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Making ‘self-reliance’ meaningful – preparing the military to operate alone

Logistics in War

On one hand it harks back to the Australian strategic policy of the post-Vietnam War years, but it has also been raised in recent debates about the limits of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) capability, or even the nations defence industrial capacity. Often these conversations end when the scale of the logistics problem is revealed.

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A new narrative for the mobilisation of a nation – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part One

Logistics in War

The next two posts outline the imperative to rethink how the ‘national support base’ is incorporated into defence. . The role of industrial preparedness in military strategy is anomalous. By David Beaumont. – John R. Brinkerhoff [1]. Brinkerhoff [1].

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A new narrative for the mobilisation of a nation – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part One

Logistics in War

In this first of two posts on the relationship between Defence and the national support base, David Beaumont examines how these issues were addressed in post-Cold War uncertainty. The role of industrial preparedness in military strategy is anomalous. By David Beaumont. – John R. Brinkerhoff [1]. Brinkerhoff [1].

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What is Fleet Management | A Complete Overview Guide

Conger

Here are the new trends in technologies that continue to impact fleet management practices: Autonomous vehicles : I am sure you have already seen autonomous vehicles used in military applications or niche logistics. Leverage technology for expense tracking and analysis: Using technology makes fleet expense monitoring easier.

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Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain Workforce

247 Customs Broker

This type of situation builds a direct relationship between the robot and the human worker and allows the robot to take on meticulous, challenging and hazardous tasks – such as searching for humans or animals in burning buildings or performing military battlefield operations. Industry Week, March 7, 2018. Hitch, John.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Part of Peerless Media’s impressive stable of industry magazines, including Supply Chain Management Review, Modern Materials Handling and Material Handling Product News. Since 1974 with industry-leading expertise in, well, American shipping. wsjlogistics.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? data scientists), hardware and software across industry. Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International. ?