Ordnance is also responsible for Ammunition Management for the complete range of Munitions from a pistol bullet to a Bofors Shell and all Missiles.
Army Ordnance Corps procures a wide range of stores mainly from Ordnance factories and Public Sector Undertakings. However it taps civil industry and market for a large range of low tech general stores, clothing and automobile spare parts. The corporate world can be a strong partner of Defence Services in material support. For supply of stores to the Army, the registration with Director General of Supplies and Disposal / Director General of Quality Assurance / Ordnance Depots is the first step.
- The logistics function of the Army Ordnance Corps involves the mechanics of provisioning and procuring of all stores required to raise and maintain an efficient and effective fighting army.
- The aim is to make available all kinds of stores to all units of the army at the right time, in right quantity, at the right place and right cost.
- The inventory range covers every conceivable requirement of the soldier from clothing to weapons, from a needle to a tank and also all munitions except fuel, fodder and medicines.
- The inventory management functions involve provisioning, procurement, receipt, accounting, storage, issue, transportation and disposal of all clothing, equipment, weapons, vehicles, ammunition and spares of all kinds.
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