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3 Short to Medium-Term Risks for the Supply Chain & Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

In addition to Covid, both upcoming Port of Los Angeles negotiations and increased government protectionism pose risks on top of ongoing issues. So far, the measures taken by the Chinese government have proven effective and helped keep Covid cases at the lowest levels in the world. China’s Zero-Covid Policy.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

National Defence’s emphasis on logistics is clearly more than usual when compared to other Government policy documents of recent years, though this emphasis comes from an exceptionally low base. Supply chain resilience is, of course, a part of this narrative – as we are reminder every time we hear about guided-weapons or military fuels.

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

Logistics in War

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. Rather than using intuition to inform decisions, people often retreat behind analysis to avoid choosing between difficult options. The strategic basis for capability.

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How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]

Conger

But you didn’t come here to read a bunch of dry “legalese” from the government, did you? Of course not. With lots of options and aggressive marketing for online certification courses, you've probably had this question cross your mind. Now that we have that out of the way, let's talk about what you can expect from online courses.

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

Logistics in War

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Rather than using intuition to inform decisions, people often retreat behind analysis to avoid choosing between difficult options. By David Beaumont.

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A.I. for Compliance: An ‘Artificial’ Answer to a Very Real Problem

Supply Chain Brain

to a particular task must be preceded by a definition of the term. Haddock likens the governing structure to a sandwich, with the technology layer residing between a compliance officer who sets the rules at the outset, and another who can act on the analytics performed by the A.I. Perhaps A.I. The effective use of A.I.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI).