Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is 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 is also often used in a general sense ("men and materiel") to describe the needs of a functioning army. Materiel management consists of continuing actions relating to planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating the application of resources to ensure the effective and economical support of military forces. It includes provisioning, cataloging, requirements determination, acquisition, distribution, maintenance, and disposal. The terms "materiel management", "materiel control", "inventory control", "inventory management", and "supply management" are synonymous.^[1]

Materiel in the commercial distribution context comprises the items being moved by the services of or as the products of the business, as distinct from those involved in operating the business itself.

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  A tanker trailer being moved as part of exercise Cobra Gold '98

See also[link]

• Organizations
  • Air Force Materiel Command
  • United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
  • Defence Materiel Organisation
• Anti-materiel rifle
• Attrition warfare
• Inventory
• Logistics
• Loss of Strength Gradient
• Military technology and equipment
• Military Supply Chain Management
• Pre-paid supplies
• Supply chain
• War effort

References[link]

1. ^ DoD Integrated Materiel Management (IMM) for Consumable Items, 4140.26-M, Volume 2, September 24, 2010, Glossary, p. 38.

External links[link]

• The Wiktionary entry for materiel

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Lord Kemy is a French Canadian Hip Hop/Dancehall artist native of Guinea (West Africa).

Biography[link]

He was born in Romania in 1976, from a Romanian mother and a Guinean father. With his law degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris, he has a pretty "atypical" profile for a hip hop artist. His music is characterized by a mixture of hip hop, dancehall rhythms and reggae flavor. Since his debut album (Bakouti) in 1996, his music has continuously evolve and reshape over time. He is the leader and founder of Leg Def (Legitim' Defense) which is one of the first Hip Hop groups in Guinea in 1995. He has repeatedly been nominated and honored for his work, both in his home country and internationally. One of his most important rewards is the Kora Award of the Best African Ragga Group, won in December 2005 in Durban (South Africa) as a member of the group Leg Def.

Since 2007, Lord Kemy also has a solo career in parallel to his career as a member of the Leg Def with his younger sister Lady Lu.

He handles both rap and singing in both French and English. He currently has 4 albums to his credit, including 3 produced under his own Label, LegDef Produkt.

Lord Kemy was also present on several European stages, especially in France (where he lived during several years while studying law at La Sorbonne), also in London (UK), Lausanne, Biel and Geneva (Switzerland), etc.

Web Pages[link]

• Facebook page
• YouTube channel
• Myspace page

External links[link]

• Article on StarAfrica.com (August 2011): http://www.starafrica.com/en/music/detail-news/view/lord-kemy-drops-new-single-never-let-you-186082.html
• Artist profile on MusiquePlus Canada wesite: http://www.musiqueplus.com/lord-kemy
• Profile on MontrealHipHop.net: http://www.montrealhiphop.net/dj/lord-kemy
• Profile on Reggae.fr (FRENCH): http://www.reggae.fr/artiste-biographie/972_Lord-Kemy.html
• Article on Guineenews.org (FRENCH- March 2010): http://www.boubah.com/articles/?num=20103184510
• Profile on StarAfrica.com (FRENCH - October 2010): http://www.starafrica.com/fr/musique/detail-news/view/le-parcours-artistique-de-lord-kemy-116241.html
• Interview on StarAfrica.com (FRENCH - October 2010): http://www.starafrica.com/fr/musique/detail-news/view/interview-avec-lord-kemy-117649.html
• List of nominees at the 2005 Koras Awards (N. 12 and 18): http://www.francomix.com/breve-Les_Kora_Awards_2005_a_Durban-152.html
• List Winners of the 2005 Kora Awards (see N.18): http://www.francomix.com/breve-Les_laureats_des_Kora_Awards_2005-156.html