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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.
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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT IN ARMED FORCES
Lecture By Air Cmde Ashok Kumar, VSM
Hence, the Army needs a variety of material. It falls into foodstuff, armament, uniforms, vehicles and so on.
Thus materials in the category of : • Food/Rations • Clothing • Medicine • Vehicles, tanks, guns • Spares and many more
There are specialists earmarked for handling different types of materials.
Material Managed by • Rations POL ASC • Clothing ammunition AOC explosives • Medical equipment AMC and medicine
Special procurements • For high attitude • For peace keeping contingents
OUTSOURCING • Transportation • Air transport • Cleaning • Event management • Accommodation • Maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
Their responsibility : • Procurement • Stocking • Issue • Inspection • Accounting • Conditioning or condemnation
Well formulated local purchase system
Anticipate the requirement • Quantity • Quality • Date and time • Location (where needed)
LEGAL ISSUES • Transparency • Fairness • Equality
RULES OF NATURAL JUSTICE • No one to be punished unheard. • You cannot be a judge in your own case.
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.