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5th-generation energy for 5th-generation air power

Logistics in War

Editorial Note: On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance. In support of the seminar, The Central Blue and Logistics in War will be publishing a series of articles.

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The strategic logistician and professional possibility

Logistics in War

During a logistics course in late 2017, I was asked to consider what the traits and behaviours of the strategic ‘future logistician’ might be. [1] This article will attempt to describe a some of these demands, as discussed during the seminar, to highlight the complexity of the professional challenge. By David Beaumont.

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Game-changing intralogistics technologies at IMHX 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

Modular AMR-based sortation systems are also scalable, so additional robots can be introduced as and when they are needed to cope with any spikes in throughput and, what’s more, if an individual robot malfunctions, it is simply and quickly removed from the ‘shop floor’ and replaced with no discernible drop in throughput capacity.

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Sustaining machines – the logistics of autonomy in military organisations

Logistics in War

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. I suspect that electronics and componentry join ammunition and fuel as a marker of strategic resilience in due course. By David Beaumont. Part one can be found here.

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One hundred logisticians, one bullet and designing the future logistics system

Logistics in War

All logisticians are stewards of components of the process; some leaders have greater responsibility, authority or virtue of appointment, or personal capacity and drive to shape events and activities to suit temporary objectives. Of course, Army must work with others in the logistics enterprise as this is a shared burden.

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LTL Weight and Inspection Grows: Shippers Who Misrepresent Freight need to know the Consequences

GlobalTranz

Unfortunately, shippers who misrepresent freight have taken advantage of 2014’s major capacity crunch and the perception of one on the way to make shippers trust their predetermined information. Shippers who misrepresent freight need to be educated on how to properly provide information for a shipping quote from carriers.

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Why Your Supply Chain Isn’t Best in Class

Logistics Bureau

That’s going to vary from company to company based on your existing performance of course. I’m actually going to go into each of these 8 Tips in a lot more detail at our next Free Breakfast Seminar. 4 – Fixing Warehouse Capacity Issues. That Free Breakfast Seminar. But this is not always the case.