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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

However, as logistics is a comprehensive system of activities and tasks, logistics readiness can only be assured by combining effective resource use with efficient processes, good governance, well-designed organisations with articulated authorities, and a willingness to address often unglamorous issues.

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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’

Logistics in War

A military logistician is a study in contrasts. Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem. A link to his site can be found here.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

However, as logistics is a comprehensive system of activities and tasks, logistics readiness can only be assured by combining effective resource use with efficient processes, good governance, well-designed organisations with articulated authorities, and a willingness to address often unglamorous issues.

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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

National Defence’s emphasis on logistics is clearly more than usual when compared to other Government policy documents of recent years, though this emphasis comes from an exceptionally low base. This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023.

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Forklift Safety Training: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

In 1984, a study was conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to determine the effectiveness of a lift truck safety training program. PIT training requirements are governed by OSHA's standard 1910.178(l) , which states: Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g.,

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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How to Get Your Forklift License: The Ultimate Guide [New in 2020]

Conger

What do I need to study? The government’s top workplace safety watchdog - the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - is the authority that dictates the rules of forklift licensing. But you didn’t come here to read a bunch of dry “legalese” from the government, did you? How do I get certified? Of course not.

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