Material Management in the Armed Forces

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

IN

ARMED FORCES

Lecture

By

Air Cmde Ashok Kumar, VSM

Army fighting efficiency of over one million

manpower.

Hence, the Army needs a variety of

material. It falls into foodstuff, armament,

uniforms, vehicles and so on.

Thus materials in the category of :Thus materials in the category of :

1. Food/Rations

2. Clothing

3. Medicine

4. Vehicles, tanks, guns

5. Spares

and many more

There are specialists earmarked for

handling different types of materials.

To illustrate

Material Managed by

1. Rations POL ASC

2. Clothing ammunition AOC

explosives

3. Medical equipment AMC

and medicine

Construction material by MES

Special procurements

1. For high attitude

2. For peace keeping contingents

OUTSOURCING

1. Transportation

2. Air transport

3. Cleaning

4. Event management

5. Accommodation

6. Maintenance of vehicles and equipment.

Their responsibility :

• Procurement

• Stocking

• Issue

• Inspection

• Accounting

• Conditioning or condemnation

Elaborate procedure for procurement

Well formulated

local purchase system

Anticipate the requirement

1. Quantity

2. Quality

3. Date and time

4. Location (where needed)

LEGAL ISSUES

1. Transparency

2. Fairness

3. Equality

Application of mind

RULES OF NATURAL JUSTICE

1. No one to be punished unheard.

2. You cannot be a judge in your own case.

What does it mean?

A supply order, once issued, cannot be

cancelled without giving reasons

(application of mind).

If a vendor has to be blacklisted, then a

show cause notice needs to be first

issued and reasonable opportunity for him

to be heard.

An officer cannot place an order on a

supplier/firm to which he is personally

connected.

Case Studies

Any Questions

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