Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2009: 111-120

The Transformation of Bundeswehr's LogisticsMilitary professional

Ing. Vladislav Vincenec, doc. Ing. Miroslav Cempírek, CSc.

In recent history, German armed forces have been transformed into a modern, international recognized force, so has its logistics. Readiness became a major issue and soldiers suddenly had to be prepared for a broad variety of international missions, predictably supported by military logistics that newly cooperates with a private sector. The main logistics control and management centre is situated in the port city Wilhelmshaven. The Centre is responsible for planning logistics operations, their coordination both home and abroad. The newly created department for supply chain management is going to streamline supplies, to increase efficiency of the whole supply process. By means of several schemes the authors explain flows of materiel and supply routes tied with civilian companies (e.g. HIL GmbH).

Keywords: bundeswehr,logistic support,organizatiion structure

Published: June 15, 2009  Show citation