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

Logistics in War

This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. Supply chains move and flex where demand exists. 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.

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID. This worked.

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GPS is Vital for Supply Chains. What If It Goes Down?

Talking Logistics

“GPS depends on satellites, which can be damaged by electromagnetic storms or military attack. She cites several examples, both intentional and. Read more GPS is Vital for Supply Chains. The post GPS is Vital for Supply Chains. What If It Goes Down? What If It Goes Down?

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Outstanding Issues of Military Logistics in Ukraine

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The logistics system in the Armed Forces today is not solely military, but also has an economic aspect. The term military logistics has a wide range of meanings that depend on the perspective of experts and scientists who highlight logistical issues in their research papers and articles.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Supply chain challenges.

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

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] 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].

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors.