Many people think only of weapons when they think of military supplies, but these individuals have all of the same basic needs as everyone else, and these needs must be met or these soldiers will not be able to defend the country to the highest degree possible (Taylor, 2004). Anticipatory logistics, therefore, helps not only the soldiers that get what they need when they need it, but also makes the whole country less vulnerable. Because supply chain management, in its modified form, works so well for the military, it is only logical that the anticipatory logistics, in a modified form, would work well for the corporate world. The similarities between the anticipatory logistics and the supply chain management are...

With some small changes to focus on profit instead of mission completion, anticipatory logistics could be made to work quite well in the corporate world. This is important, because there are many uses for this idea in both the military and corporate worlds, which should be explored.
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Taylor, R.W. (Jan/Feb 2004). Logistics risk in the Stryker…