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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Dr. Kress is a Research Fellow at RAFAEL, heading the Logistics and Combat Modeling Branch of the Center for Military Analyses (CEMA), Haifa, Israel. He also teaches at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Kress has been leading major logistics research projects for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for over a decade.
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Expensive book, but well worth in my case. I needed a framework and structure for armed conflict logistics, and this one had a great layout and explanation for the concepts and principles. This book is more academic, as opposed to detailing a process (e.g., step by step how-to) or a historical description (e.g., what happened).
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The expression Operational Logistics consists of two basic and broad terms: Logistics and Operational Level of War (sometimes also referred to as Operational Art). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
logistics support chain, logistic information network, logistics network model, force accumulation process, logistics planning process, sufficiency probability, medical node, logistics forecasting, logistics support resources, tracked travel, logistics nodes, evacuation network, logistics properties, rear nodes, logistics assets, logistics deployment, logistics flow, dispersed travel, tactical logistics, logistics level, evacuation chain, quantity gap, logistic flexibility, logistic parameters, extrapolative methods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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logistics support chain, logistic information network, logistics network model, force accumulation process, logistics planning process, sufficiency probability, medical node, logistics forecasting, logistics support resources, tracked travel, logistics nodes, evacuation network, logistics properties, rear nodes, logistics assets, logistics deployment, logistics flow, dispersed travel, tactical logistics, logistics level, evacuation chain, quantity gap, logistic flexibility, logistic parameters, extrapolative methods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- On War (Dodo Press) by Carl von General Clausewitz on 5 pages
- Logistics in the National Defense (Naval War College / Logistics Leadership Series) by The George Washington Logistics Research Project in Front Matter, page 16, and page 100
- Vehicle Routing: Methods and Studies by Bruce L. Golden on page 36
- Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs by Ralph L. Keeney on page 36
- Combinatorial Optimization: Networks and Matroids (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Eugene Lawler on page 71
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