The author responds to the urrent trends of inventory optimization in the armed forces using the selected cost optimization methods employed in the corporate sphere. Attention is paid to a comparison of the structure of the cost of stocks in a company and in the armed forces with an emphasis on the cost of maintaining the stocks. On the basis of differential purpose of the stocks in stated entities he defines the optimal stocks for economic opera-tors and, in particular, for the armed forces. It identifies the risks associated with the lack of financial resources for stockpiling, which is reflected on trend concepts of their creation in the context of the armed forces. It draws attention to the possible effects of these approaches with regard to the ful-filment of the mission and strategic objectives of the Department of Defence.
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