The sinews of war is offered to professional military men in all the armed services, and to thoughtful students of problems of national defense, as an essential contribution to their education. These companies may be experts in logistics as a whole, or in specific elements of ils, such as part management, test equipment. Of special importance is the logistic tier structure. It is by no means an exclusive list and will be updated and categorized periodically as my research progresses. Nato logistics handbook november 2012 nato logistics handbook nato public diplomacy division b1110 brussels.
While military history is immensely popular with the general public, it has a low status within academia and is largely confined to specialist centres of study such as the sir michael howard centre for the history of war, military academies and staff colleges. History of military logisticshistory of military logistics. Logistics war fighting disciplines military reading list. Van creveld takes the unglamorous but necessary task of examining logistics throughout the ages and delivers a fine book that gives the reader a deeper understanding of. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects or military operations that deal with. Pdf us military logistics outsourcing and the everywhere of war. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subject terms civil war, logistics, tullahoma, chickamauga, rosecrans 16. Once the file has been saved to your hard drive it should open without any problem. United states marine corps colonel george c thorpe, pure logistics, 1917. Goals of the revolution in military logistics to understand army logistics transformation to date, it is first necessary to examine its stated goals. A squadron can reach its destination in a few hours, but its establishments, depots, fuel, spare parts, and workshops take many weeks, and even months, to develop. He definitely emphasizes how important it is to use strategies that minimize casualties on your side of the fighting.
This is one of the best books on management out there. In military science, maintaining ones supply lines while disrupting those of the enemy is a crucialsome would say the most crucialelement of military stratagy, since an armed force without resources and. Like many officers, pagonis thinks a little to highly of himself in my opinion but it is not overwhelming. Moving forward with logistics advising in afghanistan. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. Logistics preparation of the battlefield is the process of gathering data against pertinent battlefield components, analyzing their impact on sustainment. This paucity of published research in mainstream logistics and supply chain management. Military logistics research advances and future trends. As of 27 july 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms half the cargo mass of a boeing 747200f. Rand has long provided guidance and effective solutions to military supply and logistics decisionmakers, resulting in significant savings, improved.
Purpose this paper aims to look at the relative position of thought leadership between the areas of military and civilian logisticians. Sourcing decisions for military logistics in peace support. For military logistics in peace support operations, three areas on different levels, with in total twelve constructs of importance were developed. Blog history of military logisticshistory of military. Are there any books about the logistics of raising. The military vocabulary offers only a few general descriptive terms such as. Journal of defense analytics and logistics emerald publishing. Van creveld takes the unglamorous but necessary task of examining logistics throughout the ages and delivers a fine book that gives the reader a deeper understanding of an often overlooked subject. What is the best book to read on military strategy. If the entire document will not open, select save instead of open. However, as will be noted from the detailed breakdown in table 1, many of these were published.
Logistics origin, sources and periods of development. Military logistics in military logistics, logistics officers manage how and when to move resources to the places they are needed. Sourcing decisions for military logistics in peace. Pdf us military logistics outsourcing and the everywhere. Journals with four or more articles indexed in abiinform global and proquest research librarybusiness mentioning military logistics or defence logistics or defense logistics in the title, abstract, key words or text from 19522010. The terms logistics and combat service support are often used interchangeably, but there is a distinction. Blog history of military logisticshistory of military logistics. Alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army by donald w.
Logistics the transfer of personnel and materiel from one location to another, as well as the maintenance of that materielis essential for a military to be able to support an ongoing deployment or respond effectively to emergent threats. Logistics labels on logistics units such as pallets. Designmethodologyapproach the paper provides a theoretical framework in an exploratory study using the literature to evaluate the constraints on the military side of logistics thought. Brief history of logistics and transportation logistics was originally a military term before 1950s, no logistics. Logistics has been a recognizable part of military science, together with strategy and tactics, since ancient times. In addition to the most current versions of adpadrp 40 sustainment jul 12, smfls4 incorporates the full scope of new material from atp 494 theater sustainment command jun, atp 493 sustainment brigade aug, atp 490 brigade support battalion aug 14, sustainment planning, jp 40 joint logistics oct, atp 335 army deployment and.
In addition, anyone interested in military especially army history and the history of military logistics will enjoy this publication. The art of war by sun tzu concise, to the point, and still applicable for the modern warfare. Times books, 1982, both of which contain extensive bibliographies. Logistics, in military science, all the activities of armedforce units in roles supporting combat units, including transport, supply, signal communication, medical aid, and the like fundamentals. Data elements required on each label includes the following. Literature of military logistics this logic map describes the key works of military logistics those that have the greatest meaning to its study. Librarybusiness mentioning military logistics, defence logistics or defense logistics in the title, abstract, key words or text from 19522010. Military logistics originated from the militarys need to make provisions of arms, ammunition, and ration as they moved forward from their bases. A brief history logistics is a relatively new word used to describe a very old practice. Some of these operations are familiar to many a schoolchildthe long campaign of alexander the great from macedonia to the indus, the saga. To increase general knowledge and inform discussion, ndu press publishes books on subjects relating to us. Changing how we fight influences changes in how we support.
While military history is immensely popular with the general public, it has a low status within academia and is largely confined to specialist centres of study such as the sir michael howard centre for the history of war, military academies. Logistics preparation of the battlefield is the process of gathering data against pertinent battlefield components, analyzing. In ancient history the combination of local supply for food and forage and selfcontainment in hardware and services appears often as the logistic basis for operations by forces of moderate size. In 1996, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff published joint vision 2010, outlining his thoughts on how the u. Logistics staging areas fewer supply on hand increasing supply linesdistribution channels the ability to respond and be effectivetoday requires lean models and a great amount ofagility. Janes military vehicles and logistics, 20022003 by janes hardcover from janes information group. They contain detailed information and howtos for procedures important to soldiers serving in the field. Nato defines logistics as the science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. Maurices strategikon touches on some of that, i think.
Logistics in war seeks to instigate and inspire, continue and create, a professional discussion on military logistics that is sorely lacking. Broadly contextualized and filled with insightful analysis, civil war logistics explores the vitally important but scandalously neglected topic of military transportation. Nonetheless, baron henri jomini, the french writer on military affairs, appears to have been the first to have made systematic use. I dont think you can find any book that covers all these widely different fields. The book is probably fine if you work in the logistics function of the u. Hundreds of books on strategy and tactics have been written for every one on logistics. Furthermore, logistics in war supports the development of an international community of military logisticians that can share ideas, concepts and useful material in an insightful, courteous and. Emblem of the spanish navy higher military logistics studies center. United states army field manuals are published by the united states armys army publishing directorate. Design, development, acquisition, storage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel. Committee of the chiefs of military medical services in nato. Alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army donald w.
Find logistics management textbooks at up to 90% off. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you. Logistics is inextricably tied with strategy and tactics. He considers the formidable problems of movement and supply, transportation and administration, often mentioned but rarely explored by the vast majority of books on military history.
Logistics, in military science, all the activities of armedforce units in roles supporting combat units, including transport, supply, signal communication, medical aid, and the like. Transportation and logistics industry books and publications. Transformation revolution in military logistics logistics is the lifeblood of any army. Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and. The theoretical foundations are examined with regard to two dimensions.
Call it distribution or logistics or supply chain management. The chief of staff of the army csa has stated the transformation objective is to field a force that is strategically responsive and dominant every point on the spectrum of operations. Were upgrading the acm dl, and would like your input. The sourcing decisions showed to be one of four logistic key decisions. Logistics involves planning and carrying out the movement and. Logistics operations have alw ays been accompanying life in. The publication of record for the military logistics community. The trend in the private sector overthe past 20 years ofdeveloping lean and agile supply chains has really been no different in the military.
Units on the front lines do not have stockpiles of supplies and, therefore, move quickly and take advantage of opportunities in. What is the best book to read on military strategy, tactics. Logistics military concepts discussed military reading. Chapter 4 deals with the logistics planning process. The art and science of sustaining military operations explores military logistics in terms of the theoretical foundations of operational logistics oplog and its applications. In the conduct of war, warmaking activity behind the cutting edge of combat has always defied simple definition. Jun 30, 2002 chapter 1 presents a general introduction to military logistics. Logistics in war military logistics and its impact on.
In addition to railroads and steamboats, wagon trains and even pack animals were vital for keeping the armies supplied and moving. Military logistics this defense news ebook features news coverage and commentaries detailing the global defense communitys modern movement and maintenance of todays armed forces. Welcome to logistics in war, an australian site dedicated to exploring defence logistics and its impact on modern warfare and defence institutional performance. This study attempts to put the rarely explored field of logistics in its proper place of importance in the study of military history. Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. Army experiences with deployment planning in operation desert shield mr164a osd james p. These lists reflect the official recommended lists at the time of our research. First, the artistic or qualitative aspects of contemporary logistics are looked at in the context of.
It is of vital importance for any military operation and, without it, operations could not be carried out and sustained. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. By whatever name it is the sinuous, gritty, and cumbersome process by which companies move material, parts, and products to customers. Engels paperback from university of california press 1981. While the term logistics can encompass several different meanings, in essence it has to do with having the right thing, at the right place, at the right time. The conclusion is irresistible that the military themselves know next to nothing about logistics. Army mobilization and logistics in the korean war, a. This book highlights recent advances in the development of effective modeling and solution approaches to enhance the performance of military logistics. I read this book hoping to gain some insight into logistical functions in general and military logistics in particular. Chapter 2 discusses the general structure and characteristics of logistics and describes its three levels strategic, operational and tactical. Appears in 81 books from 19062007 page 103 strange as it may seem, the air force, except in the air, is the least mobile of all the services. The nato logistics handbook is published under the auspices of the logistics. Apr 28, 2016 i dont think you can find any book that covers all these widely different fields.
Some of these operations are familiar to many a schoolchildthe long campaign of alexander the great from macedonia to the indus, the saga of xenophon. Vehicles were ubiquitous and were found at all levels of military administration, in the field army, in the military districts, and with the stavka reserve. Barbara tuchman wrote the most well researched books on history. Military logistics military logistics and strategic performance strategy and history. Logistics is the study of the way in which military forces assemble, move and sustain themselves in both peacetime and wartime.
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