Military Logistics: Insights for Business Logistics

Abstract

During the last 30 years the environments faced by the business logistics manager have dramatically increased in complexity. The integration of logistics processes with organizational strategy, increasing complexities of partnership/channel relationships, and the increasingly international scope of business logistics processes are examples of these complexities. The military logistics literature addresses complex issues of integrating logistics with strategy and tactics; co‐ordinating world wide supply operations; co‐ordinating an industrial base with military needs; and managing cycles of mobilization, warfare, and demobilization. Summarizes the development of business logistics thought, reviews the military logistics literature, and develops insights from the said literature that appear relevant to business logistics thought.

Citation

McGinnis, M.A. (1992), "Military Logistics: Insights for Business Logistics", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039210015356