Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between growth, investment and military expenditure in the case of the European Union‐15. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses fixed panel models, random coefficient models and a trivariate VAR model to examine...

There is a widespread belief that the global land‐mine problem can be solved using a combination of advanced robotics, sophisticated sensors and powerful computing devices. Recent research results suggest that this confidence is misplaced. There is little likelihood of sensing improvements in...

Describes two types of mobile robots designed for the US military. One is the mobile detection assessment response system (MDARS), which is an automated robotic security and inventory system capable of patrolling interior and exterior warehouses and storage sites for the Department of Defense....

Outlines sustainable humanitarian demining procedures and some of the breaching and post‐conflict demining equipment currently in use. Explains that several projects have proposed the use of autonomous robots to search for antipersonnel mines. However, none has solved the problem which exists...

During the last 30 years the environments faced by the business logistics manager have dramatically increased in complexity. The integration of logistics processes with organizational strategy, increasing complexities of partnership/channel relationships, and the increasingly international scope...

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a “line of sight” between improved military capability through supply network effectiveness to trust and shared values, and test the proposition that the effectiveness of the UK's military supply network (SN) will reflect the extent of the shared values...

The traffic flow pattern of the material distribution activity within the Canadian Forces was evaluated. The aim was to validate the current operation of the material traffic system. Sample transportation data were collected, and the traffic flow pattern and utilisations of the Canadian...

Purpose – Sets out to stress the need to adjust performance management to the deficiencies inherent in the output controls within The Netherlands defence forces. Design/methodology/approach – By analysing the management control reforms of the recent past, the paper assesses the scope for a...

Purpose – This paper aims to present an empirical case where fundamental changes in the environment have forced an organization to re‐evaluate its management control systems and possibly search for destabilizing supporting routines in order to unlearn the established ways of measuring and...

Purpose – Focusing on some of the key strands of equality and diversity (E&D), the purpose of this paper is to highlight the progress made by armed forces in implementing the E&D agenda, with specific focus on Anglophone countries and their allies. The research also looks at the obstacles...