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Orchestration: The Right Idea That Will Struggle in UK Defence Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Introduction: A Concept Everyone Agrees With “Orchestration” has rapidly become one of the most used—and least challenged—terms in modern…
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The 72-Hour Problem: Why Slow Decisions Break Supply Chains
Supply Chain Council UK Supply chains rarely fail because of a lack of data. They fail because decisions take too long. Across both commercial and…
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Why Optimisation Fails Without Governance
Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM, FCMI When Better Models Deliver Worse Outcomes in Modern Supply Chains Introduction: The Optimisation Paradox Few ideas in supply chain…
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What Does “Resilient” Actually Mean in Numbers?
Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM, FCMI From Narrative Comfort to Quantified Readiness in Modern Supply Chains Introduction: Why Resilience Now Demands Proof Few words are…
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The Longest Defence Supply Chain in the World
By Paul R. Salmon, FCILT, FSCM, FCMI Introduction When we think about supply chains, we often imagine lorries on motorways, containers stacked in ports, or…
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Debate Topic: Whole Life Cost (WLC) modelling. Advocates argue it’s no longer a “nice to have” but a mission-critical decision support tool.
UK Defence is moving towards greater visibility of support costs, but there is still no universal adoption of Whole Life Cost (WLC) modelling. Advocates argue…
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Robbing Spares – Tactical Availability Boost or Strategic Supply Chain Risk?
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In Defence logistics, “robbing” or cannibalising spares — taking parts from one platform to repair another — has always…
About
Paul Salmon
Editor in Chief
Paul Salmon FCILT is Chair of the CILT Defence Forum and the DE&S Logistics Profession Bodies Ambassador. A Chartered Fellow of CILT, CMI, and ISCM, Paul leads efforts to professionalise Defence logistics, championing CPD, chartered recognition, and stronger industry partnerships. He is a published thought leader, conference speaker, and award-winning advocate for supply chain innovation, data-driven decision-making, and resilience. With a background in both operational delivery and strategic transformation, Paul works across Defence to improve forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain integration. He is passionate about inspiring the next generation of logisticians through outreach, mentoring, and professional engagement. (Any views expressed are my own and are not those of UK defence )
