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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] The first batch of containers was accepted in May 2016, with the final batch coming off the assembly line in June 2016, well ahead of the contracted delivery date.

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Blockchain Counterpoint: Blockchain Supply Chain Applications…Too Much Hype?

GlobalTranz

While the majority expect blockchain to be critical in maintaining competitive advantage and enhancing business strategy , less than 4% believe it will be irrelevant to success or have little to no knowledge of the technology. The primary obstacle to adoption of supply chain blockchain capabilities is regulatory issues, but a solution exists.

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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two

Logistics in War

An acceptable, modern, definition of national support might also be accompanied by clarity with respect to terms such as ‘force scaling’, ‘force expansion’, ‘surety’, ‘preparedness’ and even ‘strategic logistics’. [1] 2] Department of Defence 2016, Defence Industry Policy Statement, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, p 19. [3]

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Fashion Transparency: China to Germany

Logistics Business Magazine

Schöffel, for example, awarded the company “Supplier of the Year” in 2016 and 2018. “We definitely wanted to avoid customer-specific adaptations and were able to bring transparency into the supply chain within a few months with the new software generation. All data is clearly visualized on OSCA’s dashboard.

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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two

Logistics in War

An acceptable, modern, definition of national support might also be accompanied by clarity with respect to terms such as ‘force scaling’, ‘force expansion’, ‘surety’, ‘preparedness’ and even ‘strategic logistics’. [1] 2] Department of Defence 2016, Defence Industry Policy Statement, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, p 19. [3]

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’ adfwc/Documents/DoctrineLibrary/ADDP/ADDP_00_2_preparedness_and_mobilisation.pdf.

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Industry integration – a new approach and attitude to Army logistics

Logistics in War

The 2016 Defence White Paper and the supplemental Defence Industry Policy Statement continued the long tradition of following strategic intent with industry policy. Readers would likely be familiar with the Australian government’s policy direction relating to Defence and Industry.