Yossi Sheffi

About Yossi Sheffi

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is the Elisha Gray II Prof. of Engineering Systems at MIT, where he serves as Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management. Additionally, Dr. Yossi Sheffi is the author of the textbook Urban Transportation Networks: Equilibrium Analysis with Mathematical Programming Methods (1985) and seven management books: The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (2005); Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth (2012); The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (2015);); Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not to)(2018); and The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 (2020), A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World (October 2021), and Strategic Planning for Dynamic Supply Chains: Preparing for Uncertainty Using Scenarios (Palgrave, 2022). His ninth and latest book is The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I, and the Future of Work (CTL Media, 2023). Dr. Sheffi consults with leading enterprises and has founded or co-founded five successful companies: LogiCorp (acquired by Ryder in 1994); PTCG (acquired by Sabre in 1996); e-Chemicals (acquired by AspenTech in 2001); Logistics.com (acquired by Manhattan Associates in 2003), and Syncra Systems (acquired by Retek in 2004). For more information, see: http://sheffi.mit.edu/

Experience

1. Director

   Mit Center For Transportation & Logistics

   Jul 1991 — Present

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Master's degree

  1975 — 1976

• Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's degree

  1971 — 1975

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  PhD

  1975 — 1978

Skills

• Risk Analysis
• Statistics
• Operations Research
• Data Analysis
• Simulations
• Career Counseling
• Robotics
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Research
• Educational Leadership
• Sql
• Monte Carlo Simulation
• Logistics
• Management Consulting
• Mathematical Modeling
• Higher Education