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Defence School of Transport Event 13 June 2018

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Defence School of Transport Transport Management Event - Wednesday 13 June 2018 On 13 June the RLC Foundation in conjunction with the Defence School of Transport and Kuehne & Nagel held a Transport Management event at Leconfield. The event was generously hosted by Colin Andrew Kennedy, Commandant of the Defence School of Transport. The event focussed in on driver training, transport planning,...
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Movement Controller Trade Update and Professional Development Event 17 May 2018

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Movement Controller Trade Update and Professional Development Event at 29 Regiment RLC - Thursday 17th May 2018 On 17 May a Movement Controller Trade Update was held at 29 Regt RLC. The morning session concentrated on Movement Controller trade specific issues and in the afternoon the RLC Foundation in conjunction with Bicester Army Education Centre and Kuehne & Nagel highlighted the numerous ...
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RLC Foundation and DHL Round Table Event April 2018

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RLC Foundation and DHL Round Table Event at Kempston, Bedford - Wednesday 25th April 2018 On 25 April the RLC Foundation held a Round Table event at Kempston, Bedford. It was generously hosted by Rufus McNeil, VP transition DHL. The RLC Foundation theme for 2018 is “Automation in military logistics; where is the people/robot boundary and what are the implications for military skills and culture?”...
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RLC Foundation Awards Dinner 8th November 2017

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RLC Foundation Awards Dinner 8th November 2017 On 8 November 2017 the third annual RLC Foundation Awards Dinner was held at the Headquarters Officers’ Mess at Deepcut. Maj Gen Angus Fay, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff, Logistics Operations, Personnel, hosted the event. We had 102 in attendance, including Lt Gen Mark Poffley, the Master General of Logistics and an eclectic mix of serving militar...
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RLC Foundation Autumn Lecture 2017

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RLC Foundation Autumn Lecture/Presentation 2017 Innovation: It is not just about ideas. It is a ‘people’ challenge. With its traditional culture can the military embrace this challenge and be effective at innovation. 1. Introduction and Context A focus on innovation is, of course, nothing new. Remember the dot com boom of a decade or so ago? Not to mention many other periods in the past char...
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Military Planning Event at Friday Woods Hosted by Air Assault Support Regiment

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Military Planning Event at Friday Woods Hosted by Air Assault Support Regiment On 26 July 2017 13 Air Assault Support Regiment hosted a Military Planning event at Friday Woods Training Area, Colchester. The RLC Foundation’s corporate members had expressed a strong interest in understanding how the Army goes about analysing its tasks, making decisions and contingency planning. This was an excellen...
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Exercise Log Safari

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Exercise Log Safari On 17th July, the RLC Foundation was delighted to host corporate members and colleagues from the Armed Forces for a seminar titled “Motivating the workforce in Military and Commercial environments”, followed by Exercise Log Safari on the training area.at Deepcut. This event adds a new dimension to our ongoing commitment of bringing together logistics professionals from Indu...
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EY MOD Women’s Network Logistics 101 Masterclass “Women in Logistics”

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EY MOD Women’s Network Logistics 101 Masterclass “Women in Logistics” On 26 May, the RLC Foundation held the EY MOD Women’s Network Logistics 101 masterclass, hosted by EY at their impressive London headquarters next to Tower Bridge. The theme for the event was “Women in Logistics” with emphasis on the incredible work women have been doing within the military and civilian logistics sector. EYs...
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PA Consulting Round Table Event “People and Change in Logistics”

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PA Consulting Round Table Event “People and Change in Logistics” On 16th May, 2017 the RLC Foundation was delighted to partner with PA Consulting for the Round Table Event “People and Change in Logistics” hosted at their London office. We were warmly welcomed by Phil O’Grady, the Defence and Security Partner at PA Consulting, followed by opening remarks by Lieutenant General Mark Poffley, the Mas...
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MOD Logistics Challenge Launches: Submit Your Ideas

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MOD Logistics Challenge Launches: Submit Your Ideas The Ministry of Defence has established the Force Exploration and Force Variation Testing programmes to support the design of the future structure of the Armed Forces at the next Strategic Defence and Security Review. The Force Variation Testing (FVT) programme identifies combinations of ways and means that will make the greatest difference in r...
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General Dynamics and 33 Sqn 4 Regt RLC Problem Solving Exercise

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General Dynamics and 33 Sqn 4 Regt RLC Problem Solving Exercise After months of planning, a problem solving exercise took place on 3 May 2017 at General Dynamics Mission Systems site at Oakdale Business Park in South Wales. Scoping for the exercise was carried out by Ernst & Young and the exercise involved logistic supply specialists from 33 Sqn, 4 Regt RLC and a General Dynamics team of supp...
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Exercise Corporate Panther

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Exercise Corporate Panther 9 Regiment RLC hosted a Leadership Challenge, Exercise CORPORATE PANTHER, for the EY Women’s Network on 4 April 2017. The aim of the exercise was to “test and challenge the participants, both physically and mentally, across a whole range of military disciplines”. The morning programme involved drill instruction, under the watchful eye of CSM Ward and Cpl Ampadu, foll...
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