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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong

Logistics in War

Military terminology changes frequently, and you might note that Defence – in 2023 – doesn’t have an agreed upon definition for what strategic logistics is, nor what logistics at the ‘strategic level’ of war entails. It requires coordination between the executive and legislative branches, state governments and industry.

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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong

Logistics in War

Military terminology changes frequently, and you might note that Defence – in 2023 – doesn’t have an agreed upon definition for what strategic logistics is, nor what logistics at the ‘strategic level’ of war entails. It requires coordination between the executive and legislative branches, state governments and industry.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

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For the last two decades, twice the ports and labor could not agree on the terms (2002 & 2014) where there were significant delays in the availability of containers at ports. So, there is definitely a valid reason why the ILWU is resisting so much against automation over the last two decades.

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5 examples of the black swan theory

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

SARS pandemic in 2002-2004 sped up the growth of the small company Alibaba, which traded over the Internet. The video game industry has taken the trend and has also dramatically changed course. Now it is a retail leader in Asia.

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Traceability in logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Lot identification and definition. All food companies and operators: producers, processing industries and fruit and vegetable producers must have a traceability system adapted to their size and resources, which will have records, preferable but not necessarily computerized, that will guarantee the effectiveness of the system.

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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) report ‘significant progress’ on 6-year extension

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This week’s negotiations in Newark, New Jersey, were the first for the ILA and USMX since early December, when negotiations broke off after a disagreement over the contract’s definition of automated terminals, which ILA President Harold Daggett opposes. Adam said in a joint statement. “We They would not comment further.

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Americans for Modern Transportation makes renewed case for increasing twin-trailer size to 33 feet

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population has nearly doubled in the past 50 years; there are 75 million more vehicles on the road now than in 1960, e-commerce sales are up from $42 billion in 2002 to $291.8 billion in 2016; and the USDOT estimates that freight volumes will rise 45% by 2045.