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September 26, 2007
Professor Yossi Sheffi has been
appointed director of the Engineering Systems Division,
effective Nov. 15, Dean of Engineering Subra Suresh announced
this week.
Sheffi received his B.Sc. from
Technion in Israel in 1975, his S.M. from MIT in 1977, and
his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1978; he holds faculty appointments
in the Engineering Systems Division and the Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering. An expert in systems
optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management,
Sheffi serves as director of the MIT Center for Transportation
and Logistics, a position he will continue to hold as ESD
Director. Under his leadership, the center has experienced
substantial growth, launching many educational, research,
and industry/government outreach programs.
Sheffi is the author of numerous
research articles and two books, including the bestseller
“The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability
for Competitive Advantage” published by the MIT Press
in 2005. It received rave reviews from the New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist,
as well as dozens of trade publications; The Financial Times
chose it as one of the best business books of 2005; and
it was awarded the “2005 Book of the Year” in
the category of Business and Economics by Forward Magazine.
Since 1998, Sheffi has served
as the director of MIT's Master of Engineering in Logistics
degree, a program he founded. The program grew from 17 applications
at its inception to hundreds of applications today, and
has inspired the creation of dozens of similar programs
worldwide.
In 2003, Sheffi founded and has
since led the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program,
an international collaboration among academia, industry
and government. This program has led to substantial economic
growth in Aragon, and in 2006, he received the Aragon’s
presidential award for “the most substantial contribution
to the regional economy.”
Outside the university, Sheffi
has consulted with numerous governments and leading manufacturing,
retail and transportation enterprises around the world.
He is also an active entrepreneur, having founded five successful
companies, and is a sought-after speaker for corporate and
professional events.
Sheffi has been recognized with
numerous awards and honors in academic and industry forums
and was on the cover of Purchasing Magazine and
Transportation and Distribution Magazine. In 1997
he won the Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor
given by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
He is also a life fellow of Cambridge University’s
Clare Hall College.
Dean Suresh also thanked Institute
Professor Joel Moses, who has graciously served as the Interim
Director of ESD since January 2006. He added that he is
looking forward to working with Sheffi and colleagues in
ESD.
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