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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Eccles argued that ‘no problem presents more difficulty than trying to determine in advance the most efficient balance of logistics resources and combat forces that will be needed for any campaign’. [2] In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. Logistics organisation.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Eccles argued that ‘no problem presents more difficulty than trying to determine in advance the most efficient balance of logistics resources and combat forces that will be needed for any campaign’. [2] In the meantime, we should study its strengths and weaknesses, and the how and why of its present design. Logistics organisation.

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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

Image source: Flickr | How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks The management of data intelligence in the supply chain presents an enormous challenge to those involved. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: A Full Guide

Logistics Bureau

While some fashion brands (like H&M) have managed to shorten their supply chains while maintaining a horizontally integrated structure, ownership of the value chain has become the preferred option for many new market entrants—and a transitional driver for a number of longer-established fashion retailers.

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Container Lines Ordered to Explain their Detention and Demurrage Process

ShipLilly

Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage. For example, in February, the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) presented a dispute of about $3 million worth of detention and demurrage fees for the previous year.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

The result is a growing military logistics experience gap, presenting readiness challenges for future battlefields on which contract support may not be a viable option. Furthermore, with contractor utilization becoming more commonplace on the battlefield, commanders began expecting similar support at home during exercises. Rules Creep.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. The techniques require different degrees of sophistication, but even the relatively simple exercise of putting data from different sources in the same space and producing a visual representation can suggest strategies for transformation.