Materiel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


War
Military history
Eras
Prehistoric · Ancient · Medieval Gunpowder · Industrial · Modern
Battlespace
Air · Information · Land · Sea · Space
Theaters
Arctic · Cyberspace · Desert Jungle · Mountain · Urban
Weapons
Armoured · Artillery · Biological · Cavalry Chemical · Electronic · Infantry · Mechanized · Nuclear · Psychological Radiological · Ski · Submarine
Tactics
Amphibious · Asymmetric · Attrition Cavalry · Conventional · Fortification Guerrilla · Hand to hand · Invasion Joint · Maneuver · Siege · Total Trench · Unconventional
Strategy
Economic · Grand · Operational
Organization
Chain of command · Formations Ranks · Units
Logistics
Equipment · Materiel · Supply line
Law
Court-martial · Laws of war · Occupation Tribunal · War crime
Government and politics
Conscription · Coup d'état Military dictatorship · Martial law Militarism · Military rule
Military studies
Military academy · Military science Polemology · Philosophy of war Peace and conflict studies
Lists
Authors · Battles · Civil wars Commanders · Invasions · Operations Sieges · Raids · Tactics · Theorists Wars · War crimes · War criminals Weapons · Writers

Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management.

In a military context, materiel relates to the specific needs of an army to complete a specific mission. The term is also often used in a general sense ("men and materiel") to describe the needs of a functioning army.

Materiel in the commercial distribution context comprises the items being moved by the services of or as the products of the business, as distinct from those involved in operating the business itself.