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LogisticsWarGamingPanel: Cognitive in Defense: Tactical View

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Digitization will unlock vast potential in logistics

Considering the current need and target state,supply chain analytics will identify the bestnext step to leverage existing potential ina defense supply chain

Diagnostic Why did it happen?

Supply chain performance root cause analysis and data visualisation

AdaptiveHow do we learn?

Self learning models that are capable of adapting on an individual basis

Descriptive What happened?

Supply chain performance dashboards and event management

Predictive What will happen?

Network simulation, demand forecasting and risk management

Prescriptive How can we optimize?

Customer / product profitability, track & trace, transportation route optimisation

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Predictive supply chain analyticsWhat will happen?

Prescriptive supply chain analyticsHow can we optimize?

Contributions to margin Geographic potential

We are already leveraging such effects in current projects

2143 Cost breakdownClient segmentation

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War gaming is another field with great digital potential

Platzhalter

Rule-based, cyclic simulation to either choseor rehearse

one preferred course of action

Interaction of “blue”, “red” & “green” forces,

limited information,

random

Invented by the military, popular with corporate

decision-makers

Logistical aspects often under-represented

despite their huge impact

Time & resource constraints limit the number of

scenarios analyzed

War Gaming

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Could war gaming help us answer logistics questions?

“BLUE forces”

o Attribute Ao Attribute Bo Attribute Co …

“RED forces”

o Attribute Ao Attribute Bo Attribute Co …

How early in the supply chain do we begin our analysis?

How broad is the sector we look at?

Which next –hopefully smaller –problem will arise from our decision?

Can we monitorperformance based on sensor data?

Will we simulate expert knowledge? Or rely onhuman game controllers?

Would hardware (e.g.virtual / augmented / mixed reality) help?

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These will be some of our next questionsIn a world where a great part of military logistics is supported bycivilian contractors, (how) can we predict / simulate their behavior?

Which civilian approaches to logistics decision-making should we consider / learn from / integrate?

Which motivational effects can we expect from current gamingdevelopments?

Which skill sets do today’s operators bring to the table? How will this change in the future? Will war gaming work in theatre?

Which (cyber) risks will be associated with supply chains in theinternet of things and (how) can we war-game them?

Is war gaming in the age of cognitive computing about accelerating the OODA loop enough to win a conflict?

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