Force Multiplying Technologies For Logistics Support To Military Operations

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309307368
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation's wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders. Accomplishing this mission rests on the ability of the Army to equip and move its forces to the battle and sustain them while they are engaged. Logistics provides the backbone for Army combat operations. Without fuel, ammunition, rations, and other supplies, the Army would grind to a halt. The U.S. military must be prepared to fight anywhere on the globe and, in an era of coalition warfare, to logistically support its allies. While aircraft can move large amounts of supplies, the vast majority must be carried on ocean going vessels and unloaded at ports that may be at a great distance from the battlefield. As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have shown, the costs of convoying vast quantities of supplies is tallied not only in economic terms but also in terms of lives lost in the movement of the materiel. As the ability of potential enemies to interdict movement to the battlefield and interdict movements in the battlespace increases, the challenge of logistics grows even larger. No matter how the nature of battle develops, logistics will remain a key factor. Force Multiplying Technologies for Logistics Support to Military Operations explores Army logistics in a global, complex environment that includes the increasing use of antiaccess and area-denial tactics and technologies by potential adversaries. This report describes new technologies and systems that would reduce the demand for logistics and meet the demand at the point of need, make maintenance more efficient, improve inter- and intratheater mobility, and improve near-real-time, in-transit visibility. Force Multiplying Technologies also explores options for the Army to operate with the other services and improve its support of Special Operations Forces. This report provides a logistics-centric research and development investment strategy and illustrative examples of how improved logistics could look in the future.

Author : Committee to Perform a Technology Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309539021
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reducing the Logistics Burden for the Army After Next written by Committee to Perform a Technology Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-04-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study assesses the potential of new technology to reduce logistics support requirements for future Army combat systems. It describes and recommends areas of research and technology development in which the Army should invest now to field systems that will reduce logistics burdens and provide desired capabilities for an ''Army After Next (AAN) battle force" in 2025.

Author : Moshe Kress
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461510856
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operational Logistics written by Moshe Kress and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operational Logistics: The Art and Science of Sustaining Military Operations explores military logistics in terms of the theoretical foundations of operational logistics (OpLog) and its applications. The theoretical foundations are examined with regard to two dimensions. First, the artistic or qualitative aspects of contemporary logistics are looked at in the context of the operational level of war. These OpLog aspects include principles, imperatives and tenets, which are stated and analyzed. The second dimension relates to the scientific aspects of logistics. It is manifested by a formal network model that represents the structural and operational features of an OpLog system. Hence the book examines both artistic and scientific dimensions of military logistics and integrates the respective qualitative and quantitative aspects into a unified and definitive presentation of operational logistics. Chapter 1 presents a general introduction to military logistics. Chapter 2 discusses the general structure and characteristics of logistics and describes its three levels - strategic, operational and tactical. Chapter 3 focuses on Operational Logistics (OpLog). Chapter 4 deals with the logistics planning process. Chapter 5 addresses the issue of logistics information. Chapter 6 deals with forecasting logistics demands. Chapter 7 introduces the first version of the logistics network model. Chapter 8 addresses an important property of an OpLog system - Flexibility. Chapter 9 discusses two major (and dual) issues in OpLog practice: force accumulation and medical treatment and evacuation. Chapter 10 presents an inter-temporal network optimization model that is designed to determine deployment and employment of the support chain in an OpLog system.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428993789
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Logistics of War.. written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vasileios Zeimpekis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319120751
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Logistics written by Vasileios Zeimpekis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 nation support. Additionally its purpose is to promote the global exchange of information and ideas amongst developers and users of military operations research tools and techniques. Over the course of its nine chapters, this edited volume addresses significant issues in military logistics including: a) Restructuring processes via OR methods aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the military logistics, b) Sense-and-Respond logistics prediction and coordination techniques that provide competitive advantage, spanning the full range of military operations across the strategic, operational and tactical levels of war, c) Procurement and auctioning, d) Inventory and stock control theories and applications, e) Military transport and logistical equipment, and, f) Maintenance, repair and overhaul on operational capability in general and equipment availability. The book aims to bridge the gap between the abundant literature on commercial logistics and its scarce defense & combat counterpart. This collection of useful insights into new trends and research will offer an ideal reference for practitioners and army related personnel interested in integrating scientific rigor to improve logistics management within defense organizations & agencies. Ultimately this book should provide a relevant platform for the latest contributions of operations management, operations research, and computational intelligence towards the enhancement of military logistics.

Author : Kenneth N. Brown
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788121472
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategics, the Logistics-strategy Link written by Kenneth N. Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this essay, the author challenges cliches like that of the intricate relationship between strategy and logistics. Convinced that strategy and logistic should never be studied independently of one another, he blends two fields into a concept he labels "Strategics" - a concept which can be applied to military planning, force design, training, and tactics. Offers a sensible, pragmatic approach to the planning and conduct of military operations.

Author : United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctrine for Logistic Support of Joint Operations written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U. S. Military
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781549749704
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Speed and the Fog of War written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "fog of war" is often associated with the commander's lack of clear information on the battlefield. "War is inherently volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. For this condition, contemporary U.S. military usage offers the acronym VUCA." Compounding the "fog of war" on the modern battlefield is the high tempo of operations or speed sought by commanders to overwhelm and defeat the enemy. This case study proposes that the use of sense and respond (S&R) logistics during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF-I) would have provided logisticians critical decisionmaking information (situational awareness) thereby reducing the fog of war and facilitating more efficient and responsive support to the warfighter. In drawing this conclusion, the following study analyzes the events of OIF-I, citing logistical lessons learned and difficulties experienced, and offers suggestions to reduce those challenges. The implementation of S&R logistics will shape future joint logistics requirements while driving changes in joint doctrine and how we support the operational environment. Current efforts under the Forces Transformation and Resources Office (formerly the Office of Force Transformation) and the Program Manager, Light Armored Vehicle (PM-LAV) pave a path for S & R logistics implementation within the military. Lastly, the study highlights the current Marine Corps logistics operations in Iraq and offers some insight into the future. An initial overview examines the events that led to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. By most accounts the invasion of Iraq, now known as Operation Iraqi Freedom-I, was a huge success. During March 2003, 167 ships operated by the Military Sealift Command created a "Steel Bridge of Democracy" that ferried required equipment forward into theater. To appreciate the range of this endeavor, there was on average a ship every 72 miles from the United States to Kuwait. Additionally, pilots flew thousands of C-130, C-5, and C-17, and commercial sorties both inter- and intratheater to deploy and position almost 424,000 U.S. personnel and their equipment. This herculean feat facilitated the reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (RSO&I) of forces in the Area of Operations (AOR) and supported the concept of operations developed by the combatant commander.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Force Journal of Logistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Victor Maccagnan
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428910093
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logistics Transformation: Restarting a Stalled Process written by Victor Maccagnan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: