Managing Global Supply Chains

摘要

This article has described the supply chain and global supply chain constructs and has emphasised the need for effective and integrated supply chain management under global fleet support arrangements. It is not proposed that Defence should avoid global fleet support arrangements. However, any proposal to provide capability support through such arrangements must be critically assessed. Defence must also exploit the work that has already been done overseas in addressing some of the concerns regarding global fleet support arrangements, acknowledge the importance of current work being conducted in Australia and encourage future work in this area.