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National Defense January 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Logistics Reforms Aim to Fix Supply Bottlenecks A team of logistics experts from the U.S. Transportation Command and other agencies will be heading to Iraq this month, in an attempt to break long-standing logjams in the distribution of supplies to forward-deployed units.  |
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Digital Age Logistics Systems Still No Panacea for Troops Providing essential supplies and services to troops on the front lines ranks increasingly consumes larger bites of the Pentagon's half-trillion-dollar annual budget.  |
National Defense June 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Battlefield Logistics: Color It `Purple' As pressure intensifies at the Defense Department to improve logistics support to U.S. troops in the field, decision makers within the military services, Joint staff and combatant commands are stepping up efforts to fix immediate problems and try to develop long-term solutions.  |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Commanders Ponder How Best To Mend Battlefield Logistics A team of about 100 logistics experts dispatched to Iraq earlier this year pinpointed serious problems in the distribution of military supplies in the war zone, and is taking steps to solve them.  |
National Defense April 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
War Realities Call for New Approach to Logistics The United States, for decades, has served as the world's model for how to plan and execute military logistics, but it's clear that the growing demands of global deployments and rapid-response operations call for changes in how the nation supports and sustains its forces.  |
National Defense July 2004 Harold Kennedy |
Services Need to Share Logistics Information The lack of accurate information about supply requirements, shipments and deliveries has hurt military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Learning how to fix those information gaps is one of the most important lessons of the war.  |
National Defense January 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Ponders Formation Of Expert Logistics Units As the U.S. Army reorganizes from a division- to a brigade-based combat force, it also intends to change the way it delivers supplies and logistics support to the front lines.  |
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Central Command Reports Improvements in Logistics As a new round of troop rotations gets under way in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military transportation officials expect fewer logistics hassles than seen previously.  |
National Defense April 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Changes on the Way for Army Logistics Ops The Army is not organized to rapidly set up a base of operations and launch a major campaign from an area that does not already have basic infrastructure.  |
National Defense May 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Logistics Requires Teamwork, Solid Leadership The Defense Department has achieved measurable improvements in its ability to provide equipment and supplies in a timely manner. But as can be expected in an enterprise this large and complex, the challenges are many.  |
National Defense September 2015 Sandra I. Erwin |
U.S. Central Command Leads Push to Connect Allies in Common Network U.S. military leaders in regional commands have coped with limited interoperability with allies by setting up one-off communications systems.  |
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force Kicks Off Staff Reorganization Air Force officials intend to have in place by October nine new war-fighting headquarters that are intended to improve efficiency when organizing combat efforts.  |
National Defense December 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Strategic Command's Expanded Portfolio Prompts Skepticism Stratcom is wrapping up a four-year process where it has reinvented itself, and taken eight missions into its fold. Now comes the hard part: proving to the rest of the U.S. defense community that it can effectively deliver its services.  |
National Defense December 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Strategic Command Selling Itself to Field Commanders The officers at U.S. Strategic Command are trying to sell their ability to support commanding officers.  |
National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Electronic Tags Companies that supply military equipment to the Defense Department should begin voluntarily to put electronic tags on shipments, advised the assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for supply-chain integration.  |
National Defense April 2004 Mike Cast |
Army-Led Team Probes Joint Logistics Gaps The U.S. Army Developmental Test Command is sponsoring a test and evaluation program aimed at improving joint logistics processes.  |
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force: To Save Fuel, We Must Change How We Fly The Pentagon in recent years has launched umpteen projects to promote the use of renewable energy and lower consumption of fossil fuels.  |
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
More Than Technology Is Needed to Win Wars As events unfold in Iraq, much second-guessing goes on in Washington, not just about the overall U.S. strategy or lack thereof, but also on whether the hundreds of billions of dollars allocated every year to weapon systems are being spent on the right things.  |
Inc. September 2008 |
Top 10 Industries by Median Revenue Travel tops the list of the top ten industries by revenue.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Warehousing Costs Challenge Inventory Strategies Retailers' just-in-time demands are forcing manufacturers to spend more on logistics.  |
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas |
Logistics Agency Eliminates Transportation Costs for Some Goods The Defense Logistics Agency has begun implementing a new initiative that will save vendors time and drive down costs associated with transporting products to the agency.  |
Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Mitchell J. Thompson |
Breaking the Proconsulate: A New Design for National Power There have been few truly transformational changes to the institutions of national security, only slight modifications to the existing ones.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2000 |
This Just In...Advantage Learning Systems, Inc. Advantage Learning Systems, Inc. has announced a Web-based product called eSchoolOffice. The initial version of the software will provide functions designed to streamline school operations.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Logistics in the Process Industries: By The Numbers Over 60% of best-in-class manufacturers have implemented a transportation management system.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Supply Chain Solutions A roundup of the latest supply chain technology applications for the manufacturing industries.  |
InternetNews December 1, 2004 Jim Wagner |
Big Blue in Big Outsourcing Bid Outsourcing deals worth more than $1 billion are icing on the cake after IBM officials announced the completion of acquisitions Wednesday that solidifies its push in the European transportation and logistics industry.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2006 Traci Purdum |
Logistics: Favoring Face Time As products become more complex and service more important, transportation customers might become less impressed by technology.  |
IndustryWeek May 18, 2011 |
Reaction To Fuel Prices and Management Tips Readers react to the latest topics, including telecommuting to conserve commuter fuel and also management traps.  |
PC Magazine November 30, 2004 Peter Suciu |
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion Although it's reminiscent of SimCity, the narrow focus on transportation makes "Locomotion" a less challenging game and therefore slightly less rewarding.  |
National Defense January 2014 Edward Lundquist |
Navy Program Rewards Money-Saving Technologies The Office of Naval Research technology insertion program for savings provides funding to integrate mature technologies into existing programs where they can reduce operational and maintenance support costs.  |
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin |
Washington Pulse Congress Fears Another Contras Scandal... Industry Consolidation Contributed to Tanker Woes... Romania Prepares Bases to Host U.S. Troops... Request for More C-17s Up in the Air...  |
Food Processing August 2010 |
Logistics Q&A: Why do CEOs of midsized companies need to be concerned about supply chain management? A new series focusing on plant operations and logistics.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 David Blanchard |
Transportation Management: How to Fight The High Cost Of Moving Freight Transportation and warehousing cost U.S. companies more than $1 trillion in 2005, and the price tag continues to rise.  |