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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.

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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations ? is it time for a new ?national support agenda??

Logistics in War

Defence presently engages with industry through a multiple of channels, with key agents being the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Joint Logistics Command (JLC) and a variety of other groups, units, functions, including the Services, responsible for their own component of the logistics process.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

World Food Programme Logistics

However, WFP, African Governments and other public and private sector stakeholders are the catalyst this agency to be exercised, hopefully helping to lay the foundation for communities where the youth of today can live and thrive as productive adults. African youth has the potential and agency to succeed.

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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations – is it time for a new ‘national support agenda’?

Logistics in War

Defence presently engages with industry through a multiple of channels, with key agents being the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Joint Logistics Command (JLC) and a variety of other groups, units, functions, including the Services, responsible for their own component of the logistics process.

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Against the odds

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Memories of the 2011 birth of the world’s youngest nation are still present in the hearts and minds of South Sudanese. In 2018, at least 117 aid workers were detained for prolonged periods by armed groups whilst more than 500 humanitarian workers were relocated due to insecurity.

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New JLL report explores concept of industrial ‘Human Centric Design’

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The report’s author, Rich Thompson, International Director Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions, JLL , said in an interview that this report was driven by a trip he made to Tokyo he made in October 2017. This presents a challenge, as well as a need for more human centric design efforts amid record-low unemployment levels.

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Navigating unchartered waters

Automotive Logistics

The 2018 Global Risks Report, published by the World Economic Forum and Zurich Insurance Group, suggests that the number of cyber breaches recorded by businesses worldwide has almost doubled over the past five years, from 68 per business in 2012 to 130 in 2017. It is also likely that cybercrime remains significantly under-reported. “You