Logistics in War

DECEMBER 26, 2017

With 2017 drawing to a close, I am proud to present the five most read articles of the year. I do so with the caveat that with the growth of the site, the earliest articles drew less views than those released later in the year. 3 – ‘Logistics and the strangling of strategy’ by David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

What the Statement didn’t do, however, was to detail a new path for industry in the context of supporting actual ADF operations. While reliance was avoided because of the strategic policy orientation of ‘self-reliance’, ‘we must now also move to confront our dependence on US resupply in high-intensity operations’.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Besides the regular challenges expected of such an intricate operation, there are social and environmental concerns, stringent regulations, a labor shortage and rising competition. The company operates 7 sugar cane processing factories in Brazil, in a cluster located in the northwest region of Sao Paulo state. – Tweet this.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 20, 2018

In 2017 there was much rhetoric, and undoubtedly planning, for significant military operations in the North Asian region. Such public discussion tends to focus the military mind on modern tactics and technology, and gives cause to exercise new operational concepts. It also compels them to reassess the preparedness of forces.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? . A great site containing forward-thinking articles examining the character of contemporary and future warfare, it is well worth following. .

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. See the End to Make a Beginning.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. I encourage you to read the article to see the important trend driving the sustainment of militaries at play. Fourthly, the logistics organisation must be exercised and be the subject of experiments which qualify risks.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

Moreover, the factors and issues described here deal with the complexity of generating institutional strategy (as distinct from a military or operational strategy) and leadership within a complex environment. Realised strategy is usually a combination of what was intended and what was learned along the way.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. . John Louth once wrote of a widespread tendency to misread the significance of lift and sustainment to operational scenarios. [2] By David Beaumont. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 22, 2018

The Royal Australian Air Force, now armed with the fifth-generation fighter and other impressive air capabilities guided by a wholesale transformation strategy – Plan Jericho, has recently debated the need for a joint strike capability. Logistics and strategy are inseparable, each meaningless without the other. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

This process involves determining the critical components for your operations and then, working with production personnel, identifying which ones are sourced from high-risk areas and lack ready substitutes. Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. 1) Create Transparency.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Your distribution strategy too, will have a bearing on network optimisation.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In this article, we will explore: The importance of forklift safety. Using new attachments, working in areas with poor ventilation, or operating on unstable ground can make forklifts even more risky. OSHA has set out specific requirements for ensuring the security of forklift operators. You are in the right place.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 29, 2020

For example, are you sure that you don’t have one or two business units that excel in a performance element which, otherwise, is proving to be a weakness for your supply chain operations? 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. Ready to SCOR with External Benchmarking?

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. All of this happens with a speed that can’t be matched by a human-driven operation. to pricing as continuously evolving, as businesses strive to meet customer demands and keep pace with the pricing strategies of competitors. Comment on this article. Webb sees the application of A.I.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

This article is part two of a series of posts examining logistics and strategic competition. John Louth once wrote of a widespread tendency to misread the significance of lift and sustainment to operational scenarios. [2] By David Beaumont. Its influence, however, is also highly understated.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For example, are you sure that you don’t have one or two business units that excel in a performance element which, otherwise, is proving to be a weakness for your supply chain operations? 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. 3 Good Reasons to Start With Internal Benchmarking. Ready to SCOR with External Benchmarking?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now. What Are Your Freight Benchmarking Options? That’s the first question to ask.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. Slotting is all about optimising the placement of warehouse SKUs to gain efficiency , increase productivity , and reduce operational costs.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Overused and misunderstood in blog posts and informative articles, “big data” describes the use of data to improve your operation, which includes shipping, warehousing, and supply chain processes. Think about how your operation functions. Shipping processes revolve around a million-trucks-worth of data. Performance Management.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

This functionality then leads to supply chain insight which allows companies to learn about operational performance, strengths and weaknesses of a supply chain configuration, changes in supply or demand and customer service capabilities and cost. Read full article here. Improve lead times and performance.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is difficult avoid feeling that the successful outcome of the International Forces East Timor (INTERFET) operation was achieved despite of logistics organisation and preparedness, not because of it. We are fortunate in that an Official History of the INTERFET operation is being written.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Original article: PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance Logistics and supply chain are some of the world’s most complex and regulated industries, which has been further compounded by increasing reliance on data and technology in both fields.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

This article was first published in the July / August 2018 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. A plan is necessary, possibly based on one of the following strategies. Reverse Logistics Strategy 1: Don’t do it! Reverse Logistics Strategy 2: Make it Painless. Reverse Logistics Strategy 3: Make it Profitable.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And whether you are an owner-operator in Peoria, Illinois scraping together the money to add another truck or your multi-national corporation owns a fleet of freighters and you want to “add a zero” to your income, we want to give you the tax and financial information to get you there faster and more efficiently. 2: Is there an emergency plan?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. Very good article Pushkar. This is a good article & good site.Thank you for sharing this article.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If you follow our blog, you’ll know that we often post articles about logistics outsourcing. In this article, we will revisit the logistics outsourcing topic by looking at the various reasons companies fall back on to justify a decision to outsource logistics or keep it in-house. It is possible to save money through outsourcing.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

As the VP of Sales for a large national truckload carrier recently told me, “Today, our negotiation strategy is indifference. Because of confirmation bias, you may give them the “benefit of the doubt” instead of exercising appropriate due diligence. Article Topics. Don’t like our rates? Subscribe today. It’s FREE!

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. Recently Praveen forwarded us an article on usage of Maximo for tracking Animals as Assets ( [link] ) - a totally new dimension of Maximo isnt? what do you think? Passing on the baton.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If you plan to continue your omnichannel retail operation, though, and compete successfully with pure-play etailers, it’s something you will need to get a handle on. The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Getting this right to maximize your transportation strategy is a balancing act—regardless of the mode or modes of shipping. How economies of scale affect that balancing act is the subject of this article. The first item is that the term economies describes what happens to operating cost as the size of the operation itself increases.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

This article does not profess to address all components of creating ‘Intelligent Logistics’. Intelligence in Planning and Execution The foresight and responsiveness are essentials at all levels of the logistics – strategic planning, tactical planning, operational planning as well as execution.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

Our ability to operate away from the Australian support base degraded dangerously. An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. The reason this is important is shown in the exceptions and qualifications given to recent operational successes.

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