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Logistics and the strangling of strategy
By David Beaumont. Logistics has long been recognised as vital to a force, but when inefficient a constraint on that force’s freedom to manoeuvre. However, the impact of logistics on strategy is just as significant and ultimately more profound. The… Continue reading
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Industry integration – a new approach and attitude to Army logistics
This article was originally published in the Australian Defence Business Review ‘Land Forces 2018’ edition (September-October) and is posted here with permission. ADBR can be found at www.adbr.com.au. By David Beaumont. Logistics is the stored potential of a military force,… Continue reading
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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics creates national power
By David Beaumont. This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months. Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of… Continue reading
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Is logistics the ultimate conventional deterrent?
By David Beaumont. The Royal Australian Air Force, now armed with the fifth-generation fighter and other impressive air capabilities guided by a wholesale transformation strategy – Plan Jericho, has recently debated the need for a joint strike capability. This debate… Continue reading
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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
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 