Logistics
Monday, May 27, 2013
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2/7/2013
Research Study
Historically the focus of the defense acquisition and sustainment system has swung pendulum-like between two policy objectives. At one end of the arc, the goal is effectiveness: insuring that the military gets the best equipment and support available as rapidly as possible
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Features
12/21/2011
Research Study
Executive Summary
The individual soldier is the U.S. Army’s most important and frequently deployed asset. As such it is imperative that the soldier be provided the best clothing and individual
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4/5/2011
Research Study
United States ground forces entered Iraq and Afghanistan poorly equipped to deal with the challenges of protracted dismounted operations. While “equipping the man” has long been a maxim for land forces,
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9/28/2009
Issue Brief
With Fortune 500 decisionmakers ever more mindful of their companies’ environmental and energy impacts, the Third-Party Logistics (3PL) industry can expect to play a significant role increasing the efficiency
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Logistics Articles
| 10/3/2007 |
Issue Brief
Historically, the government bought military equipment, supplies and services “by the yard” with relatively little thought as to the costs of integrating all the parts and activities. How the troops used
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| 9/14/2007 |
Presentation to The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
It has been six years and three days since the Al Qaeda attack on the American homeland. I doubt anyone in this room woke up on September 12th, assuming you were able to sleep that night, thinking it
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| 6/14/2007 |
Issue Brief
Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is the purchase of support as an integrated, affordable, performance package designed to optimize system readiness and meet performance goals through long-term support
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| 6/7/2007 |
Issue Brief
The United States military faces two related crises. First is the tightening of defense budgets, certainly as the U.S. presence in Iraq winds down, but increasingly likely regardless. Second are the growing
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| 4/19/2007 |
Research Study
The Department of Defense (DoD) directs the largest and most complex supply chain in the world. DoD spends at least $150 billion a year on goods and services and their delivery to end users. The Defense
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| 2/26/2007 |
Research Study
Civilian contractors have a larger presence on today’s battlefields than ever before. Over a decade ago, as the U.S. military began downsizing, it began transferring many of its support functions to private
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