TSMC Starts Next-Gen Mass Production as World Fights Over Chips
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Recent military exercises held by Beijing around Taiwan have reignited concerns about the world’s dependence on the island for semiconductors.
The value of a moment – logistics and the acceleration of war
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Maintaining military advantage, if not the relevance of military forces, purportedly requires new ways of thinking about warfighting. – Firstly, Australia’s region is the site of considerable strategic competition and dynamic diplomatic, informational, economic and military action.
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Defining strategic competition – how logistics makes a military credible
Logistics in War
APRIL 4, 2018
Recently Western militaries have contended that adversaries, real and potential, do not always distinguish peace and war. 1] Now these same Western militaries recognise they must act in times other than in armed conflict, offsetting the strengths of other nations or groups who have a very different interpretation of what defines war.
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Logistics, preparedness and the Defence Strategic Review
Logistics in War
MAY 11, 2023
Fuel and ammunition feed into the discussion of force posture, and the importance of exercises to build ‘preparedness including minimum viable improvements in key areas’ is also clear (pp 78-80). One of the habitual challenges to the reform of logistics relates to how it is managed, let alone funded, in military organisations.
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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?
Logistics in War
AUGUST 18, 2019
Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.
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Is logistics the ultimate conventional deterrent?
Logistics in War
AUGUST 22, 2018
Nations are naturally competitive, and one of the principle roles for standing militaries is to deter others from undertaking military action within this competition. Recently Western militaries have contended that adversaries, real and potential, do not always distinguish peace and war.
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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’
Logistics in War
AUGUST 3, 2018
A military logistician is a study in contrasts. A military logistician can easily find ways to plumb particular portions of his paradoxical profession. The shelves groan, after all, under the weight of books about business management and military operations. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.
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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?
Logistics in War
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. Western militaries are waking to these problems. By David Beaumont.
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Sustaining National Defence – logistics investment in the National Defence Strategy
Logistics in War
MAY 2, 2024
History cruelly reminds military planners, governments and nations that such opinions tend to ‘leave emperors without their clothes’. As the memory of wars and military operations recedes, the importance logistics capability tends to partner in its passing.
Time for a Supply Chain Reserve Corps
10xLogistics
MARCH 22, 2020
We have a military which can scale up dramatically in a short time to fight or deter a war. We should model our fight against microbes after the structure of the military. It was all a preparation for scaling up the military in Germany to over 1 million soldiers if the war started. The model is the military and the reserves.
Committing to preparedness, and the balance between ‘all of it’ and ‘just enough’
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
This series on logistics and preparedness aimed to allow for a gross calibration of the truth; before concluding the series with a few thoughts on major shortcomings in preparing militaries for their operations, let’s recap the previous posts. ‘ Militaries must get the force balance right – and the ‘tooth to tail’ ratio is important.
Limping to war
Logistics in War
JANUARY 23, 2019
The importance of a high-level of preparedness to a military is self-evident. An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’
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95 What an operation twenty years ago can tell us about preparedness now – lessons from INTERFET in 1999
Logistics in War
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The ADF had smart people, well-intentioned leaders both military and civilian, and was supported as best as possible from a Department that grappled with a complex and complicated mix of national circumstances in preceding years. Perhaps, with some important caveats. Forward forces alone, however, are not enough.
‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics creates national power
Logistics in War
AUGUST 28, 2018
Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of strategic activity, some obvious and some not so conspicuous. The ability to apply military power to influence strategic decision making, if not through direct and forceful coercion, is an ultimate expression of national strength.
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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics
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? . Operationally engaged around the globe, the US military finds itself increasingly stretched to meet an intense and broad set of demands. Mission Creep.
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
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.
The value of a moment – logistics and the acceleration of war
Logistics in War
OCTOBER 13, 2018
Maintaining military advantage, if not the relevance of military forces, purportedly requires new ways of thinking about warfighting. – Firstly, Australia’s region is the site of considerable strategic competition and dynamic diplomatic, informational, economic and military action.
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Why Russian logistics failed in Ukraine?
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
APRIL 1, 2023
MILITARY LOGISTICS: WESTERN LOGISTICS PRINCIPLES The logistical planning at the operational level involves prioritizing and distributing resources to logistics hubs, which are then transferred to tactical logistics units to support combat units. The Zapad-2021 exercise had a detailed logistics plan, but it was unclear if it covered the war.
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Logistics interoperability, deterrence and resilience – why working as allies matters now more than ever
Logistics in War
JUNE 20, 2020
We believe that in a contested and competitive strategic environment, at a time where preparedness will differentiate a relevant military from one not so, true logistics interoperability will be a strategic strength. This understanding is of vital importance, as we are unsure where and when military power will be required.
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
JULY 8, 2023
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.
Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?
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. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.
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U.S. Works to Protect Oil Tankers and Other Merchant Ships in Iranian Waters
MTS Logistics
MAY 24, 2023
military officials have made clear that they are taking action to protect shipping activity in Iran’s Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for container ships and oil tankers in the Middle East region. In a series of interviews, U.S. Therefore, it’s in the interest for the U.S.
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Capability gaps and the absence of assessment – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Being so, and to ensure it is ready when needed, a range of exercises – in the field and ‘command post-exercises’ held within an on-base environment, is essential. Exercises only began after logistics forces had moved in advance to prepare arrangements before the combat forces arrived for the main game.
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Underwriting preparedness – considering the logistics of the future preparedness system
Logistics in War
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
One of the fundamental questions to answer when preparing a military for war is ‘are the capabilities on hand prepared for X?’ As I have said many times before, the quality of the logistics support given to a military is the sum of innumerable parts.
Capability gaps and the absence of assessment – Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – Part Four
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Being so, and to ensure it is ready when needed, a range of exercises – in the field and ‘command post-exercises’ held within an on-base environment, is essential. Exercises only began after logistics forces had moved in advance to prepare arrangements before the combat forces arrived for the main game.
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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians
Logistics in War
MARCH 23, 2018
Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, 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.
Technology and what lies beneath – the full cost of modernisation
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. Others recommend militaries adopt the early adoption and deployment of technology to offer forces an asymmetric advantage.
The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1
Logistics in War
DECEMBER 2, 2019
I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. All logistics processes at the strategic level are joint; moreover they require military and public service input. Military advice is always tested and compared with the views of others.
‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics and distance influence national power
Logistics in War
MAY 16, 2018
Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of strategic activity, some obvious and some not so conspicuous. The ability to apply military power to influence strategic decision making, if not through direct and forceful coercion, is an ultimate expression of national strength.
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Reforming logistics training: themes, challenges and the quest for the ideal
Logistics in War
JANUARY 31, 2018
A common trend found in the literature of military logistics is the decrying of training and education gaps interspersed within the persuasive arguments for greater military interest in logistics. The roots of power in a military environment are self-evident, tied to effective command and enabled by governance.
Logistics interoperability, deterrence and resilience – why working as allies matters now more than ever
Logistics in War
JANUARY 30, 2020
We believe that in a contested and competitive strategic environment, at a time where preparedness will differentiate a relevant military from one not so, true logistics interoperability will be a strategic strength. This understanding is of vital importance, as we are unsure where and when military power will be required.
Large Shipping Losses Have Declined 38% over Past 10 Years
Material Handling and Logistics
JULY 25, 2018
These disputes have resulted in increasing military presence in the South China Sea, with the U.S. and China conducting naval exercises. Last year saw two major collisions between U.S. naval ships and commercial vessels. guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan while the USS John S.
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84 The five most popular ‘Logistics In War’ posts of 2017
Logistics in War
DECEMBER 26, 2017
It is less important that military forces are available than they are actually employable. ‘ Surviving your time as a military logistician ‘ by Air Commodore Hayden Marshall. USMC MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 – Photo by Department of Defence.
The fight for logistics and survival in #highintensitywar
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. The best both can do is be adaptable. [i] 2, Routledge, USA, 2006.
Choosing forces in a crisis – logistics and the art of strategic decision making
Logistics in War
APRIL 20, 2018
’ – Thomas Kane, Military Logistics and Strategic Performance. In 2017 there was much rhetoric, and undoubtedly planning, for significant military operations in the North Asian region. Moreover, logistics factors – enabling and constraining – determine the nature of the military commitment itself.
Swinging into action – reflections on East Timor by a logistics Unit Commander Part Three
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
“In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. He is currently advising the UAE defence force professional military education program. .
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49 Underpinning asymmetric advantage: USAF airlift when strategic mobility is at risk
Logistics in War
OCTOBER 16, 2017
The true asymmetric advantage the US military possess is the capability and capacity of its logistics. 2] Outside of the United States, the military relies heavily on a vast network of allies and partners who provided bases and support to assist in the projection of US forces. By Jobie Turner. Challenges and Opportunities by Air.
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45 The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations – is it time for a new ‘national support agenda’?
Logistics in War
OCTOBER 22, 2017
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. A strong institutional narrative regarding the integration of industry with all Defence activities, and in particular military operations, must become a priority.
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Planning to sustain the force – Reflections on East Timor by a Logistics Unit Commander Part Two
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
. “In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. This would not be like a month-long exercise in the local training area.
The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations ? is it time for a new ?national support agenda??
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. A strong institutional narrative regarding the integration of industry with all Defence activities, and in particular military operations, must become a priority.
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Army trials robots for last mile resupply
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Our troops now have the chance to test out a huge range of robotic kit in what will be the biggest exercise of its kind in our history. The Royal Tank Regiment Battle Group from 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade are providing the bulk of exercising troops and taking responsibility of command and control.
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DHL to Collaborate with ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Centre
Airfreight Logistics
JULY 4, 2019
DRT will also provide expertise and support for AHA Centre’s courses and exercises related to ASEAN-ERAT (Emergency Response and Assessment Team) and ASEAN Humanitarian Logistics. This includes unloading cargo planes, conducting professional warehousing and inventory management as well as loading the relief goods for onward transportation.
DHL to Collaborate with ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Centre
Logistics Manager
JULY 4, 2019
DRT will also provide expertise and support for AHA Centre’s courses and exercises related to ASEAN-ERAT (Emergency Response and Assessment Team) and ASEAN Humanitarian Logistics. This includes unloading cargo planes, conducting professional warehousing and inventory management as well as loading the relief goods for onward transportation.
Tapestry Solutions Continues Support for U.S. Transportation Command SMS/CMS Mobility Systems
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
military cargo and passenger movements over land, air, and sea. With over 20,000 user accounts worldwide, the enterprise system enables personnel to view requirements, plan missions and track execution for real-world mobility operations and contingency/exercise planning.
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