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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

This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80).

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Governance and logistics reliability and assurance frameworks which ensure strategic and tactical concepts are viable depend on this analysis. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. Huston, Sinews of War. 1] See Eccles, H.,

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Governance and logistics reliability and assurance frameworks which ensure strategic and tactical concepts are viable depend on this analysis. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. Huston, Sinews of War. 1] See Eccles, H.,

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

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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3 Tax Area Questions to Ask Yourself Often Overlooked by Shippers & Transportation Providers (and all Business Owners)

GlobalTranz

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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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

At the same time, carmakers are looking for opportunities to push more volumes onto rail but for transport planners, better tracking and reliability on delivery time is needed. It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. Taking out the Nafta countries, there is still a trade imbalance.