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Reforming logistics training: themes, challenges and the quest for the ideal

Logistics in War

Lieutenant Colonel George Thorpe’s systemic and structural analysis of logistics in Pure Logistics, recommended in the 2017 Commander Forces Command’s reading list , contains two parts with the second being a substantial discussion on the importance of professional military education. [iii] iii] See Breen, B.,

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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics creates national power

Logistics in War

It is unsurprising that a recent USPACOM exercise highlights the vital importance of strategic and operational lift in this environment. The continued importance of geographic distance and Boulding’s loss of strength gradient’ from Comparative Strategy, University of Reading, UK, 2007, p 295. 2] Louth, J., 3] Boulding, K.,

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. Aside from having too many disparate and redundant processes, the company had multiple IT solutions, none of which provided a holistic view of the supply chain or supported focused analysis.

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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics and distance influence national power

Logistics in War

It is unsurprising that a recent USPACOM exercise highlights the vital importance of strategic and operational lift in this environment. The continued importance of geographic distance and Boulding’s loss of strength gradient’ from Comparative Strategy, University of Reading, UK, 2007, p 295. 2] Louth, J., 3] Boulding, K.,