Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘ Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999 ‘.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. But first, what is route optimisation?

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Similarly, the occasional articles such as Brigadier (retd) Mick Kehoe’s series at Logistics In War , remind us that there are pertinent personal stories from the past that remain eternally relevant to the soldier, sailor or airman. This article will describe the impact of strategic resourcing and logistics problems on operations.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 15, 2016

Another symptom slotting can resolve, is lack of warehouse capacity. All of these symptoms potentially are a sign that a slotting exercise is overdue. For those prudent enough to undertake such an exercise, cost savings are usually between 10% to 20% of direct labour. This article is the first in a planned series on slotting.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Planning Individual Warehouse Design and Capacity. What Happens in Your Warehouses?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. Manufacturing efficiency.

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10xLogistics

JANUARY 7, 2018

At that time I had just read an article about the DOJ investigating the airlines concerning collusion on capacity and ticket pricing (The original article was on Bloomberg News and titled: What Does it Take to Prove Airline Collusion ). The example used in the lawsuit is, according to the article: ".airline

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

and Australia, and their partners, need to now concentrate on concepts, behaviours, and agreements which create resilience and redundancy through integration and opacity of strategic sustainment capability and capacity. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. Both the U.S. Neither the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. SKU and Slot Dimensions.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. These articles might suggest to some that any attempts to devote time to addressing logistics readiness are likely to fail. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous, issue for many Western militaries – how much contractor support is enough? . A great site containing forward-thinking articles examining the character of contemporary and future warfare, it is well worth following. . Rules Creep.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. The delays show that delivery networks such as UPS, which are critical components of the e-commerce boom, are still struggling to cope with the busiest shopping periods despite heavy investment to build out and automate their operations and capacity. Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

Our capacity to generate, sustain and rotate forces eroded. For example, it is widely accepted that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) had little logistics capacity to sustain a large second-rotation force after intervening in East Timor in 1999. Preparedness and its paradoxes. By David Beaumont. Over time we lost strategic agility.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain why that should be and how your company can avoid S&OP problems by investing correctly in the people and their interrelationships , without which it’s simply impossible to tie the moving parts of S&OP together. Warehouse capacity utilisation. The Executive Sponsor. Inventory turns.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 30, 2020

and Australia, and their partners, need to now concentrate on concepts, behaviours, and agreements which create resilience and redundancy through integration and opacity of strategic sustainment capability and capacity. All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. Both the U.S. Neither the U.S.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In such tricky times, exercising forward-thinking and planning shipments in advance can help businesses take advantage of the holiday season. In the months preceding the holiday season, freight capacity is often hard to come by or is expensive to contract, thanks to high consumer demand.

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Sabinext

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In my last article of 2018, “ Which Trends Will Change the Rules of Logistics in 2019? ”, I talked briefly about urban logistics and megacities. I want to dedicate my first article of the year to take a closer look at the specific consequences of urbanization and how they can be approached. Asset pooling solutions.

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Conger

MAY 28, 2021

By the end of this article, you’ll learn: Why forklift operator safety training is important. Lucky for you, this article is here to help! The instructor may give a lecture, show a PowerPoint slideshow, play videos, or host a question-and-answer exercise to discuss training topics. How to calculate forklift capacities.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 3, 2018

Exercises undertaken to simulate high-intensity war such as US Pacific Command’s Exercise Pacific Sentry 17-03 highlighted significant force posture challenges that might constrain air (and other) operations against a peer adversary. Appreciating the ‘vacuum’ is the first step towards preparing for it.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 5, 2021

This article explores the implications of the port congestion surcharge and the possibilities of avoiding or minimizing it. As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years. As the shipping industry has grown, port capacity has not always caught up in time in the last 10 years.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. . Staff Capacity. This would not be like a month-long exercise in the local training area.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Slotting can help you maximise efficiency and make the most of your storage space, which is extremely important if you have a limited storage capacity. “There must be a minimum of one week’s stock and the location capacity and replenishment point must allow the minimum replenishment quantity to be a carton lot”.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Editor’s note – this article continues with the experiences of the then Commanding Officer, 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB), deploying to East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of the INTERFET operation. Brigadier Kehoe’s experiences will conclude in a final article shortly. The proposal was denied.

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Logistics in War

MAY 13, 2018

You needn’t venture far to find an article or military concept which in some way promotes technology and capability modernisation as a means of addressing the next, albeit hypothesised, battlefield challenge. This article was originally posted in September 2017. By David Beaumont. He can be followed on Twitter @davidblogistics.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 20, 2018

Such public discussion tends to focus the military mind on modern tactics and technology, and gives cause to exercise new operational concepts. There has been an understandable proliferation of military articles describing the need for forces to be ready, including logistics forces essential for any operational response.

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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. Public servants know ‘words are bullets’ and can bring a broader perspective to any logistic process and a capacity to look at things with a ‘fresh eye’.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

These responsibilities extend across functions and when properly exercised, comprise supply, demand, distribution, production, purchasing and capacity planning. Excesses and/or shortages of storage capacity. Percentage of warehouse capacity utilised. Inventory shortages and out-of-stocks. Frequent back-ordering.

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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. An expensive and inefficient option, redundancy in this context means keeping excess capacity or back-up across the entire supply chain in case of shock events, such as natural catastrophes and epidemics. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. Creating a long horizon is important because the buyer need to have an accurate sense of a supplier’s total capacity for producing over time. Comment on this article.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

to the complex exercise of pricing. in this way: “It provides an extra capacity to manage and extract insights and intelligence from information.” Comment on this article. That, at least, is how Geoff Webb, vice president of product marketing with PROS , sees the application of A.I. Webb sums up the role of A.I.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

This article does not profess to address all components of creating ‘Intelligent Logistics’. The strategic planning addresses such issues as network design in terms of plant, warehouse, partner facility locations and capacity planning based on the customer demand, supplier positions, transportation and other fulfillment costs.

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Conger

JUNE 4, 2024

In this article, we will cover how to operate a forklift and the training required to do so. Never exceed the forklift’s rated load capacity. Don’t overload the forks beyond their rated capacity. Let’s dive in! Report any issues or forklift maintenance needs right away. Tilt the mast back slightly to cradle the load.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 17, 2018

Industry’s ability to support ADF operations was conceptualised, and tested – albeit in a haphazard and ultimately inadequate way – during the major exercises of the time. This article was originally posted in 2017. 1] These paraphrased points are summarised at Fruhling, S.,

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

But today, when capacity is extremely tight, it’s the wrong approach and will produce awful results!”. Viewing transportation as a commodity in today’s market where capacity is tight—and likely to remain tight well into 2019—can be very, very costly. Article Topics. Capacity &middot. Guess what? Jim’s not alone.

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