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The signing ceremony creating the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), a joint initiative between the government of Malaysia and MIT. Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak (center) looks on while MIT Chancellor Eric Grimson (right) exchanges documents; at far right is Yossi Sheffi, Director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics

MIT and the government of Malaysia sign long-term agreement

MIT and Malaysia to create world-leading supply chain and logistics center

March 22, 2011

Different forms of transportation produce different amounts of greenhouse gases per every ton of goods shipped one mile. In comparison to cargo ships, freight trains produce 1.6 times as many emissions; trucks 10 times as many emissions; and international air freight 47 times as many emissions.

The 6-percent solution

How corporations can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions through better planning.

November 8, 2010

Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems Division

Yossi Sheffi discusses new technologies and process innovation

Professor was a guest on recent broadcast of CNBC's Executive Vision

November 2, 2010