International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 43 Issue 2

Defence logistics: an important research field in need of researchers

Keenan D. Yoho, Sebastiaan Rietjens, Peter Tatham

The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the special issue on defence logistics. To achieve this, an overview of the field of defence logistics is offered…

Performance‐based logistics: a portfolio for contracting military supply

Andreas Glas, Erik Hofmann, Michael Eßig

The purpose of this research is to analyse military logistics providing a decision support instrument for contracting in defence supply chains.

Operational defense sourcing: organizing military logistics in Afghanistan

Christiaan Davids, Robert Beeres, Paul C. van Fenema

This paper aims to present a study on the organization of military logistics under “hot” conditions in an expeditionary crisis response operation. The authors' main research…

How to supply a frigate

Tore Listou

When deploying a frigate to the Gulf of Aden as a part of the Operation Atalanta, the Norwegian Defence outsourced logistics to a TPL provider. The purpose of this paper is to…

An exploration of trust and shared values in UK defence supply networks

Peter Tatham

This paper aims to develop a “line of sight” between improved military capability through supply network effectiveness to trust and shared values, and test the proposition that…