Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. These articles might suggest to some that any attempts to devote time to addressing logistics readiness are likely to fail. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

and Australia, and their partners, need to now concentrate on concepts, behaviours, and agreements which create resilience and redundancy through integration and opacity of strategic sustainment capability and capacity. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. Both the U.S. Neither the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Planning Individual Warehouse Design and Capacity. What Happens in Your Warehouses?

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. . 1] It gives a point of reference between two or more nations in their capacity to exert influence upon one another. This article examines military power from the position of a theorist who saw geography and logistics as central to his vision of national power.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain why that should be and how your company can avoid S&OP problems by investing correctly in the people and their interrelationships , without which it’s simply impossible to tie the moving parts of S&OP together. Warehouse capacity utilisation. The Executive Sponsor. Inventory turns.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? . A great site containing forward-thinking articles examining the character of contemporary and future warfare, it is well worth following. . Rules Creep.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 22, 2018

Indeed, it is military logistics activity which truly defines a nations capacity to respond militarily to its challenges, and most certainly to deter adversaries – realistically – in a competitive environment. Logistics and strategy are inseparable, each meaningless without the other. War might begin and end with logistics.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In such tricky times, exercising forward-thinking and planning shipments in advance can help businesses take advantage of the holiday season. In the months preceding the holiday season, freight capacity is often hard to come by or is expensive to contract, thanks to high consumer demand.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

and Australia, and their partners, need to now concentrate on concepts, behaviours, and agreements which create resilience and redundancy through integration and opacity of strategic sustainment capability and capacity. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. Both the U.S. Neither the U.S.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 3, 2018

Exercises undertaken to simulate high-intensity war such as US Pacific Command’s Exercise Pacific Sentry 17-03 highlighted significant force posture challenges that might constrain air (and other) operations against a peer adversary. Appreciating the ‘vacuum’ is the first step towards preparing for it.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

And some capacity was expected to leave the market after a really tough 2019 for carriers. DATs Load-to-Truck Ratio chart provides some context to available capacity over the year: Note: We went from wildly available capacity in week 15, to a capacity crunch reminiscent of ’17 – ’18. Capacity is tight everywhere.

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Conger

JANUARY 7, 2022

This article is all about forklift weight capacity. The difference between a forklift’s rated capacity and its actual capacity. OSHA’s rules on forklift capacity. How to calculate your forklift's actual capacity. Forklift Capacity Plate: What It Is and How to Read It. Load capacity.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. The delays show that delivery networks such as UPS, which are critical components of the e-commerce boom, are still struggling to cope with the busiest shopping periods despite heavy investment to build out and automate their operations and capacity. Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. Lucky for you, this article is here to help! The instructor may give a lecture, show a PowerPoint slideshow, play videos, or host a question-and-answer exercise to discuss training topics. How to calculate forklift capacities.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. Logistics staff capacity needs to be addressed. And this is more than the biennial Exercise Talisman Sabre. Training.

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Logistics in War

MAY 16, 2018

This article is part two of a series of posts examining logistics and strategic competition. 1] It gives a point of reference between two or more nations in their capacity to exert influence upon one another. By David Beaumont. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 20, 2018

Such public discussion tends to focus the military mind on modern tactics and technology, and gives cause to exercise new operational concepts. There has been an understandable proliferation of military articles describing the need for forces to be ready, including logistics forces essential for any operational response.

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Logistics in War

MAY 2, 2024

1] This Plan provisions $11-$15 billion dollars in ‘additional logistics centres and capacity’ amid other investments that contribute to Defence’s ability to respond to contingencies, crisis and conflict. [2] 2] This is the largest, single-hit, planned investment in Defence’s logistics capability and capacity since the Second World War.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. in this way: “It provides an extra capacity to manage and extract insights and intelligence from information.” Comment on this article. That, at least, is how Geoff Webb, vice president of product marketing with PROS , sees the application of A.I. Webb sums up the role of A.I.

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Logistics in War

MAY 13, 2018

You needn’t venture far to find an article or military concept which in some way promotes technology and capability modernisation as a means of addressing the next, albeit hypothesised, battlefield challenge. This article was originally posted in September 2017. By David Beaumont. He can be followed on Twitter @davidblogistics.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. An expensive and inefficient option, redundancy in this context means keeping excess capacity or back-up across the entire supply chain in case of shock events, such as natural catastrophes and epidemics. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

Industry’s ability to support ADF operations was conceptualised, and tested – albeit in a haphazard and ultimately inadequate way – during the major exercises of the time. This article was originally posted in 2017. 1] These paraphrased points are summarised at Fruhling, S.,

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

But today, when capacity is extremely tight, it’s the wrong approach and will produce awful results!”. Viewing transportation as a commodity in today’s market where capacity is tight—and likely to remain tight well into 2019—can be very, very costly. Article Topics. Capacity &middot. Guess what? Jim’s not alone.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. Public servants know ‘words are bullets’ and can bring a broader perspective to any logistic process and a capacity to look at things with a ‘fresh eye’.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In this article, we will explore: The importance of forklift safety. Those operating forklifts must be aware of the load capacity of their equipment and adhere to it. When operators attempt to make quick turns or exceed the load capacity, it can lead to the forklift tipping over , posing risks that can even be life-threatening.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll: Learn the top safety guidelines for warehouses. We’ll talk more about specific risks later in the article, but briefly, warehouse workers commonly face hazards associated with: Forklifts and other material handling equipment. Never exceed a forklift’s load capacity rating. Let’s dive in! Heavy objects.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. SKU and Slot Dimensions.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

How economies of scale affect that balancing act is the subject of this article. The sources of economies of scale to be discussed later in this article are more systematic. Thus, the choice of scale is a strategic exercise because it involves a forecast of what market conditions are expected to be over the short run interim.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Similarly, the occasional articles such as Brigadier (retd) Mick Kehoe’s series at Logistics In War , remind us that there are pertinent personal stories from the past that remain eternally relevant to the soldier, sailor or airman. This article will describe the impact of strategic resourcing and logistics problems on operations.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. . Staff Capacity. This would not be like a month-long exercise in the local training area.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

This article does not profess to address all components of creating ‘Intelligent Logistics’. The strategic planning addresses such issues as network design in terms of plant, warehouse, partner facility locations and capacity planning based on the customer demand, supplier positions, transportation and other fulfillment costs.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

As reported by Reuters, “Amazon could build a stake of almost a third in warehouse robotics firm Balyo in the next seven years…Under the terms of the deal, Amazon will receive free stock warrants representing up to 29 percent of Balyo’s capital which it can exercise depending on orders of the company’s products.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. Brigadier Kehoe’s experiences will conclude in a final article shortly. The proposal was denied.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

Our capacity to generate, sustain and rotate forces eroded. For example, it is widely accepted that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had little logistics capacity to sustain a large second-rotation force after intervening in East Timor in 1999. Preparedness and its paradoxes. By David Beaumont. Over time we lost strategic agility.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In my last article of 2018, “ Which Trends Will Change the Rules of Logistics in 2019? ”, I talked briefly about urban logistics and megacities. I want to dedicate my first article of the year to take a closer look at the specific consequences of urbanization and how they can be approached. Asset pooling solutions.

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