Transport and Operational Logistic System in Support of Military Operations

Transportni i operativno-logisticki sustav u potpori vojnim operacijama

The transport and logistics planning at the operational level is an integral part of operational planning. The three main criteria determining the quality of the transport and logistics system are: compatibility, feasibility and operating cost. The criterion of compatibility considers whether the proposed plan and the type of transport is suitable for the set operational goals, in other words, whether the expected end state – as a result of successful implementation of the transport – coincides with the objectives of the operation. Feasibility criterion assesses the probability that the transport operations are carried out in accordance with the plans despite various operating constraints and uncertainties rooted in the battlefield. Through the third criterion – the operating costs of transport – operational commander tries to assess the specific risks involved in the implementation of the plan, in particular, the price of the unsuccessful implementation of the plan. The transport system is directly related to the last two criteria – the feasibility and the operating cost. As one of the most important factors in warfare, transport and logistics capacities impose restrictions on the way of implementing an operation. Transport and logistics capacities set realistic limits on campaign and affect the operating cost of the campaign. Therefore, transport and operational logistics planning is an essential part of the overall planning of the operation. Without these items, the planned transport operative movement could become too expensive in terms of the exhaustion of power, casualties and loss of potential operating conditions. TrOpLog is also indirectly related to the first criterion – compatibility. Operational analysis of the situation may lead to the conclusion that the most effective way to achieve operational objectives is the identification of opponents’ TrOpLog system as the center of gravity, and thus as the operating target. In this case, as a response, transport is becoming a major driving force of the operational plan. The aim of the transport and logistics planning is to avoid any logistical gap between the supply of logistical resources and the demand for them – or if it cannot be avoided, at least it should be controlled. The biggest gap that can be recorded is “negative” – insufficient response, possibly resulting in a culminating point. The aim is to reduce the probability of achieving the culminating point, or at least to delay it as long as possible. The situation of “positive” gap – the situation of excessive response – is also undesirable and preferably to be avoided as much as possible.

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• Authors:
  • Tuta, Jadranko
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English
• Croatian

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 259-266
• Serial:
  • Suvremeni Promet - Modern Traffic
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 5-6
  • Publisher: Hrvatsko Znanstveno Drustvo za Promet
  • ISSN: 0351-1898
  • Serial URL: http://www.hzdp.hr/journals1.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Logistics; Operating costs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Military operations
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01613643
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 21 2016 4:32PM