Department of Logistics

About the Department

Scientific and research activities

  • possible approaches to evaluating food supply, storage, distribution, and preparation of food and water in multinational operations;
  • analysis and testing of approaches, requirements, and safety of transport security – analysis of shocks and their impact on cargo securing systems in road transport;
  • analysis of factors influencing the planning and management of logistics support for national and international operations, testing of possible support scenarios, assessment of the availability and possible use of logistics infrastructure through modeling and simulation. Scientific and research activities

Expert and consulting activities of the department

  • assessment and verification of the validity of standards and regulations in the field of logistics support (e.g., Czech defense standards);
  • consulting and advisory services on the use of functional areas of the LOGFAS information system;
  • evaluation of projects within selected programs of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic;
  • evaluation of the resilience of logistics infrastructure.

The most important laboratory and software equipment

  • 2 computer classrooms with ISL and LOGFASS systems;
  • special equipment (devices) for analyzing textiles ALAMBETA (measuring thermal resistance, thermal conductivity, thermal capacity, and thickness of textiles), PEMETEST (measurement of thermal resistance, vapor resistance, and relative vapor permeability of textiles), 2 sets of triaxial accelerometers with data loggers (including recording of relative humidity, temperature, and pressure), weighing system for wheeled vehicles and containers – 8× WWSD10TRF wireless weighing platform 10t with touch weight indicator 3590ETKR, Q-SUN XE 1S solar simulation chamber, Memmret chamber (uncooled) thermostat, KB300–A Labimex corrosion chamber (condensation chamber with SO2).

Managed projects

  • Implementation of new technologies and procedures in the logistics support of the Czech Armed Forces (DZRO INTAL), institutional support from the Ministry of Defense, project duration 2022-2026;
  • Localization of a network of logistics hubs to support operations, specific research project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, project duration 2024-2027;
  • Impact of packaging materials on the quality and shelf life of selected types of supplies, specific research project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, implementation period 2025-2028;
  • Development of new components for packaged food rations (individual) usable in multinational operations, specific research project of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, implementation period 2023-2026.