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Materiel

Military arms and supplies

Military arms and supplies

Materiel or matériel (; ) is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.

Military

In a military context, the term materiel refers either to the specific needs (excluding manpower) of a force to complete a specific mission, or the general sense of the needs (excluding manpower) of a functioning army.

An important category of materiel is commonly referred to as ordnance, especially concerning mounted guns (artillery) and the shells they consume. Along with fuel, and munitions in general, the steady supply of ordnance is an ongoing logistical challenge in active combat zones.

Materiel management consists of continuing actions relating to planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating the application of resources to ensure the effective and economical support of military forces. It includes provisioning, cataloging, requirements determination, acquisition, distribution, maintenance, and disposal. The terms "materiel management", "materiel control", "inventory control", "inventory management", and "supply management" are synonymous.{{cite journal | access-date =March 1, 2019

Materiel is often shipped to and used in severe climates without controlled warehouses or fixed material-handling equipment. Packaging and labeling often need to meet stringent technical specifications to help ensure proper delivery and final use.{{cite web | url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915114257/http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/LandAndMaritime/V/VS/Packaging/LM_pkghistory_151007.pdf | archive-date= 2018-09-15}} Some military procurement allows for commercial packaging rather than the more stringent military grades.

File:RASC troops stacking ration boxes in the harbour at Dieppe, 14 October 1944. B10867.jpg|Sorting supplies in Dieppe, 1944 File:Pallets and containers of equipment sit in a logistics support area during Operation Desert Shield.jpg|Pallets and containers of equipment sit in a logistics support area during Operation Desert Shield, 1991

Commercial

Materiel in the commercial distribution context refers to the products of the business, as distinct from those involved in operating the business itself.

References

References

  1. {{cite Merriam-Webster. materiel
  2. {{cite OED. matériel. (March 2021)
  3. "matériel". [[Longman]].
  4. "matériel". [[Cambridge University Press]].
  5. DoD Integrated Materiel Management (IMM) for Consumable Items, 4140.26-M, Volume 2, September 24, 2010, Glossary, p. 38.
  6. "ASTM D3951-18: Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging".
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