- That in a complex system which constitutes the materials,
or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as,
the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings,
libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its
officers.
Adopted items of materiel Adopted items of materiel— items of materiel which are suitable for their intended military purpose; have been type classified; are suitable ...
War reserve materiel requirement War reserve materiel requirement— That portion of the war materiel requirement required to be on hand on D-day. This level consists ...
Materiel requirements Materiel requirements— those quantities of items of equipment and supplies necessary to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain a Service, formation ...
Materiel release order Materiel release order is an order that is issued by an accountable supply system manager directing a non-accountable activity within the same supply distribution ...
Materiel planning Materiel planning is a subset of logistic planning, consisting of the four-step process of:
a. requirements definition. Requirements for significant items are calculated ...
Materiel inventory objective Materiel inventory objective— the quantity of an item required to be on hand and on order on M-day in order to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and sustain ...
Materiel Materiel— all items necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities without distinction as to its application for administrative or combat purposes.
Joint captured materiel exploitation center Joint captured materiel exploitation center is an element responsible for deriving intelligence information from captured enemy materiel. It is normally subordinate ...
Integrated materiel management Integrated materiel management refers to the exercise of total Department of Defense-level management responsibility for a federal supply group or class ...
Global distribution of materiel Global distribution of materiel is the process of providing materiel from the source of supply to its point of consumption or use on a worldwide basis.
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