Supply chains stay invisible until they fail.When failure is not an option, supply becomes critical.
Fourteen real operations examined at the level that decided them: orbit, Antarctica, war zones, nuclear disaster sites, humanitarian emergencies, global manufacturing networks and Formula 1.
14 CASE STUDIES / FREE OVERVIEWS / FULL CHAPTERS WITH ACCESS
Logistics stops being about cost and starts being about survival.
Critical Supply is about far more than freight and warehouses. It is about the systems operating behind extraordinary human activity.
Each case study begins with the real story, then looks beneath it at the supply chain that made the operation possible — or, in some cases, the logistics failures that threatened to bring the entire system to a halt.
Very different environments repeatedly encounter the same underlying questions.
Fourteen operations, examined underneath.
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The models that sit under the stories.
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Critical Supply: When Failure Is Not an Option
A narrative non-fiction book about extraordinary supply chains operating under extreme pressure. It explores what happens when logistics moves beyond simply being about cost, efficiency and delivery performance — and becomes fundamental to survival, military success, disaster recovery, industrial production or mission accomplishment.
Written for general readers who enjoy compelling real-world stories and for supply chain, logistics, operations and business professionals who want to understand the lessons hidden inside them.
Supply chains often remain invisible when they work, but in critical environments the consequences of a missing part, delayed aircraft, blocked gateway or incorrect inventory decision can become enormous.
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Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly is an Australian supply chain and logistics executive with more than 17 years of experience designing, managing and transforming complex logistics networks.
He currently serves as General Manager of one of Australia’s largest fourth-party logistics (4PL) operators, where he is responsible for the development and management of logistics solutions supporting organisations across Australia.
