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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3]. This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based.

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Making the military prepared and resilient – logistics, supply-chains and problems within

Logistics in War

It is the role of the military logistician to govern the network of this lifeblood, for it determines how a force deploys, moves, and changes its scale and scope of tasks. This was not only because of a lack of munitions, but military staples. Supply chains move and flex where demand exists.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The difficulty experienced in obtaining basic household products – toilet paper for example – as consumers buy in preparation for a state of quarantine that may never come, as trite an issue as it may be, starkly demonstrates how critical human behaviour is in the calculus. Hoarding will occur.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.

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Research shows that the hiring process is biased and unfair. While we have made progress to solve this, it’s potentially at risk due to advancements in AI technology. This eBook covers these issues & shows you how AI can ensure workplace diversity.

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LIW Editorial – taking the national support base …. beyond the nation

Logistics in War

As a military logistician, the idea of integrating logistics as part of a coalition is hardly relevatory. Most Western militaries have spent the last twenty years of operations in lockstep with one another accepting that there are always a range of difficulties. Most of all, what is the impact upon military strategy?

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The debris of an organisation – thinking about how the ADF recovers from the first losses of war: Part One

Logistics in War

From Sound Military Decision , United States Naval College, 1942. Wars are usually longer than expected and are rarely fought in accordance with the plans made by military planners at their outset. The first part of this paper applies examples to articulate concepts and ideas relevant to understanding the reality of war.