Looking to the Military Model to Improve Commercial Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Military operations have always had an urgency to their supply-line management, something that has not always been present in commerce.
Sustaining machines – the logistics of autonomy in military organisations
Logistics in War
APRIL 17, 2021
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. Militaries using autonomous weapons will, if we are optimistic about the technology, necessarily look very different in twenty, thirty years in the future. By David Beaumont.
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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3]. This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based.
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Sustaining machines – logistics and autonomous systems
Logistics in War
APRIL 16, 2021
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. Automation offers military logisticians tremendous advantages and has to be a part of their future. By David Beaumont. Automated and autonomy in logistics.
Strategic risks and the vulnerability of the munitions supply-chain
Logistics in War
JUNE 10, 2020
The pandemic has shown us the fragility of commercial supply chains; it gives us a reason to think about what a disruption to supply chains might have for the outcomes of military operations. Global supply chains provide the means to move munitions to the destination using a combination of military/commercial vessels and infrastructure.
Penske Sleigh Brings Christmas Cheer to Military Families in the Carolinas
Penske Move Ahead
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Four Penske rental trucks armed with Santa's helpers visited military families across North Carolina today, bringing presents and a much-needed dose of Christmas cheer. military spouse for their sacrifice by providing them with a care package. The first care package delivery was in 2010 to celebrate military spouses.
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Learning to live in a logistician’s world – strategic logistics and the future of military resilience
Logistics in War
JUNE 29, 2023
This is the first part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. There is little doubt that the topics of logistics and supply-chain resilience court conversations beyond that of military logistics communities. By David Beaumont.
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Making the military prepared and resilient – logistics, supply-chains and problems within
Logistics in War
JULY 3, 2023
This is the second part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. It is the role of the military logistician to govern the network of this lifeblood, for it determines how a force deploys, moves, and changes its scale and scope of tasks. Part one can be found here.
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Surviving your time as a military logistician
Logistics in War
JUNE 10, 2018
Our success as military logisticians rests directly with our ability to quickly and decisively understand the needs and requirements of our commanders. The military logistician must also clearly identify risks and threats to ensure that orders/instructions are made on an informed basis. Logistics mantra #2: Are you sure?
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day Celebrates Service on the Homefront
Penske Move Ahead
MAY 7, 2021
A year after the pandemic forced Support Military Families (SMF) to cancel its annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day (MSAD) event, the charity will host a socially distant celebration today at three military installations across North Carolina. military spouse for their sacrifice by providing them with a care package.
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Logistics, preparedness and the Defence Strategic Review
Logistics in War
MAY 11, 2023
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. Importantly, the idea of Accelerated Preparedness , recognises the essentiality of the national support base, and national resilience, to military performance.
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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. At present, they aren’t.
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Penske Director Nathan Barnes Recognized by U.S. Military with ESGR Patriot Award
Penske Move Ahead
MARCH 24, 2021
When serving in the military, flexibility in the workplace can make a big difference. For this reason, Kegerise nominated Barnes for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award, which is presented by the U.S. Nathan Barnes goes above and beyond to encourage me to grow in my professional and military career.
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Logistics and autonomous systems – the promise of transformed logistics
Logistics in War
MAY 1, 2020
Automation offers military logisticians tremendous advantages and has to be a part of their future. It’s a fallacy to think military logistics is only now advancing on an automation. It’s a fallacy to think military logistics is only now advancing on an automation.
Penske Truck Leasing Manager Rick Swanson Honored by U.S. Military with ESGR Patriot Award
Penske Move Ahead
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Rick Swanson, a Penske Truck Leasing branch service manager, was recently given the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award for his work with a Penske associate serving in the military. The virtual award presentation was facilitated by ESGR South Sound Area Co-Chair Ohad Lowy. Marines Corps.
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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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Global Military Logistics Market Proceeds To Witness Huge Upswing Over Assessment Period by 2025 – The Courier
247 Customs Broker
DECEMBER 9, 2020
The global Military Logistics research report presents obligatory facts and statistics on trends & developments.
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A Logistics in War Primer: how we make a sustainable and balanced military force
Logistics in War
OCTOBER 1, 2017
In ‘The Arm behind the Spear’ , the first Logistics In War Primer , David Beaumont presents an introduction to logistics in force design, including the ‘tooth to tail ratio’, and two cases which highlight challenges in achieving a balanced force. in establishing priorities (between them).’.
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53 Start. Just Start – PME and the fear of writing.
Logistics in War
MARCH 1, 2019
This could have come from a deployment, or as a consequence of serving in the different units and headquarters of the military. This interest in professional mastery is not restricted to military circles, and I have observed that many professions have started to take an interest, especially in the last decade or so.
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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. A link to his site can be found here.
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Hoping and planning for the best: understanding war without logistics
Logistics in War
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
In ‘Burning incense at a new altar’ and closing Logistics In War for 2017, I reflected on the state of interest in military logistics and why it was important to the profession of arms right now. More personnel – whether military or partners from industry – were engaged in sustaining battle than participating in front-line combat.
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. Beware paying for future capability with present-day preparedness . Perhaps, with some important caveats.
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.
Penske Logistics Manager Presented with Patriot Award
247 Customs Broker
AUGUST 15, 2019
The call to serve came early for Tyler Bell, who was eager to follow the footsteps of his grandfather and cousin into military service. Now… The post Penske Logistics Manager Presented with Patriot Award appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Equally, these anecdotes present the ADF experience as one defined by collective complacency and hubris at a policy level. 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.
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
This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 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. There are risks within this acceleration.
How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician – Part One
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 9, 2019
Are we talking about military staff only, does the definition include acquisition specialists, what about health professionals, and are we interested in Service logisticians operating at the tactical level? RML, originating in the US military, desired a revolution in process, organisation and skills relevant to logisticians.
The LIW articles you should read – a 2018 retrospective
Logistics in War
DECEMBER 29, 2018
Firstly, the blog would continue its exploration of how strategy, tactics and logistics aligned in contemporary military operations. Such areas of interest included the relationship between militaries and industry , strategic planning , and emerging concepts such as the Australian Army’s Accelerated Warfare. Enjoy the articles!
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Building on bedrock or sinking into quicksand – a report on Sustaining Self-Reliance
Logistics in War
APRIL 26, 2019
. ‘Supply chain security continues to occupy our minds as we intermingle our desire for national prosperity through global trade with our desire to prevent the loss of native capacity to build military capability, mobilise and sustain operations. Present day convenience will likely cost the future ADF dearly.
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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.
Penske Helps Bring Holiday Joy to Military Spouses
Penske Move Ahead
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Little boys and girls all over the world can’t wait for Christmas morning to arrive, but one non-profit group has been celebrating Christmas early by delivering presents to military families in North Carolina and South Carolina. We deliver in May as part of Military Spouse Appreciation Month and again in December for the holidays.”.
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Logistics in War
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
This post, shared with the Australian Army’s ‘Cove’ , gives three reasons why military professionals should write. Like Major-General Field, I have written extensively on my chosen topic area – military logistics – through blogs, journal articles and academic-level papers. By David Beaumont.
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71 Operation Warden, logistics and what happened next – the final part to ‘Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999’
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 19, 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 ‘.
Shaping the Eco-System for Logistics Innovation: The Impact of Automation and Autonomous Systems
Logistics in War
APRIL 25, 2021
He expanded upon his presentation and provided a two part series of articles, which we put together into a single piece , which brought together his core argument. We have seen in some militaries over-reliance on commercial IT systems which leaves their logistics system vulnerable to adversary cyberattacks.
The Most Important and Most Misunderstood Concept in Business - Opportunity Cost
10xLogistics
APRIL 3, 2024
The concept of NPV (Net Present Value) tries to get at this. Many of you know I served in the military and we called this the " Principle of The Concentration of Forces". If you assume that is true then where is the analysis of what the dollar or minute could be doing? Theoretically, any project with a positive NPV should be funded.
National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
National support gives the self-evident notion that the national support base is intrinsic to the conduct of military operations coherency. A national support concept was created in the 1990s to show how the ADF and Defence writ large would, in theory, see the national support base better integrated into the conduct of military operations.
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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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58 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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Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999 – strategic logistics and what went wrong
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Equally, these anecdotes present the ADF experience as one defined by collective complacency and hubris at a policy level. 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.
IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking
Talking Logistics
JULY 9, 2018
This data needs to come from multiple carriers and then be presented in a consolidated platform accessible to stakeholders in various roles – retail customers, consumers, and internal teams alike. Gary is responsible for developing strategic product marketing direction and presenting the Amber Road brand and solutions worldwide.
[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 23, 2015
Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. History of Supply Chain Management: The Technology Revolution.
Editorial: Continuing the discussion on sustaining self-reliance
Logistics in War
APRIL 18, 2019
At the seminar there was little pretence that a military of the size and resources of the ADF could sustain its strategic and operational ambitions independent of its allies. In viewing the presentations of the seminar, this view seemed to be confirmed.
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69 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.
Penske Logistics Manager Awarded Patriot Award for Military Support
Penske Move Ahead
OCTOBER 3, 2018
What about his training in preparation for his military assignment? He was 100 percent supportive,” said Berkley of Ramsey, whom Berkley nominated for the Patriot Award , presented by the U.S. Ramsey was presented with the award at a recent ceremony in Ohio. Military- Friendly Employer. Ken Berkley. “He Jobs magazine.
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