Sickness: No excuses will be acceptable. We will no longer accept the Medical Officer’s statement as proof of illness as we believe that if you are able to go on sick parade, you are able to come to work. Leave of Absence for an Operation: We are no longer allowing this practice. We hired you as you are, and to have anything removed certainly makes you less than we bargained for. Death, Other than Your Own: This is no excuse. If you can…
BOOK REVIEW By George Rees, DML “Logistics in the Falklands War – A Case Study in Expeditionary Warfare” by Major General Kenneth Privratsky, USA (ret) World travel connects one to history. Touring an area where an event took place makes it much more meaningful – especially when the event happened within your lifetime. Thus was I very impressed with a daylong visit to the Falkland Islands as part of a cruise taken a few years ago. I remembered the Falklands War…
An exercise in logistics Luis Salinas You have relocated to somewhere in Utah/Nevada and have to take a 1,000 mile trip through the desert on short notice. You are going to drive there because that is the only mode of transportation available. What preparations do you make before the trip (ILS Element considerations)? Choose one. Fill her up & head on out! Change the oil, top the fluids, and check the tires yourself. Have the car serviced at the…
By Philip T. Frohne, CPL Logistics is concerned with: . . . Requirements Logistics activities are involved with analysis, synthesis and definition of the resources needed to reach an objective or perform an operation under stated conditions. The total task of determining requirements is a planning function involving both strategic and logistical considerations. Allocation of the principal resources available, if less than those required, and evaluation of the impact of shortages upon major objectives, are primarily strategic responsibilities, not logistics…
“Cipher’n” By Philip T. Frohne, CPL Does the thought of combining ‘Mean Time Between’ anything frighten you? Confused about how to perform basic logistics calculations? Loggie math skills get’n a little rusty? Fear not, because you are not alone. I, too, am mathematically challenged. Many school teachers told my parents that I should stick to the violin (I play French horn). My book on logistics math began as a desk drawer full of illegible sticky notes. So let’s calm those…
In the spirit of SOLE’s recently published Global Logistics For Dummies, we thought we’d call your attention to the March 2018 issue of Inbound Logistics. This issue contains their “14th annual Global Logistics Guide” – a transportation and logistics world atlas designed to help their readers stay on top of shifting global dynamics. Additionally, this issue contains their annual “Global Trade Management Solutions Guide.” Both versions of the printed guides have special digital pullouts for easy reference: the “Logistics Guide” can be found at http://resources.inboundlogistics.com/digital/GlobalGuide_Digital_0318.pdf,…
With a “guest” introduction by Kevin E. Williams, Director for Studies, Analyses and Assessments for Headquarters, US Air Force, the Journal of Defense Analysis and Logistics (Volume 1 Issue 1; ISSN 2399-6439) made its inaugural on-line debut in late 2017. Published by the US Air Force Institute of Technology’s Center for Operational Analysis (AFIT COA) and delivered on-line by Emerald Publishing Services, this Open Access peer-reviewed semi-annual technical journal considers a broad range of topics across the fields of logistics, operations research,…
One of the ways that SOLE’s helps in “advancing the art and science of logistics” is to serve as a resource for logistics practitioners who are working on advanced degrees in logistics and logistics-related academic programs. [See the item after this for news about the most recent ‘winner’ of SOLE’s long-standing prize paper award for MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management candidates at the Air Force Institute of Technology.] Many of the long-time SOLEtter readers may recall that in addition to its recognition…
Know an individual or team that you think might make a good candidate for a SOLE Field Award? SOLE’s 2018 Field Awards will recognize technical achievement and professional experience in, and contributions to, a given specialty of logistics. A Field Award may be presented only to an individual or small teams of individuals. An organization, agency, or institution is not eligible. Nominees are not required to be SOLE members. Nominations for Field Awards may be made by any SOLE member/friend of SOLE. Nominations will…
SOLE is pleased to announce that on 23 March 2018 Major Thomas S. Bihansky was awarded SOLE’s Jerome G. Peppers, Jr., CPL Prize Paper Award for his paper “Resilient Aircraft Maintenance Constructs: Enhancing Repair Network Designs to Effectively Manage Risks and Supply Chain Disruptions.” Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for his MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Maj Bihansky’s research aims to extend the understanding of supply chain resiliency by employing a simulation model of a USAF aircraft engine…