Logistics Intelligence: The First Step in Operational Sustainment?
Abstract
This monograph examines the intelligence requirements of logistics planners at the operational level of war. Specifically, it analyzes what information is available to sustainment planners, the form of that information as it is used in the staff planning process, and the degree to which that intelligence satisfies the requirements of logistics planners. First, the theory and context of logistics and intelligence at the operational level of war are studied. These component parts are then synthesized into a working definition of the term 'operational level logistics intelligence'. Two historical case studies in which operational logistics and intelligence played important parts are analyzed next. These examples are Operation Overload, the Allied landing at Normandy, and Operation Chromite, the joint U.S./Korean landing at Inchon. Current Army and joint doctrine for the production of intelligence to support sustainment planning at the operational level are examined next. Specific emphasis is placed on the interface of joint and Army doctrine.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA234155
Entities
People
- T. D. Moore
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College