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So Many Questions, So Little Time for Pacific Logistics
The United States has been struggling to “pivot to the Pacific” for over a decade, and one of the major missing pieces is logistics. It is critical that the logistics underpinning a credible military deterrent be figured out now and not wait any longer.
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Jun 23, 2023
Breaking Defense
Bradley Martin, Christopher G. Pernin

Military Logistics

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The Problem of Intra-Theater Lift: Moving Things Around in the Pacific Area of Responsibility
The U.S. joint force's ability to move materiel and people across oceans and continents is unique among militaries. But there are challenges all along the supply chain, addressed by different agencies and military commands in a complicated set of processes, and a collective reluctance to assume responsibility for the mission.
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Sep 6, 2022
The RAND Blog
Bradley Martin, Christopher G. Pernin
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Revisiting 100% Inspection
It is good that the congressmen have asked the Obama administration to revisit supply chain security. However, precipitous changes to how the global supply chain operates do not seem warranted, may not in fact improve security, and could have costly unintended consequences, writes Henry Willis.
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Jul 6, 2012
The RAND Blog
Henry H. Willis @HenryHWillis
Transportation Economics

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No Data? Big Problem.
Good data can inform decision makers about what really works—how best to relieve congestion and improve supply-chain connectivity to make freight transportation—and hence the U.S. economy—more competitive, write Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, and Johanna Zmud.
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Mar 20, 2012
DC.STREETSBLOG.org
Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, et al.
Highway Transportation

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A System Under Strain
Our transportation future will be multi-layered and complex—bounded by transportation infrastructure that is under-funded on the one hand and ever-expanding congestion and capacity constraints on the other, writes Johanna Zmud.
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Sep 30, 2011
Innovation America, Aug/Sept 2011
Johanna Zmud

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Beyond helping to meet Los Angeles' ambitious housing production goals, adaptive reuse conversions can provide a more-stable source of property tax revenue because the housing sector is much more insulated from factors such as remote work and other economic shocks affecting the office sector. And they can also help to maintain office prices through a reduction in supply. Both of these forces could place city and county finances at less future risk.

Jason M. Ward

Associate Director, RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness in Los Angeles

Source: Los Angeles Times

When faced with an adversary who threatens to ram or shoulder your ship, ramming in return is a proportional response. An agile, speedy unmanned surface vehicle roaming near your ship whose sole purpose is to be ready to ram an aggressor would constitute an effective deterrent.

Scott Savitz

Senior Engineer

Source: RealClearDefense

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So Many Questions, So Little Time for Pacific Logistics

The Problem of Intra-Theater Lift: Moving Things Around in the Pacific Area of Responsibility

Revisiting 100% Inspection

No Data? Big Problem.

A System Under Strain

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