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Logistics Contractors and strategic logistics advantage in US military operations

Logistics in War

iii] The deliberate divestment of military logistic capabilities has necessitated that the US use contracted and host nation support for a number of logistic related services in combat operations. Contractors enable combat forces to concentrate on core military activities and focus on the development of warfighting capabilities. [x]

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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. Will military tensions between Russia and the Ukraine impact shipping in the Black Sea?

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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations. The 7 Trends for Supply Chain Pros to Watch in 2018.

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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. This data helps in identifying areas for improvement, optimizing operations, and making data-driven decisions.

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

The trend toward automation has never gone away. Everstream Analytics has proven that with the combination of vast amounts of data, graph databases, and artificial intelligence, they can do the very difficult job of identifying these n-tier suppliers with much less effort and better reliability.

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Six strategic challenges for Defence logistics

Logistics in War

You may remember his leadership insights from the post ‘Surviving your time as a military logistician’. Much is made of the trends in e-commerce and the influence on the supply chain. The use of ‘big data’ and ‘cloud’-based applications is becoming increasing prevalent as customers and suppliers understand the possibilities.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.