Principles affecting logistics agility

Considering the developments in the battlefields during the last four decades and the effect of meeting method of the warriors need on the battle’s destiny at the tactical, operational and strategic levels on the one hand and emphasizing different battle methods including homogeneous, heterogeneous, equal, unequal, regular and irregular, classical and non-classical on the success of the battle, nimble and agile logistics on the other hand; The purpose of this paper is an exploratory study of resources in order to enumerate the principles affecting logistics agility which accelerates fulfillment of targets and decrease the battle casualties.

This research is mixed exploratory with two qualitative (interview) and qualitative (questionnaire) approaches in terms of method and applied in terms of purpose. By reviewing and criticizing the sources and relying on the views of experts, model of principles affecting logistics agility with 13 factors has been developed; and was judged by 92 experts and scholars overlooking the subject.

For this writing 3 result levels is derived; firstly in this writing and other related writings, suggested logistics efficiency and agility affected by its following of logistics. Secondly in data qualitative level regarding that the average of thirteen principles on logistics agility is higher than the average of 3; principles have high impact on logistics. Based on numbers The highest average is related to readiness with a rank of 9.13 and the lowest average is related to national resources with a rank of 5.20. Also, considering that in T-test, the mean of the indices is 3.93 and the significance level (sig=0.000) is less than the research’s alpha (a=0.05) the research’s hypothesis is confirmed; and thirdly by constitution of indices the five capacities in the battlefield is achieved which it is indicated in the conclusion