Transportation Networks

Published Date
January 29, 2025
Source
Supply Chain 24/7
Description

New York City's new congestion pricing plan, which took effect on January 5, 2025, is stirring up debate over its potential impact on businesses and commuters already dealing with high costs. Professor Yossi Sheffi explores whether the toll-based approach will effectively reduce traffic and pollution, or if it will simply add to the financial burden of New Yorkers. Drawing comparisons to London’s long-running congestion charge, the article examine whether NYC’s bold experiment will succeed in tackling the city’s transportation woes or face significant challenges along the way.

Source
Stat TImes
Edition and Date

August 14, 2023

In this episode of Cargo Masterminds, presented by cargo.one, STAT Media Group editor Reji John interviews Prof Sheffi and asks him about the current changes and new trends in global supply chains in the wake of the pandemic and on account of rapid automation caused by artificial intelligence and robotics.

Source
Container Mag
Edition and Date

November 10, 2021

Maersk North America’s warehousing and distribution (WnD) business has signed an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) to accelerate the company’s supply chain solutions and expand its capabilities through research across North America.

Source
A JOT 100
Edition and Date

November 8, 2021

Maersk North America’s warehousing and distribution (WnD) business, called Performance Team – A Maersk Company has signed an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) to accelerate the company’s innovative supply chain solutions and further expand its capabilities through cutting edge research across North America.

Source
The Peel News
Edition and Date

October 22, 2021

America’s supply chain crisis. Developing and distributing the Covid vaccine was more difficult than the moonshot! 

Professor Yossi Sheffi joins The.Peel podcast for a global experts perspective of history and the current Supply Chain crisis in the news. 

Source
Consumer Report
Edition and Date

October 20, 2021

Experts say all holiday shoppers would be wise to get a head start on their holiday shopping this year. Escalating supply chain disruptions will delay the arrival of presents—if you can get them at all.

Source
The Freightvine Podcast
Edition and Date

February 27, 2020

This episode centers on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how the outbreak which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is impacting global freight transportation. Host Chris Caplice sits down with Yossi Sheffi, MIT professor and Chris’ boss at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, to discuss how the coronavirus differs from past crises and how the bullwhip effect will likely play out in this scenario.

Published Date
January 11, 2019
Source
The Boston Globe
Description

“Is the bike-lane fever breaking?” None seemed to address the argument. It is unconscionable to restrict the movement of hundreds of thousands of car users in the name of making life more convenient for a few hundred bicyclists.

Published Date
November 17, 2015
Source
Marketplace
Description

The open border policy in some European countries is looking more and more vulnerable. The Schengen Agreement, as it’s called, is facing harsh criticism from the right in Europe following the recent Paris attacks. What to do about Schengen is on the agenda for an emergency European Union summit on Friday. 

With all the calls to dump the open border policy, multinational firms, in particular, could be vulnerable. Yossi Sheffi, a transportation logistic expert at MIT said they may have to bring back some old strategies.

Published Date
November 24, 2010
Source
WHYY Radio TImes
Description

Hear Professor Sheffi speak starting at minute 17.