ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

A basic tenet of transport management must be the efficient operation of all constituent parts of the transport function. In recognition of the growing urgency of the energy problem as a primary goal and of the need to maintain a high level of combat readiness at the same time, this article will loo...

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Main Author: M. Japhet
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
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Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/692
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spelling doaj-124abf6bf3eb4bdab4d17c26f6d947742020-11-25T00:23:29ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0110410.5787/10-4-692ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENTM. JaphetA basic tenet of transport management must be the efficient operation of all constituent parts of the transport function. In recognition of the growing urgency of the energy problem as a primary goal and of the need to maintain a high level of combat readiness at the same time, this article will look, albeit briefly, at the various aspects of road transport that need to be dealt with in the search for cost-effectiveness. Five major elements of road transport management are: Purchasing policy; maintenance; driver training and control; movements planning and procedures; and Research and Development.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/692Vehicle Operating PolicyRio Tinto TankersPurchasing PolicyTransportMaintenanceDriver Training and ControlResearch and DevelopmentMovements Planning and Procedures
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ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
Scientia Militaria
Vehicle Operating Policy
Rio Tinto Tankers
Purchasing Policy
Transport
Maintenance
Driver Training and Control
Research and Development
Movements Planning and Procedures
author_facet M. Japhet
author_sort M. Japhet
title ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
title_short ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
title_full ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
title_fullStr ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
title_full_unstemmed ASPECTS OF ARMY ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
title_sort aspects of army road transport management
publisher Stellenbosch University
series Scientia Militaria
issn 2224-0020
publishDate 2012-02-01
description A basic tenet of transport management must be the efficient operation of all constituent parts of the transport function. In recognition of the growing urgency of the energy problem as a primary goal and of the need to maintain a high level of combat readiness at the same time, this article will look, albeit briefly, at the various aspects of road transport that need to be dealt with in the search for cost-effectiveness. Five major elements of road transport management are: Purchasing policy; maintenance; driver training and control; movements planning and procedures; and Research and Development.
topic Vehicle Operating Policy
Rio Tinto Tankers
Purchasing Policy
Transport
Maintenance
Driver Training and Control
Research and Development
Movements Planning and Procedures
url http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/692
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