossi Sheffis lucid book reveals how logistics clusters enhance the productivity of global supply chains, promote trade, sustain economic growth, and create good jobs. -- Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Yossi Sheffi has done a fabulous job of describing the role of the supply chain for our country and the rest of the world. The result is a new kind of development focused on logistics that is not only increasing the value and benefits of the supply chain, but lowering overall logistics costs, energy consumption and environmental emissions, while driving new capital investment and job-creating growth. Logistics Clusters is a must read for anyone interested in strengthening their competitive position in our national and global economies. -- Matthew K. Rose, Chairman & CEO, BNSF Railway Company Prizes Winner of Honorable Mention, 2012 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Business, Finance & Management, presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers 2012 Details ISBN0262526794 Author Yossi Sheffi Pages 368 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0262526794 ISBN-13 9780262526791 Format Paperback Imprint MIT Press Subtitle Delivering Value and Driving Growth Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.5 Media Book Short Title LOGISTICS CLUSTERS Language English Audience Age 18 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Publication Date 2014-08-29 Series The MIT Press UK Release Date 2014-08-29 AU Release Date 2014-08-29 NZ Release Date 2014-08-29 US Release Date 2014-08-29 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Alternative 9780262018456 Audience General Illustrations 1 table; 1 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:86470227;

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