Operational Logistics The Art and Science of Sustaining Military Ope
This book explores the theoretical foundations and applications of military operational logistics (OpLog). OpLog theory has two facets: qualitative and quantitative.The qualitative facet is imbedded in the theory of operational level of war or o
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Moshe Kress
Operational Logistics The Art and Science of Sustaining Military Operations Second Edition
Management for Professionals
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Moshe Kress
Operational Logistics The Art and Science of Sustaining Military Operations Second Edition
Moshe Kress Department of Operations Research Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, USA
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-3-319-22673-6 ISBN 978-3-319-22674-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22674-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015947261 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2002, 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The term management is seldom used in the context of military operations, yet several aspects of modern warfare lend themselves to common management disciplines. Information management is needed to control, filter, process, and route the flow of data and information to and from the battlefield. The role of manpower management becomes more important as more specialized personal qualifications and training are needed to operate and maintain advanced weapons. Movement management is applied throughout a campaign to accumulate and deploy military forces. The term management is used occasionally even in combat operations in the context of fire control. As more advanced, effective and expensive combat systems enter the battlefield, efficiency must be considered, along with the more traditional effectiveness objective. Attaining efficiency depends on good management. However, the broadest, the most complex, and probably the oldest of all the managerial aspects of warfare is logistics – the management of combat means and resources. This book is about the management of warfare logistics – pl
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