Military Supply Chain Management and People's Liberation Army Logistics

DETAILS : 

• Author: Rajiv Chauhan
  
• Publisher: ‎ VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd
  
• Publication date: ‎ 31 January 2015
  
• Language: ‎ English
  
• Hardcover: ‎ 130 pages
  
• ISBN-10: ‎ 9382652965
  
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-9382652960
  
• Item Weight: ‎ 400 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Military Supply Chain Management and People's Liberation Army Logistics, authored by veteran defense strategist and logistics expert Col. Rajiv Chauhan, is a highly specialized, cutting-edge treatise analyzing contemporary defense logistics and cross-border security. Published by Vij Books India, this technical volume addresses a crucial domain in modern warfare. The core philosophy of this text rests on the classic military maxim that while amateur strategists study tactics, true professionals study logistics. Chauhan argues that without highly optimized, technologically integrated supply chains, cutting-edge military hardware—such as advanced tanks, fighter jets, and artillery units—remain nothing more than meaningless numbers on an organization table.

The book is structurally organized into strategic analytical modules that transition from baseline logistics theories to deep geopolitical case studies. It begins with a comprehensive introduction to modern corporate supply chain theories and their specialized adaptations into high-intensity theater warfare. The absolute core of the volume is its deep, systematic analysis of the Revolution in Military Logistics (RML) taking place within China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). Chauhan details how the PLA has aggressively modernized its infrastructure, shifting away from massive, slow legacy stockpiles toward lean, digitized, agile, and outsourced logistics networks. The chapters explore how China coordinates civilian commercial infrastructure—including commercial rail, high-speed ports, and domestic courier systems—to achieve rapid, large-scale force projection along complex border terrains.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Col. Rajiv Chauhan is an elite retired Indian Army officer who served with distinction in the Army Ordnance Corps for nearly three decades. Over his highly decorated career, he has commanded a major Ordnance depot in the volatile Eastern sector, served as a Senior Provision Officer for central depots, and was an active architect in the automation and computerized inventory control projects of the Indian Army. He synthesized this extensive field expertise as a Senior Research Fellow at the prestigious United Service Institution of India (USI).

Col. Chauhan’s analytical and authorial style is highly objective, precise, and deeply rooted in real-world military logistics. Writing with the clarity of a veteran field commander and defense analyst, he cuts through speculative journalism to provide data-driven structural breakdowns of foreign military capacities. By balancing pure supply chain metrics with real-world geographical constraints, his literature serves as an indispensable reference standard for defense researchers, national security policymakers, military colleges, and civil services aspirants focusing on strategic international relations and national security frameworks.