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Bio-Inspired Supply Chains: Learning from Nature to Build Smarter, Adaptive Networks
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Nature is the world’s oldest and most sophisticated supply chain. For billions of years, ecosystems have managed flows of…
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Predictive and Prescriptive Orchestration: The Next Level of Supply Chain Intelligence
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM For decades, supply chain leaders have worked to improve visibility – the ability to see what’s happening across suppliers,…
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Autonomous Supply Chains: The Future of Seamless, Self-Driving Logistics
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Imagine a supply chain where goods move from factory to customer without a single human touchpoint. Self-driving trucks navigate…
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Sustainable Resilience: Building Stronger, Greener, and Fairer Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In the wake of unprecedented global disruptions – from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate-induced weather events – supply chain…
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Supply Chain Resilience in a Geopolitically Fragmented World: Lessons from Ukraine, Gaza, and Taiwan for Western Militaries
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In an era marked by great power competition, fractured global alliances, and contested logistics corridors, supply chains have become…
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Digital Twins in Defence Supply Chains: Using Simulation and Modelling to Predict Disruptions and Optimise Readiness
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In today’s contested and complex operating environments, the agility and resilience of defence supply chains are as critical as…
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The Weaponisation of Supply Chains: How Adversaries Target Global Networks and What Defence Must Do to Build Resilience
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In an era of intensifying geopolitical competition and technological disruption, supply chains are no longer neutral conduits of goods…
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Supply Chains as a Strategic Asset in Defence: From Back Office to Battlefield Enabler
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In modern warfare, success is not only determined by the calibre of weapon systems or the bravery of those…
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Supply Chains as a Strategic Asset in Defence
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Introduction: Beyond a Logistics Backbone In the past, defence supply chains were often viewed as a supporting function—necessary, but…
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The Data is Right – Why Human Bias Holds Us Back
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In today’s hyperconnected, contested world, supply chains must operate with speed, precision, and resilience. Defence and industry alike are…
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 )
