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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong

Logistics in War

Historians would likely view the ADF’s experience as unexceptional given logistics factors are often brought to the fore in the ‘unpreparedness’ of many militaries in their preparations for wars or operations. How can we ever judge what effective logistics actually looks like? What are we talking about?

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How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician – Part One

Logistics in War

Everyone in the room is probably quite confident that they have a definition of what a logistician is; whether you agree with one another is another question. RML, originating in the US military, desired a revolution in process, organisation and skills relevant to logisticians.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. All logistics processes at the strategic level are joint; moreover they require military and public service input. The nature of military involvement.

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The Most Important and Most Misunderstood Concept in Business - Opportunity Cost

10xLogistics

Time, of course, is your most valuable resource and that is completely fungible. Many of you know I served in the military and we called this the " Principle of The Concentration of Forces". Some may say "the resources are different so do both" but that is very rarely true.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

Supply chain resilience is, of course, a part of this narrative – as we are reminder every time we hear about guided-weapons or military fuels. Force posture is underpinned by supply chains, distribution and the technical systems – military and civilian – that ensure that the right ‘stuff’ gets to the right location.

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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong

Logistics in War

Historians would likely view the ADF’s experience as unexceptional given logistics factors are often brought to the fore in the ‘unpreparedness’ of many militaries in their preparations for wars or operations. How can we ever judge what effective logistics actually looks like? What are we talking about?

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Difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain

Shipping and Freight Resource

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. Of course different freight types have different characteristics and susceptible to different types of cargo damage and needs expert handling in all cases.

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