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Military supply chain management is a cross-functional approach to procuring
Procurement

Procurement is the acquisition of goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time, in the right place and from the right source for the direct benefit or use of corporations, or individuals, generally via a contract....
, producing
Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machine, tool and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to Industry production, in which raw material are transformed into finished good on a large scale....
 and delivering
Delivery (commerce)

Delivery is the process of transporting goods. Most goods are delivered through a transport network. Cargo are primarily delivered via roads and Rail transport on land, shipping lanes on the sea and airline networks in the air....
 product
Product (business)

The noun product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the "result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce from the Latin produce, lead or bring forth....
s and services. The broad management
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
 scope includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal information and funds flow
Funding

Funding or finance is to provide Capital , which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions....
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pply is the procurement, distribution
Distribution (business)

Distribution is one of the four elements of marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user....
, maintenance
Maintenance, Repair and Operations

Maintenance, repair and operations is fixing any sort of machine or electrical machine should it become out of order or broken as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order or prevent trouble from arising ....
 while in storage
Warehouse

A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc....
 and salvage
Salvage

Salvage may refer to:* Salvage , an Autobot from Transformers* Salvage archaeology, an archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by construction or development...
 of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity
Quantity

Quantity is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with Quality , substance, change, and relation....
 of supplies. The producer phase of a military supply extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the military service
Military service

Military service in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other military organization, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft ....
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Military supply chain management is a cross-functional approach to procuring
Procurement

Procurement is the acquisition of goods and/or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time, in the right place and from the right source for the direct benefit or use of corporations, or individuals, generally via a contract....
, producing
Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machine, tool and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to Industry production, in which raw material are transformed into finished good on a large scale....
 and delivering
Delivery (commerce)

Delivery is the process of transporting goods. Most goods are delivered through a transport network. Cargo are primarily delivered via roads and Rail transport on land, shipping lanes on the sea and airline networks in the air....
 product
Product (business)

The noun product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the "result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce from the Latin produce, lead or bring forth....
s and services. The broad management
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
 scope includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal information and funds flow
Funding

Funding or finance is to provide Capital , which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions....
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Supply

A supply is the procurement, distribution
Distribution (business)

Distribution is one of the four elements of marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user....
, maintenance
Maintenance, Repair and Operations

Maintenance, repair and operations is fixing any sort of machine or electrical machine should it become out of order or broken as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order or prevent trouble from arising ....
 while in storage
Warehouse

A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc....
 and salvage
Salvage

Salvage may refer to:* Salvage , an Autobot from Transformers* Salvage archaeology, an archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by construction or development...
 of supplies, including the determination of kind and quantity
Quantity

Quantity is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with Quality , substance, change, and relation....
 of supplies. The producer phase of a military supply extends from determination of procurement schedules to acceptance of finished supplies by the military service
Military service

Military service in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other military organization, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft ....
s. The consumer phase of a military supply extends from receipt of finished supplies by the military services through issue for use or consumption
Consumption (economics)

Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally consumption is defined by opposition to Production theory basics....
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Supply chain

The supply chain is the linked activities associated with providing material
Material

Materials are substances or components with certain physical properties which are used as inputs to Production, costs, and pricing or manufacturing....
 from a raw material
Raw material

A raw material is something that is acted upon or used by or by human labour or industry, for use as a building material to create some product or structure....
 stage to an end user as a finished good
Finished good

Finished goods are Good that have completed the manufacturing process but have not yet been sold or distributed to the end user....
. Supply control is the process by which an item of supply is controlled within the supply system, including requisition
Requisition

A requisition is a request for something, especially a formal written request on a pre-printed form. Items are often requisitioned during times of conflict, or natural disasters, to aid the efforts....
ing, receipt
Receipt

A receipt is a written acknowledgement that a specified article or sum of money has been received as an exchange for goods or services. The receipt acts as the Title to the property obtained in the exchange....
, storage, stock control
Optimal control

Optimal control theory, an extension of the calculus of variations, is a mathematical optimization method for deriving control theory. The method is largely due to the work of Lev Pontryagin and his collaborators in the Soviet Union and Richard Bellman in the United States....
, shipment
Shipping

Shipping is physical process of transporting product and cargo. Virtually every product ever made, bought, or sold has been affected by shipping....
, disposition
Disposition

A disposition is a habit , a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.The terms dispositional belief and occurrent belief refer, in the former case, to a belief that is held in the mind but not currently being considered, and in the latter case, to a belief that is currently being considered by the mind....
, identification
Identification

Identification or Identify may refer to:* Identification , the process of assigning a pre-existing individual or class name to an individual organism...
, and accounting. The supply point is a location where supplies, services and materiels are located and issued. These locations are temporary and mobile
Mobility

Mobility is the state of being in Motion .Mobility may also refer to:...
, normally being occupied for up to 72 hours.

Logistics

Military logistics
Military logistics

Military logistics is the art and science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects or military operations that deal with:...
 is the science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
 of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of armed forces
Armed forces

The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors....
. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of military operation
Military operation

This article describes three distinct, but related terms: military operations, Operations as military events, and operational level of war....
s that deal with: a. design
Design

Design is used both as a noun and a verb. The term is often tied to the various applied arts and engineering . As a verb, "to design" refers to the process of originating and planning for a product, structure, system, or component with intention....
 and development
New product development

In business and engineering, new product development is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product or service to market....
, acquisition, storage
Warehouse

A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc....
, movement
Motion (physics)

In physics, motion means a constant change in the location of a body. Change in motion is the result of applied force. Motion is typically described in terms of velocity, acceleration, Displacement , and time....
, distribution
Distribution (mathematics)

In mathematical analysis, distributions are objects which generalize function s. They extend the concept of derivative to all locally integrable functions and beyond, and are used to formulate generalized solutions of partial differential equations....
, maintenance
Maintenance, Repair and Operations

Maintenance, repair and operations is fixing any sort of machine or electrical machine should it become out of order or broken as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order or prevent trouble from arising ....
, evacuation
Emergency evacuation

Emergency evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or fire to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a flood, bombardment or approaching hurricane....
, and disposition
Disposition

A disposition is a habit , a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.The terms dispositional belief and occurrent belief refer, in the former case, to a belief that is held in the mind but not currently being considered, and in the latter case, to a belief that is currently being considered by the mind....
 of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospital
Hospital

A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
ization of personnel; c. acquisition or construction
Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of multitasking....
, maintenance, operation and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services.

See also

  • Ammunition dump
    Ammunition dump

    An ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, bomb dump or ammo dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives....
  • Distance in military affairs
    Distance in military affairs

    Geographic distance is a key factor in military affairs. The shorter the distance the greater the ease with which force can be brought to bear upon an opponent....
  • Supply chain management
    Supply chain management

    Supply chain management is the management of a Supply chain network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers ....
  • Warzone Economy
  • Military waste stream


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