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Training the Australian Army’s logistics officers – a new LIW series

Logistics in War

Logistics in War has contended with the topic of training, and the preparation of logisticians for a variety of operational and garrison possibilities. Others have been more specific to the challenge of training such as Michael Lane who describes the need for logisticians to be better prepared for the most likely events they will face.

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The hazards of Ammonium Nitrate and 100 years of related disasters

Shipping and Freight Resource

240 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in sacks exploded after being hit by a shell from a nearby fire in a munitions train. On December 17, 1960, a 96-freight car train suffered partial derailment, in which the last 23 cars were derailed. Date:March 9, 2004. Date:May 24, 2004. ti at 4:57 AM on May 24, 2004. Tonnes:240.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. A monumental after-effect has been the subtraction of years of training knowledge from the domestic U.S. Annually, 3.2 - 3.5 Filling the Skills Gap.

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[Infographic]: How Visual Aids Can Improve Safety in the Workplace

GlobalTranz

The program should include management commitment and employee participation, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, safety and health training, and recordkeeping and program evaluation. . “This updated booklet will help employers implement effective measures to reduce or eliminate workplace violence hazards.”

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Environmentally Conscious Efforts: How Trinity Stays Green

Trinity Logistics

Since 2004, it has helped its partners save 248.8 According to the Association of American Railroads, trains are on average four times more fuel efficient than trucks, reducing highway gridlock, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing pollution. More than 3,700 companies and organizations are now a part of SmartWay.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. This is what daily life in the military is all about; generating forces, individual and collective training, assessing capabilities and conducting remedial activities to correct any problems or deficiencies. 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts., 6] Van Creveld, M., 7] Betts.,

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

Why this book rocks: Before you read this, you may not understand how a simple box that can be loaded off a ship and onto a truck or train literally changes the way the world operates. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson ( Link ). They drive powerful supply chains.