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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations ? is it time for a new ?national support agenda??

Logistics in War

This is the final post from the LIW archives on strategic logistics and logistics challenges prior to the Australia & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. In 2016, the Australian Government released its 2016 Defence White Paper and the supplemental Defence Industry Policy Statement.

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

Logistics in War

This is the second part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. By David Beaumont. Part one can be found here. Supply chains move and flex where demand exists.

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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

World Food Programme Logistics

Since 2003, the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has provided air transport to humanitarian organizations, and developed the safety protocols and long-standing agreements with local aviation authorities that are an essential part of the process.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to the pandemic, most folks who weren’t in the industry didn’t give much thought to global supply chains. If you’re looking for fresh, up-to-speed industry updates, here’s a list of 55 logistics, supply chain and global trade influencers that our team recommends you follow on LinkedIn and Twitter. Lisa Anderson.

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Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt Receives Sustainability Award at Clean50 Summit in Toronto

Freightera

It is also one of the most wasteful, inefficient and polluting industries. Eric Beckwitt was born in California but had to flee with the family in 2003 to save his son, who suffered severe asthma in the Sierra Nevada foothills where the Beckwitt family lived. . But how could we do it?”

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus rose to over 1,000 people, invoking memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak. Today is day two of the HighJump Elevate user conference. Along these lines of thinking, this would seem to be especially true for the replacement parts industry. Rather it is now Körber Elevate.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

Industry had always been inseparable from warfare, but now the importance of it being ready prior to the first shots of war was blatant. In 2003 the US Army halted for an operational pause outside An Najaf. [11] Supply continually occupied the minds of planners. Ambition met reality south of Baghdad. 1] Engels, D., 4] Roth, J.,