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Training the Australian Army’s logistics officers – a new LIW series

Logistics in War

Logistics in War has contended with the topic of training, and the preparation of logisticians for a variety of operational and garrison possibilities. Others have been more specific to the challenge of training such as Michael Lane who describes the need for logisticians to be better prepared for the most likely events they will face.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

Millennials have witnessed countless layoffs, periods of market instability, offshoring of manufacturing entities , and other significant events in their lives. Unfortunately, these events lead to one common issue: millennials do not view the manufacturing industry as previous generations did. Role of Social Media.

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The debris of an organisation – thinking about how the ADF recovers from the first losses of war: Part One

Logistics in War

It is necessary for us in the ADF to prepare for the confluence of events that inevitable occur over a longer term than we envisage. We need only look at the events of late 2019 and 2020 and the confluence of bushfires, pandemics, and geostrategic tensions to show how organisations and other groups respond to the foreseen but unanticipated.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. This is what daily life in the military is all about; generating forces, individual and collective training, assessing capabilities and conducting remedial activities to correct any problems or deficiencies. 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts., 6] Van Creveld, M., 7] Betts.,

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What US truck shippers need to watch in 2019 and Beyond

ShipLilly

The last time utilization was at 100% was 2004. This is indicative of the statistical turn of events which took place in 2015. However, at the same time, some trains are increasing their speed and decreasing their terminal dwell times. No driver is sitting around, waiting for work with an empty truck.

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What Is Connected Vehicle And History of Connected Vehicles

FueLoyal

A connected vehicle is a vehicle that contains wireless networks that can link with nearby devices such as laptops, phones, nearby infrastructure buildings, trains, traffic signals, etc. Connected vehicles are able to access, send, and receive data, communicating real-time locations and events to every device around them, and upcoming.

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How one forward-looking idea turned into a global support network for humanitarians

World Food Programme Logistics

I have lost count of my field missions but, as for many, the 2004 Tsunami was a life-changing experience: there we understood the meaning of the word apocalypse.” standing in WFP white t-shirt from right to left) with local volunteers in Indonesia during the 2004 Tsunami response. Pino and Giuseppe M. on a jingle truck.