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World War 2 happened between Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and
Japan) and Allied powers (Britain, France, and USSR) for a period of 6 years
i.e. 1939 – 1945.
To the surprise of the world, Germany emerged as a super
power under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, and invaded Poland, which
officially started World War 2. Their motto is to advance to Moscow in 1941. This
move was done because of the reason that Minsk, Smolensk, Moscow were the hubs
with regionally connected transportation network. So to advance to Moscow, they
are required to capture Minsk and Smolensk. Minsk was captured without much
trouble and within the planned period. The germans, then marched towards
Smolensk and the battle happened over a period of 2 months, with German army
already advanced approximately 500kms into the USSR. Their strategy depended on
the continuous movement of troops, and continuous delivery of supplies. It
began with two main supply depots in Prussia and Poland and
was forwarded to Minsk. They have also captured a Russian oil refinery, which
served gasoline to the army.
1. Prussia 2. Poland 3. Minsk 4. Oil refinery 5. Smolensk
The supply chain of Germany was modelled by four entities 1.
Products – ammunition container’s size and weight, 2. Facilities –Storage capacity,
demand for the product and on-hand facility at the forward depot, 3.
Transportation – volume and weight of shipment, speed of the vehicle, 4. Route-
round trip time
This case is a good example for the importance of supply chain that can help you to win battles.
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