operationele

Operationele is a Dutch adjectival form meaning related to operations or operational. It is used to describe tasks, processes and systems that pertain to the day-to-day functioning of an organization, project or technology. The term is common in business, IT, logistics and military contexts to distinguish practical execution from strategic planning.

Grammatical notes: operationele is the attributive form used before nouns in many definite or plural phrases (for example, de operationele kosten, de operationele efficiëntie). In predicative position after a linking verb, the form is operationeel (Het systeem is operationeel; Het plan is operationeel).

Common uses and compounds: operationele kosten (operating costs), operationele efficiëntie (operational efficiency), operationele planning (operational planning), operationele capaciteit (operational capacity), operationele systemen (operational systems), operationele risico’s (operational risks). The term often appears in reports, audits and analyses that focus on execution, performance and day-to-day capability rather than strategy.

Etymology and related forms: operationele is derived from operation (from French/Latin roots) with the Dutch suffix -eel, forming an adjective meaning “pertaining to operation.” Related forms include operationeel (masculine/feminine in predicative or non-attributive use) and operationele planning as a noun phrase.

See also: operatie, operationeel.