MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

Investigating the Effect of Electronic Logistics in Developing the Logistics of Detection and Response in a Military Organization

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammadreza Taghva
Mehdi Samimi
Maghsoud Amiri
Mohammadtaghi Taghavifard
Ahmadreza Sanjari
Abstract
The military logistical units are military organizations that must operate in a more complex environment than before. Therefore, they need to improve their speed and flexibility like other organizations. The importance of sustainable and flexible logistics is vital for the success of all military forces. Detection logistics and the response to achieve these goals include actions such as: Enhancing self-adaptation through local coordination with the help of IT systems, encouraging better interaction, and re-combination in low-levels. The main aim of the current study is investigating the effect of electronic logistics in developing the logistics of detection and response in a military context (a military organization). This study used an applied orientation and a descriptive-analytic purpose, in which the main factors and components of the variables were identified by the library method to present the conceptual model of the research. Then, SEM structural equation modeling and Smart PLS software was used to measure the proposed model, in addition, the VAF index used to measure the type and extent of intermediate effect of the research variables. The population of the current study included 130 experts and users of electronic logistics in a military organization that 98 of them included in the sample using Cochran formula. The results of the research indicated the importance and positive impact of diagnosis and response approach on military logistics with the effect of a minor intervention of electronic logistics.
Keywords
: Detection and Response Approach
Electronic Logistics
Military Logistics
structural equation modeling

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