CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Strategy and Logistics are Two Sides of the Same Coin. "There is nothing more common than to find considerations of supply affecting the strategic lines of a campaign and a war." - Carl von Clausewitz The path taken by the German Army in its advance on Moscow in the summer
Russian Logistics for the Invasion of Ukraine
We're working with instructors at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to model and simulate supply chains supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These supply chain models are used by students studying military logistics at AFIT and the Air Force Logistics Officers Schoolhouse (AFLOS).
Can India Match China’s Supply Chain Standards?
In the 1960s and 1970s, China was known as a developing nation where labor was available at the cheapest rate. Its government was trying to establish worldwide trade routes by expanding its commerce with various countries. China was once a developing nation trying to shift its economy from the
Massively Multiplayer Disaster Response Collaboration
As we bump up against the limits of what our planet's ecosystems can handle, the frequency and intensity of natural and human-made disasters will increase exponentially. Second only to the skill and bravery of the people involved in disaster response, the supply chains and logistics that support
Impact of Last Mile Delivery and 3PL in Construction Supply Chains
Construction industry supply chains are strengthening their last mile delivery capabilities in response to customers who are more and more demanding. Customers expect work to be performed more quickly, accurately, and with higher quality than ever before. As a result, construction businesses are
Logistics and Supply Chain Competition 2021 – Indonesia
SCM Globe collaborated with Dr. Rachmawati Wangsaputra and her colleagues at Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Logistik (STIMLOG), a college of the Bandung Institute of Technology, to organize the first International Logistics and Supply Chain Competition in Indonesia. In addition to STIMLOG students, more
Local & Sustainable Supply Chains – The Blue Ocean Cooperative
Imagine an aqua farmer's cooperative called "Blue Ocean Co-op". Its member farmers sell what they grow and harvest at their ocean farms to the cooperative, and the co-op focuses on finding customers and delivering the seafood to those customers. The co-op also finds suppliers to provide operating
Hyperloop in Middle East Supply Chains
Four industrial engineering students at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), created a set of supply chain models and simulations to analyze the potential for using hyperloop technology to improve regional supply chains in the Middle East. Their project won first place in