March 04, 2014
News

Yossi Sheffi explores the potential of "logistics clusters" to spur economic growth and innovation.

Regions and countries around the world are competing fiercely to hold on to factories while incubating new, high-tech industries. Yet, for many, there may be a more sustainable path to success: becoming a logistics center for transportation and distribution.

In Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth (MIT Press, 2012), MIT Engineering Professor Yossi Sheffi explains how distribution centers are becoming much more than a place where goods are unloaded from boats and planes onto trucks and trains. With some government help, they often evolve into thriving sources of innovation.

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MIT Industrial Liaison Program