Logistics in War

AUGUST 3, 2018

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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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. Time will tell how effective this organisation will be.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 31, 2014

None of the fleet engineers understood the actual intent of the data collection, neither did they appreciate the whole exercise, actually none of the stake holders did! Anything over and above this and which did not contribute directly to the improvement of such PM programs were deemed as wasteful exercise.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you’d like to feel more confident that your pricing strategies are serving you as they should, a CTS study will help you either gain the assurance you need or highlight how and where you can improve pricing. View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits. Are You Missing Insight Into Customer Profitability and Value?

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

According to a study conducted by IBM and National Retail Federation (NRF), the retail and consumer goods industry is designating intelligent automation, also known as artificial intelligence, as the future of supply chain. However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution. What more is required?

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. All militaries enjoy large-scale exercises, simulations and desk-top analyses but very rarely do they focus upon the logistics process. Time will tell how effective this organisation will be.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2015

None of the fleet engineers understood the actual intent of the data collection, neither did they appreciate the whole exercise. Had the intent been known or responsibility assigned correctly on who''s expected to do what, the exercise could have be a more meaningful helping one to perform what was needed to be done when and how.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Decision-making goes from a highly tedious and error-prone exercise to a process that combines computational intelligence with the business knowledge needed to analyze the optimizer’s results. Read our case study to find out how Tereos Sugar & Energy Brazil has improved its S&OP Process with optimization technology.

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United World Transporation

JUNE 13, 2019

The best way to combat lack of sleep is to try to keep a regular sleep schedule, exercise, and limit caffeine and alcohol. Sleep is so important, especially for truck drivers who may have differing schedules and long work hours. Solitary lifestyle – feelings of isolation are common among truck drivers.

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Women in Trucking

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Physically, the long hours sitting behind the wheel, lack of exercise (or for many OTR drivers little physical movement at all) and easy access to unhealthy food and drinks all take their toll on driver health. Some studies report that drivers say that loneliness is their main source of distress.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It cites a number of recent studies of operations in Afghanistan to support its thesis, concluding with a realisation that we are in an era where logistics has been recast from an issue of economy and commerce to one fundamental to the security of nations. #2 3 – ‘Logistics and the strangling of strategy’ by David Beaumont.

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. This exercise was inspired by a few of us who had experiences “ in the chalk circle ” especially with Japanese senseis who had been direct reports to Taiichi Ohno. Kent Bowen.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

Decision-making goes from a highly tedious and error-prone exercise to a process that combines computational intelligence with the business knowledge needed to analyze the optimizer’s results. Download our case study to find out how Tereos Sugar & Energy Brazil has improved its S&OP Process with optimization technology.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 23, 2018

The Port of Dunkirk has reiterated its commitment to the ambitious CAP 2020 project, following positive feedback to a public consultation exercise. Based on these conclusions, Dunkerque-Port has decided to continue with the studies for the CAP 2020 project in order to prepare the file which will be submitted to the Public Enquiry.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

Photo: WFP/Rajendra Rasaili Every day, Ashiki makes a point of getting in some exercise. Ashiki is keen to get back to her studies. This season, however, she is missing out on many seasonal fruits, including the big yellow mangoes from India, which under these circumstances are hard to find.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 2, 2019

The work includes a study of whether the port in the future should develop more container handling capacity outside the Bayonne Bridge, to avoid growing vessel congestion on the channel, the Kill Van Kull, that leads to four of the port’s five main terminals.

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Logistics in War

JULY 8, 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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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you’re already knee deep in design iterations and fulfillment provider RFPs, we hope you’ve already gone through this exercise. But before you jump onto the bandwagon, you’ll want to conduct a very thorough niche market study. What Problem is your Product or Brand Solving? We can’t all be first. Where are they advertising?

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 1, 2020

Conduct a Market Study: It’s important to find the right market for fresh produce, especially for those products that spoil easily. In case you need multimodal transportation to ship your cargo, carry out this exercise for all the transporters in the chain. How long it remains fresh and fit for consumption.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. Overall, the sessions were all very insightful and informative.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Petty stated 75% of the private fleets in the study are operating as cost centers or, as he calls them, contribution centers. In the latest study, more than 92% of the respondents, in response to the open-ended question, 'What is the primary reason your company operates a private fleet?,' They don't want to trust that to a carrier.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 4, 2019

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. And this is more than the biennial Exercise Talisman Sabre. Cost-capture. Mortuary Affairs.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. 1] Leonard Wong and Don Sider cited in Nicholas Jans, The Chiefs: a study of strategic leadership, Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p 90 [[link].

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. 1] Leonard Wong and Don Sider cited in Nicholas Jans, The Chiefs: a study of strategic leadership, Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p 90 [[link].

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. Because capital costs are higher, however, company leaders must study the finances and determine if such a move would improve your ability to serve customers while remaining competitive.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 17, 2019

Spike went back to Juba in 2008 to continue his studies at home. “It He studied Public Health at Malakal university and developed his own music career on the side, recording rap records and performing at events. That food allowed me and my friends to live and go on to fulfill our dreams.” I don’t know what happened next.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 23, 2018

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. 1] Leonard Wong and Don Sider cited in Nicholas Jans, The Chiefs: a study of strategic leadership, Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p 90 [[link].

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

We have carried out so many interesting activities that revisiting some of them and the results we achieved is worth the exercise. Study visit of Senegal and Sierra Leone to Brazil, in September 2018.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Path to Cost Reduction: As in a number of the studies we’ve explored here, technology played a large part in solving Sunsweet’s problems. Sunsweet Growers.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems Study 4. “Building a leading supply chain in healthcare is a very deliberate exercise that takes years of effort and lots of resources,” he said. The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018. 2018 Ranking. Company Name. Three-Year Weighted ROA (2015 to 2017) 1. Bond Rating 3. Top Quintile.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Mini Case Study: Walmart. If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. If your supply chain network design has not been under the microscope, and you care about business success, it’s probably time to consider the benefits of a design review and optimisation exercise. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 28, 2018

It is unsurprising that a recent USPACOM exercise highlights the vital importance of strategic and operational lift in this environment. One need only refer to Kenneth Privratsky’s Logistics in the Falklands War: A case study in expeditionary warfare to get a sense of the logistics factors at play.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

We also do a lot of production capacity studies in different countries, but it always took a long time to gather and validate data for each country. It makes a complex exercise, that used to be painstaking and manual, much easier to perform. The main reason was that we were trying to manage our investments as optimally as possible.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 13, 2020

According to a 2019 Pew Research study, “ older Americans spend over half of their waking hours alone.” A patient with heart disease on a strict diet and exercise regimen, for instance, could be routinely monitored to confirm they are following treatment guidelines. Wearables and Apps.

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