Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

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. Huston, Sinews of War.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 3, 2018

Also known known as a ‘historical immersion problem,’ a decision-forcing case is an exercise in which participants take on the role of an actual person who, at some point in the past, was faced by a particularly challenging problem. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 17, 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 ‘. P art One , Two and Three can be found here.

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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). Nonetheless, the document does present an opportunity to achieve important – vital – outcomes for Defence that must be taken. 1] Betts, R.,

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Without this information the threat of wastage, unnecessary downtime and poor decision-making is ever present. Industries should complete this same exercise of creating resolutions, what all of us in the corporate world call annual plans or strategic plans.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Instead of manually entering data at set intervals throughout the month – an after-the-fact exercise prone to errors and omissions – an automated solution captures billable activities correctly in real-time, improving overhead utilization, cost control, and revenue leakage at once.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. Having justified the project investment, it’s now time to get into the more substantial opportunities that present themselves in these sample $7.5B Looking into opportunities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

However, with the new generation technologies, it now is practical to keep the data feeds fresh to make the modeling exercises a continuous, ongoing discipline. However, for this to happen, one has to lay the technology foundation to ensure Design exercises can be performed in a repeatable and timely manner.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

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.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. But first, what is route optimisation? You know when you’re planning a road trip and trying to figure out the best way to hit all your stops?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

As a result, data security and compliance have become a critical component of logistics operations, although implementing adequate controls can present numerous challenges in these complex networks.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2016

Workers who are present but performing less than 100 percent due to illness or stress actually cost companies more on worker productivity than absent workers do, losing an average 12.4 Workplace stress is partly physical, and exercise is one of the best antidotes for the physical component of stress.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. The BHAG—the Big Hairy, Audacious Goal. I think we’ve seen that in a lot of businesses.

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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. For instance, considering earlier deadlines to stock up in-store for the holiday season in the present situation, shippers will need to get their products on ocean vessels sailing quickly.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Firstly, it recommended conducting realistic wargames and exercises to reflect threats and the capability of the ‘logistics enterprise’ to respond. At present, they aren’t. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This is a blessing for third-party logistics providers,who have won large amounts of new business for this reason alone Click here to download my free presentation 4. It must be a joint exercise. In choosing to outsource , firms can therefore transfer all of the costs of distribution to their profit and loss account. This is a mistake.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

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. Huston, Sinews of War.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Most of the presenters at Lean Frontier’s recent online Kata Practitioner Day were describing their experiences applying what was outlined in that book. Last year’s KataCon featured a number of presenters who have adapted the routines to their specific situations, and we have seen the Kata morph as they are used “in the wild.”

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Under both US Imports and Exports Law and Regulation, the importer/exporter is required to “exercise reasonable care” or perform “due diligence”. Legal Framework of US Imports and Exports. Among others, see the US Customs Modernization Act , which established the reasonable care standard. See 19 U.S.C.

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WorkWave

MAY 31, 2019

Here are 4 sales approaches to exercise harmoniously while conducting pest control sales in 2019: 1. Consultative selling is all about shedding the canned pitches and automatic responses in favor of a set of techniques exercised while conversing with potential customers. Practice Consultative Selling. This is really a mindset to adopt.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Any operation defending the Australian north-west demanded was a difficult logistics enterprise, as highlighted by exercises such as the long-standing ‘Kangaroo’ series. Beware paying for future capability with present-day preparedness . But there was another reason that the ADF’s logistics capabilities were in a parlous state by 1999.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 12, 2020

Shipping Lines must exercise due diligence to make the container equipment is seaworthy by regularly servicing its containers. Pre-existing conditions means when the container released has bent door hinges, rust, dents, old cracks in the door of the container, apparent improper previous repairs etc.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

It’s important to remember that this is not just a compliance exercise, but a significant enhancement of operational capabilities, like shifting from standard definition to high-definition in terms of data quality and communication speed. Then, an evaluation of the alternative connectivity options is advised.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument. Golden Rule #6: Choose the Right Method of Presentation. Try to find presentation methods that make your KPIs easy to access, visualise, and assimilate. Assign individuals as KPI owners.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

It may be time to evaluate your transportation network and approach to procurement and make the move from simply fixing logistics problems as they present themselves to a more strategic, scalable model derived from analytics and not simply rates.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

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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3PL Insights

MARCH 6, 2020

But this training grows as the year progresses, with all the presentations and trainings that are added as they become available. Evans hosts company-wide Quarterly Meetings for everyone to hear updates from each department and participate in a team-building exercise. Litmos Training. Quarterly Meetings.

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AIMMS

MAY 13, 2019

Pursuing accuracy in a long – term planning exercise can bring a lot of unnecessary stress. A digital representation of the supply chain with full flexibility of time horizons and product hierarchies presents the possibility to plan appropriately and optimally at each horizon.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 28, 2023

However, 2023 presents a unique scenario. The industry has observed lower volumes as importers exercise caution, contrary to expectations. This period, fueled by back-to-school purchases and holiday season preparations, typically sees a significant surge in US product demand.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

These include establishing effective sanctions and export control programmes, implementing location monitoring best practices, conducting thorough “Know Your Customer” (KYC) investigations, exercising supply chain due diligence, and sharing information with law enforcement.

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Blog on Log

MAY 2, 2006

A post-9/11 simulation exercise forecast that closing the nation's ports for 12 days would cost the economy roughly $58bn. Maybe.but we may have burned so much political capital after 9/11 and the Iraq debacle, that the sourcing nations may only pay us lip service until a "real" event presents itself. Scary, to say the least.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. Having justified the project investment, it’s now time to get into the more substantial opportunities that present themselves in these sample $7.5B Looking into opportunities.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 20, 2020

All this must be exercised; it is noteworthy that the Australian and U.S. armies do not presently share a major strategic logistics exercise in which to consider how they might respond, together, in a crisis.

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10xLogistics

JUNE 13, 2013

What I find about benchmarking is it is often an internal exercise to justify what someone is doing to higher management. Sometimes I will hear of giant shippers presenting they are "better than market" based on their benchmarking through external agencies. That is where energy is best spent. Of course, you are better, you are huge!

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 26, 2017

With 2017 drawing to a close, I am proud to present the five most read articles of the year. USMC MV-22 Osprey during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 – Photo by Department of Defence. By David Beaumont. ‘Logistics In War’, with well over sixty original posts, had an arguably successful first year of publishing.

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Logistics Manager

MARCH 10, 2020

Epidemics and pandemics present a different scenario. Supply chain leaders and their teams can, for example, conduct a scenario planning exercise and develop action plans. The main impact is a lack of access to staff, decreased productivity and a change in public behavior in terms of shopping practices and spending.

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