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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

The erratic Arctic environment necessitates specialized navigation and infrastructure, forcing shipping companies to exercise caution when entering these uncharted territories. Melting ice has unlocked new shipping routes, promising faster transit times and less fuel consumption. However, these routes bring their own challenges.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated we are finding our capacity to perform organic support functions diminishing.

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Warehouse Product Slotting: The Ultimate Guide

Logistics Bureau

For example, slotting strategies often involve placing the fastest-moving SKUs close to the warehouse dispatch zones, minimising picking operatives’ travel distances and times. Therefore, any slotting strategy should focus on minimising such travel. The terms merely relate to the level of detail you assign to your slotting strategy.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To assist with the short-term solution, the answer is an extensive data-gathering exercise. If you need to develop a local supply, how long will it take and what will the required capacity be? Align your business and supply chain strategies. Use data to improve operations.

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Defining strategic competition – how logistics makes a military credible

Logistics in War

Above all else is logistics, which begins where military activity meets the national economy, and fundamentally leads strategy and any intent to use force. In this environment it will take little effort for nations to exert influence, or strangle the capacity of a nation to respond to threats militarily.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1

Logistics in War

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. Strategic failure.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

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. Strategic failure.