The Military Has A Rule For This

The Military Has A Rule For This

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[scottlaplantelaplante]

Very good analogy. Saw a number of instances over the years where marketing got way ahead of production and a promising product line collapsed because demand out-paced supply.

[leemcfarland]

During Desert Storm they broke through the enemy lines, a trail of trucks with ammunition, fuel and food followed behind. The enemy on the line didn't shoot because they would become the target. They knew they weren't a match against us.

[tnsampson]

German blitzkrieg didn't follow that all the time in Russia. They advanced to the point they could cut the enemy's supply line, then live off their supplies.
Problem comes when they exceeded their supplies, meaning they had to wait until supplies showed up, giving the Russians time to regroup.

[Absaalookemensch]

The three Bs of logistics. Beans, Bullets and Bandaids.

[davidblakesley]

I've heard that the military fights two different kinds of fights. A symmetric fight involves battle lines and near peer threats and sometimes includes ideas like don't outrun you lines of logistics. An assymetric fight involves Counter Insurgencies, Counter Terrorism and Police Actions. These have central supply where all materiel is stored and dispositioned. WWI, WWII, Korea, and Desert Storm were symetric. WWI - 2 years; WWII - 3.5 years; Korea - 2 years; Desert Storm - 2 months. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan were assymetric. Vietnam - 12 years; Iraq - 15 years; Afghanistan - 17 years. I appreciate you using sound examples to drive home whatever point it is that you're trying to make, but you might want to revise a bit for military examples.
3rd Army moved so quickly across the battle space during WWII that they were constantly outrunning their logistical support and sometimes couldn't be resupplied for weeks. The Germans pissed their pants every time Patton moved a unit.

[picassopete]

Good analogy. In 1990, I was hired to manage a restaurant that had done the same sales since it opened four years earlier. Immediately, we were up 31% so I quit advertising. It took a while to hire and train enough staff to handle the new level much less more. I managed to double the sales from three to six million in four years before getting fired. Profit went from 4% to 17.6%

[tonysangster]

You are brilliant Dave, absolutely brilliant!

[VulcanGunner]

Used to be called FEBA, Forward Edge of Battle Area.

[uptownladygo]

Love this!!! As someone who has severe PTSD and on the healing journey, this is such a good visualization for life in itself. Thanks Poppa Dave!

[markmurrell]

I work in supply for the government. We are WAY behind! 😂

[rusty]

Good analogy but I was outside those lines more than I care to remember. Seabees never get talked about but how do you think you have somewhere to move that line to?

[Hopalong..]

Don't forget water and cigarettes, very important for a fighting man .
RVN 66-67

[rickduvall]

Agreed. I run a small ISP, and it's making enough to sustain me. I DO NOT want to have so many customers that I can't maintain it myself. I have been begged to expand to the next town, but it's just me. I'd have to have enough customers to hire somebody, and it's only a small handful of people in the next town. Not worth it. I'd be spread too thin.

[mickhardin]

So that's the one thing I overlooked in my business... ammunition! Hmm.

[Moliere]

Hahaha. Dave turned military tactician. 😅😂

[timbrouns]

Game developer Blizzard once had the bright idea to start doing quality and bug checks on work the development team hadn't given the go ahead to check. Their logic behind this? They thought that this way the quality checking would always be ahead of schedule.

[fredmertz]

Class 3 and Class 5. Logistics in a nutshell.

[mdblair]

Wouldn’t water be more important than food?

[RyanNelson]

Oh brother... here we go with Army talk lol

[LeverageMedia]

Wisdom. Build deep.. then take new territory... logistics and supplies is a weak spot for most... one of the lynchpins that can be taken over very fast if not guarded and disinformed until supplies dwindle and moral caves.