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Learning to live in a logistician’s world – strategic logistics and the future of military resilience

Logistics in War

This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. There is little doubt that the topics of logistics and supply-chain resilience court conversations beyond that of military logistics communities. By David Beaumont. But there’s more to be concerned about.

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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

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. Force posture is underpinned by supply chains, distribution and the technical systems – military and civilian – that ensure that the right ‘stuff’ gets to the right location.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] 2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3].

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Baby Formula: A Supply Chain Shock in Plain Sight

MTS Logistics

The root causes of the shortage are numerous and stem from factory closures, supplier issues, and disruptions in the supply chain. After the world spent many days talking about general supply chain shortages throughout 2021 and the first half of 2022, the current baby formula shortage is a case study in real-time supply chain shocks.

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Supply Chain Trends for 2022: Answers to Your Top Questions

CH Robinson Logistics

Making the most out of today’s challenging supply chain trends requires a deep understanding of the market and timely information that helps you achieve a competitive advantage. Q1 2022 Supply Chain Trends and Hot Topics. The first is pricing, especially the record rates within the international supply chain.

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

Logistics in War

Discussions about self-reliance or military interoperability, like many other conversations among defence planners, infrequently begin with a conversation on supplies, maintenance and repair, or other logistics functions or capabilities. Waiting for a friend to provide the necessary supplies to deploy may be impossible. .

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Defining strategic competition – how logistics makes a military credible

Logistics in War

Recently Western militaries have contended that adversaries, real and potential, do not always distinguish peace and war. 1] Now these same Western militaries recognise they must act in times other than in armed conflict, offsetting the strengths of other nations or groups who have a very different interpretation of what defines war.