Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. When a logistics exercises does occur, they are often confined to bespoke activities with limited participation, or results ignored for the questions they raise. Huston, Sinews of War.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 23, 2019

The buzz of only four drones, like a swarm of flies, drifts into the conference room. By asking students about their experiences we could see there was a gap between academic-style lectures and field exercises where they are expected to implement this technology. Safety first The exercises build up from the basics.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2018

Dale Smith from Wilko Retail Ltd took home the esteemed title following a day of heated competition on Thursday 21st June 2018 at the Talent in Logistics Conference in Telford, West Midlands.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. Furthermore, with contractor utilization becoming more commonplace on the battlefield, commanders began expecting similar support at home during exercises. By Jessica McCarthy.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Firstly, it recommended conducting realistic wargames and exercises to reflect threats and the capability of the ‘logistics enterprise’ to respond. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. It’s worth dwelling on what it found.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

We have carried out so many interesting activities that revisiting some of them and the results we achieved is worth the exercise. Photo: WFP/Isadora Ferreira Every year seems to be a big, huge year for the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, and 2018 was not different.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In more than 25 years of private practice and consulting with businesses of all sizes, I’ve learned that one of the most beneficial exercises is asking the right questions. This “Socratic” approach is bit of what I utilize when I speak at business conferences, and if you take it seriously … it can be a transformative process.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 1, 2015

While the folks in the meeting discussed emphatically on how requirements are changed as late as User Acceptance test, I actually got tele-transported back to my stint in a process optimization exercise at one of the largest utility companies.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African youth has the potential and agency to succeed.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 1, 2019

As industry becomes ever more connected, the risk of cyber-attacks is getting greater all the time, delegates at this year’s Automotive Logistics Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta were warned. Know exactly what you need to do and who to do it with, because it is hard to make friends in a foxhole,” said Walker.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I found your real-world exercises in past years very enlightening. November 21, 2018 | “Harmonie C” room | Conference Area Hall 5.1. It also means explaining what you announce or promise and sticking to it. Feedback is a vital part of that. What exactly will you talk about at this year’s EXCHAiNGE?

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10xLogistics

AUGUST 26, 2013

When Pascal was asked why he believed in God he basically said it was an exercise in probability. Ht: The Motley Fool Watch the entire talk here: 21st Century annual Conference - ROUNDTABLE III Charlie Munger starts making his comments on energy policy at about 36 minutes in. Makes you think.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

This is the final post from the LIW archives on strategic logistics and logistics challenges prior to the Australia & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. 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.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

You may read my post on holding a supplier’s day conference at your facility so that you may increase collaboration. Creating Collaboration: Supplier Day Conference Details of The Day. These are obviously confidential meetings in a closed office by Supplier Conference Team Members. Complete one-on-one meetings.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. Prokop: UAA degrees are conferred in global logistics and supply chain management. It is also an exercise in trade-offs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. While it is perfectly understandable to be itching for the actual implementation to begin after months of meetings and conferences, it may be equally worthwhile to use the right lens early in the process to validate that supply chain roadmaps remain multi-disciplinary.

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Blog on Log

FEBRUARY 16, 2007

Only in the last 48 hours at the port authority’s insistence, have DP World and AIG “begun to share any of the information that the PA requires in order to exercise its fiduciary responsibility,” Larrabee said. At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., told the Financial Times. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

Exercises to improve your transitions in either direction. Hosted by Jennifer Stead, Business Development Manager within the logistics division of INFORM , the 20-minute Logistics Tech Short aims to cover a number of topics, including: Choosing the best line-up that uses YMS, TMS, APS, and other supply chain software.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Also, don’t skimp on travel budgets – folks focus when they are on-site shoulder-to-shoulder and literally working together in a conference room. The above process gives you the answer as to if and why a TMS is needed. Zooming out some, a multi-phased methodology keeps the project organized.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

This exercise prompted Whirlpool to question whether having a single logistics provider was the best structure to exceed customer expectations and maximize cost savings. At the same time, Whirlpool was gearing up for the monumental acquisition of Maytag.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

No one wants to be trapped in a conference room waiting for hours as various teams to dash out to run some numbers on an idea, so the ability to run scenarios iteratively together is only possible with the instant results concurrency delivers as part of supply chain orchestration. “Had

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 12, 2018

I urge my colleagues to join me in exercising our constitutional oversight to invalidate these irresponsible tariffs.”. The EU plans to retaliate against the tariffs, and could bring a more immediate response than the typical time frame associated with the World Trade Organization dispute settlement mechanism, if the EU finds that U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Roadmap for Military Cooperation has paved way for greater interaction between the militaries of both countries, including in training, exchange of senior functionaries of the militaries, Staff talks and Exercises. Russia welcomed the participation of India in the counter-terror military exercise “Peace Mission – 2018”.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export is part of the global Automotive Logistics series of conferences. “At that point it is up to the OEM to decide whether to pass the cost on to consumers or eat the cost themselves,” said Mason.“We

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