Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material)'s 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 a force to complete a specific mission. The term's 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… (More on Materiel)