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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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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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Antifragility in Supply Chain Management: Thriving Amid Disruption
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In recent years, the term resilience has dominated supply chain discussions. From the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical tensions and…
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Bimodal Supply Chains: Innovation or Overcomplication?
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM As supply chain professionals, we’re constantly asked to deliver the impossible: keep costs low, keep stock levels lean, and…
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Think Your SKU Is Unique? Think Again: Why AI Could Be the Key to Detecting Duplication in Supply Chains
By Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM In the world of supply chain management, we often take comfort in the assumption that a stock-keeping unit (SKU)…
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: How to Model Uniform Sizes for Contingent Operations
By Paul R Salmon FCILT FSCM FCMI In modern logistics, we talk a great deal about precision. Whether it’s fuel, ammunition, medical supplies, or rations—accurate…
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The Hidden History of RFID: From Wartime Secrets to Everyday Supply Chains
Paul R Salmon FCILT, FSCM Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has become a familiar technology in the modern world — powering everything from contactless retail checkouts…
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Technology Deep Dive: The Role of 3D Scanners in Modern Supply Chains
By Paul Salmon FCILT, FSCM Introduction The phrase “digital transformation” often brings to mind artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, or cloud-based orchestration platforms. Yet some of…
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 )
