logisticsinwar
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Sustaining machines – logistics and autonomous systems
By David Beaumont. This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. The popular discussion on autonomy in warfare is constrained to either describing the… Continue reading
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Logistics interoperability, deterrence and resilience – why working as allies matters now more than ever
By Todd Ashurst and David Beaumont. In 2018, Australia and the United States finished celebrating ‘100 years of Mateship,’ noting our distinguished history of operating alongside each other since World War I. A key factor of success in our early… Continue reading
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Strategic risks and the vulnerability of the munitions supply-chain
By Mike Lima. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to global supply chains. 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… Continue reading
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Logistics, Digital Transformation and Future Logisticians
By Peter Layton. In his seminal work, Logistics in the National Defense, Henry Eccles writes: “Logistics is the bridge between our national economy and the actual operations of our combat forces in the field.” It’s a pithy description that gets… Continue reading
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The logistics of autonomous systems – the consequence of transformed logistics
By David Beaumont. ‘Logistics and autonomous systems – the promise of transformed logistics’ concluded that the prospective use of autonomous systems for military logistics was a matter of the imagination. Western militaries, including the Australian Defence Force (ADF), have been… Continue reading
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Logistics and autonomous systems – the promise of transformed logistics
The popular discussion on autonomy in warfare is constrained to either describing the advantages of introducing autonomous systems for ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ work, or articulating the limitations of their use (including ethical limitations). Logistics can be filled with a… Continue reading
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How much stuff is enough?
by Air Commodore Hayden Marshall (Ret’d) In my new found (and very welcomed) capacity as an observer of life, I was agog (amongst others) at the recent behaviour of consumers and the “hoard mentality” that gripped the psyche of a… Continue reading
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Winning the war for prosperity – the military, supply chain security and the post-pandemic world
By David Beaumont. Supply chain security is the concept which encompasses the programs, systems, procedures, technologies and solutions applied to address threats to the supply chain and the consequent threats to economic, social and physical well-being of citizens and organised… Continue reading
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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience
By David Beaumont. The lessons that prepare defence forces and government institutions for crisis responses need not come from history books. Lessons can come from extrapolating what we witness every day; from events that capture tangible and intangible aspects of… Continue reading
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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?
By David Beaumont. Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces.[1] Logistics readiness is not just a matter of prioritising Defence resources. Of course… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 