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STEM Isn’t Just for Engineers: Why Modern Supply Chains Depend on STEM Thinking in Every Role
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM When people hear “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), their minds often jump to laboratories, bridges, or satellites. But…
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Mind the Gap: Bridging Engineering and Logistics for Smarter Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In too many organisations, engineers and logistics professionals work side by side yet rarely engage deeply. One group designs…
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Why It’s Critical to Optimise Inventory – Not Just Buy More
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In the face of stockouts, the knee-jerk reaction for many organisations is to increase purchasing and build bigger buffers.…
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Top 10 Data Elements That Drive Modern Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In today’s volatile, interconnected world, supply chains face unprecedented challenges—disruptions from pandemics, geopolitical tensions, extreme weather, and rapidly shifting…
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Interchangeability of Spare Parts: The Key to Resilient and Efficient Defence Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In a world of increasingly contested supply chains and constrained budgets, defence organisations face a dual challenge: building resilience…
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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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Secure-by-Design Supply Chains: Building Resilience in the Digital Age
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM As supply chains become more connected, global, and technology-driven, their vulnerability to cyber threats is growing at an alarming…
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 )
