A conceptual framework for defense logistics

Abstract

Defense logistics (DL) is an important and yet unexplored knowledge area of Production Engineering. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to establish the DL problem domain. The focus is on industrial, technological, institutional, organizational and, specially, strategic management aspects applied to logistics in the defense sector. It also proposes a conceptual framework identifying DL objectives, functional areas and interfaces with the environment. The framework defines the Defense Logistics Base (DLB) as a system meant to create and sustain military capability, but also involved with the development of industrial capability, related to high and medium-high technologies, applied to high value products, with dual use. Furthermore, it suggests a research agenda for future work on strategic management related to DL.

Evolution of Military Logistics

“…The military logistics revolution is closely related to the available technology [86]. The reason why is because, historically, the use of technology has allowed military logistics to respond to the requirements of the troops, increasing the capacity of the army and changing the state [87,88].…”

A influência da capacidade logística no poder dissuasório

“…A literatura atualmente distingue dois tipos de logística, militar e empresarial, que se diferem sob vários aspectos, como objetivo, foco, ambiente e medidas de desempenho. Quanto ao objetivo, a logística militar, centrada nas ações de Estado, visa à prontidão operacional das Forças Armadas, enquanto que a logística empresarial visa essencialmente ao lucro (Brick 2019). Quanto ao foco, a logística militar preocupa-se com a sustentação do combate, enquanto que a logística empresarial preocupa-se com alianças estratégicas, distribuição física e serviço ao cliente.…”

An Introductory Review About Defence Management: A Conceptual Framework

“…The indings of the research revealed that the Indonesian maritime security had not been developed and organized in a comprehensive and structured way as per the perspective of defence management of the other nations. Gestão and Brick (2019) had stated that the concept of DL (defence logistics) is a signi icant but not an explored area of knowledge regarding the production engineering. Hence, the aim of this study was to develop the domain of issues regarding defence logistics.…”