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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…
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Hyper-Adaptivity: The Next Frontier in Supply Chain Performance
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM For years, supply chain leaders have focused on building agile operations – systems capable of responding quickly to changes…
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Circular Economy Supply Chains: Designing Out Waste and Building Resilience
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM For decades, supply chains have operated on a linear model: take, make, use, and dispose. Raw materials are extracted,…
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Supply Chain Ecosystems: The Future of Connected Value
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM For decades, we’ve thought about supply chains as linear systems – goods and information flowing from supplier to manufacturer…
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Cognitive Supply Chains: The Next Evolution in Supply Chain Management
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM The supply chain profession is no stranger to transformation. From the rise of globalisation to the introduction of lean…
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Top 10 list of supply chain terms (2025) every professional should know:
1. Agility – The ability of a supply chain to respond quickly to changes in demand or disruptions. 2. Bottleneck – A point in the…
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The Anatomy of a Modern Supply Chain: From Source to Customer
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In an age where global trade moves at the speed of a click, supply chains are the lifeblood of…
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Supply Chain 101: What You Must Know
The term “supply chain” is everywhere – but what does it really mean? And what are the essentials you need to understand to work in…
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Can Supply Chains Ever Be Fully Resilient?
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Supply chains are the arteries of the global economy. They connect raw materials to factories, factories to markets, and…
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 )
