Logistics Clusters Delivering Value and Driving Growth

Name: Logistics Clusters Delivering Value and Driving Growth
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ISBN: 9780262018456

ISBN-10: 0262018454

ISBN-13: 9780262018456

Edition: 2012

Authors: Yossi Sheffi

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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 world's maritime containers and half the world's 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…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/7/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.364

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 supply chain issues and is an active entrepreneur, having founded or cofounded five successful companies since 1987. He is the author of The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press) and Urban Transportation Networks.



Prologue



Of Fish and Blouses and the Future of Regional Economies



The Art and Technology of Economic Clustering



Geography of Logistics Clusters



Operational Advantages



Adding Value



Infrastructure



The Strong Role of Government



Education and Human Capital



Regional Impact



Logistics Clusters Evolution


Notes


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Index