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Decision-forcing cases for logistics: practicing logisticians to overcome ‘wicked problems’
By Bruce Gudmundsson. Ed. note: on occasion, LIW examines the art of training and educating logisticians. LIW is privileged to have Dr Bruce Gudmundson, USMC University, discuss a teaching method very relevant to training leaders in ways to overcome ‘wicked… Continue reading
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Realising the sustainable joint land force
By David Beaumont. Two decades ago, as Western militaries confronted a new strategic paradigm with declarations that a ‘revolution in military affairs’ was underway, the US Army Chief of Staff General Reimers declared: ‘There will not be a revolution in… Continue reading
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A ‘Logistics in War’ primer: Logistics and the art of command
By David Beaumont. For commanders, the objective and purpose of logistics is to establish and subsequently sustain the combat effectiveness of forces. Logistics shapes strategic and tactical decision making, and is an influence on the conduct of the operational art.… Continue reading
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What we need to be. Building the Defence logistician – Part Two
By David Beaumont. This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The session was titled ‘The Future Logistician’. The first half can be found here. What we need… Continue reading
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How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician – Part One
By David Beaumont. This transcript is the first half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The session was titled ‘The Future Logistician’. So, how did we get here? What does it mean… Continue reading
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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations – is it time for a new ‘national support agenda’?
By David Beaumont. This is the final post from the LIW archives on strategic logistics and logistics challenges prior to the Australia & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. In 2016, the Australian Government released its 2016 Defence White Paper and… Continue reading
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Six strategic challenges for Defence logistics
By Hayden Marshall. In 2017, Logistics In War was privileged to have been given permission by the author to publish this essay. It is especially relevant to participants of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference and others elsewhere.… Continue reading
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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics
By Jessica McCarthy. The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. In this article, US Army logistician Jessica McCarthy examines a challenging, contemporaneous,… Continue reading
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Surviving your time as a military logistician
by Hayden Marshall. Ed. – With the Australian & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference in one week, LIW will revisit several recent posts on logistics at the strategic (and enterprise) level, or within joint organisations. It is no wonder that… Continue reading
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The strategic logistician and professional possibility
By David Beaumont. During a logistics course in late 2017, I was asked to consider what the traits and behaviours of the strategic ‘future logistician’ might be.[1] It was a difficult question to answer without straying into explanations about strategic… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 