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Future-Proof: The Skills Every Supply Chain Manager Will Need by 2035
By Paul R Salmon, FCILT Supply chains are evolving faster than ever. Digitalisation, geopolitical volatility, environmental mandates, and shifting customer expectations are reshaping not only…
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Planning to Deliver: The Importance of Supply Chain Capacity Modelling in UK Defence and NATO Operations
By Paul R Salmon FCILT FSCM FCMI Chair, CILT Defence Forum ⸻ Introduction Modern military success hinges not only on superior strategy and combat capability,…
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Re-Brigading Stock: The Underused Lever for Supply Chain Availability
By Paul R Salmon FCILT FSCM FCMI Introduction: The Hidden Constraint in Modern Supply Chains In supply chain and logistics circles, “availability” is the gold…
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Breaking the Damage Loop: How Return Data Can Drive Smarter Packaging, Lighter Loads and Lower Emissions
By Paul R Salmon FCILT FSCM FCMI In an era where supply chains are under intense scrutiny for their environmental footprint, packaging has become a prime target…
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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…
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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…
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 )
