Browse Bates, James C.

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Joint asset visibility: Why so hard? The way ahead: in the fourth and final article of his series on joint asset visibility, the author looks at some of the problems faced by those trying to provide joint asset visibility and the steps being taken to alleviate those problems.	Jan 1, 2008	2816
Joint asset visibility: why so hard? Commercial sector information technology advancements: in the third article of his asset visibility series, the author discusses how commercial sector advancements in information technology are being used to help DOD meet its asset visibility needs.	Nov 1, 2007	2983
Joint asset visibility: why so hard? Capturing information: in the second of his articles on joint asset visibility, the author discusses the processes and systems used for capturing data for asset visibility.	Sep 1, 2007	5730
Joint asset visibility: why so hard?	Jul 1, 2007	5206
Joint force logistics: understanding location basics: in the January-February issue, the author discussed how military logistics management information systems often do not provide visibility of equipment in shipment. In this article, he shows how the basic concepts of latitude and longitude are helping to solve this problem.	Mar 1, 2006	1537
Joint force logistics: keeping track of forces on the move: the more logisticians know about pinpointing the locations of deployed forces, tracking the supplies en route to them, and monitoring relevant logistics information, the better they can provide support to those forces.	Jan 1, 2006	4590
What DOD logisticians should know about the Army.	Jul 1, 2005	4185
Containerizing the joint force: during contingencies, 85 percent of all military cargo is moved by commercial sealift. Except for fuel, most of this cargo is stored and shipped in 20- or 40-foot standardized, intermodal containers.	Mar 1, 2005	2690
Transforming joint logistics information management: changes underway in the Department of Defense are saving billions of dollars while transforming the way the Government and the commercial sector exchange logistics-related information.	Jan 1, 2005	3247
Names, numbers, and nomenclatures: finding the right name for an item in the supply system is not as easy as it may seem. Here is the author's guide to navigating the names and numbers of Defense cataloging.	Sep 1, 2004	2908
JOPES and Joint Force deployments: the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System provides vital information for managing force movements. The author explains how the elements of JOPES fit together.	May 1, 2004	4445
What Army logisticians should know about the Navy.	Nov 1, 2003	4574
What Army Logisticians should know about the Air Force.	Sep 1, 2003	2604
What Army logisticians should know about the Marine Corps.	Jul 1, 2003	1631