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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics creates national power

Logistics in War

This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. . This article examines military power from the position of a theorist who saw geography and logistics as central to his vision of national power. This article was originally published at LIW in early 2018. By David Beaumont. 2] Louth, J., 3] Boulding, K.,

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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics and distance influence national power

Logistics in War

This article is part two of a series of posts examining logistics and strategic competition. This article examines military power from the position of a theorist who saw geography and logistics as central to his vision of national power. By David Beaumont. Strategists and logisticians alike need to be innovative at this time.

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Is logistics the ultimate conventional deterrent?

Logistics in War

The continued importance of geographic distance and Boulding’s loss of strength gradient’ from Comparative Strategy, University of Reading, UK, 2007, p 295. This article is an adaption of ‘ Defining-strategic competition – when logistics becomes a strategic weapon ’ posted April 2018. 5] Cited in Webb, K., ‘The

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. Like Intel, Starbucks is pretty much a household name, but like many of the most successful worldwide brands, the coffee-shop giant has been through its periods of supply chain pain.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. There is an article out there that says a third of the volume of vehicles sold in five years is going to be fleet. D’Angelo also pointed to autonomous vehicles and drones, and the model for vehicle production and sales that Tesla heralded.