Background: Military logistics has been present from the moment a soldier was created, and its evolution has been influenced by the technology used. Indeed, it has been observed over time that every military revolution was intrinsically caused by a military logistics revolution, directly...

Military systems have many components, such as garrisons, border guards, and industries with a large population that may be affected by disasters. Garrisons, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities in military systems are needed to reduce human casualties. However, these facilities may not have...

Purpose In this study, the authors explore how novel and relevant technologies can change the overall design of systems, and which factors influence the design of resilient systems in particular. After evaluating the effects of these factors, the authors describe the potential role of...

Introduction -- Structure, Terminology and Analytic Tools -- The Foundation of Operational Logistics -- Planning -- Information -- Forecasting Logistic Demands -- Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Logistics -- Humanitarian Logistics -- The Visual Network Model -- OpLog Flexibility -- Two Critical...

A look at today's US military will see them operating much beyond the scope of protecting and defending the United States. These operations now consist of, but are not limited to humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and conflict resolution. This broad spectrum of operational environments has...

This book highlights recent advances in the development of effective modeling and solution approaches to enhance the performance of military logistics. It seeks to further research in global defense-related topics, including military operations, governmental operations and security, as well as...

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a “line of sight” between improved military capability through supply network effectiveness to trust and shared values, and test the proposition that the effectiveness of the UK's military supply network (SN) will reflect the extent of the shared values...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the special issue on defence logistics. To achieve this, an overview of the field of defence logistics is offered together with a discussion of the historical and contemporary issues that have confronted researchers and...

Purpose – This paper aims to look at the relative position of thought leadership between the areas of military and civilian logisticians. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a theoretical framework in an exploratory study using the literature to evaluate the constraints on the...

pt. 1. Supply chain management: What is supply chain management? / Jacques S. Gansler, Robert E. Luby, Jr., and Bonnie Kornberg -- Supply chain management in government and business / Jacques S. Gansler, Robert E. Luby, Jr., and Bonnie Kornberg ; The integration enabler : information technology...