tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post491978866178254484..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Logistics as a historical forceDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-40696535904843093412008-05-17T12:27:00.000-04:002008-05-17T12:27:00.000-04:00There may be a relationship between "logistics" an...There may be a relationship between "logistics" and "maintenance", which I stumbled across during the course of a computerization project. Briefly, the bigger the project got as we programmed, the more time we had to devote to maintaining the system (bug fixes, user support, training, tweaks) and the less time we had to devote to our glorious dreams. I think it's a true phenomena in many areas--for example, Eisenhower's challenge after the breakout from Normandy, devote logistics to one thrust hoping for a coup de grace, or spread supplies around and accept the inevitable pause as you outrace your supplies.<BR/><BR/>Or in the third world, there were many road and railroad projects built without the network necessary to maintain them.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com