opskrbe

Opskrbe is a Danish term referring to the provisioning or supply of people, ships, or troops with necessary goods. The scope includes procurement, storage, and distribution of items such as food, fuel, clothing, equipment, and medical supplies. In practice, opskrbe encompasses planning, forecasting demand, sourcing materials, transport, warehousing, and delivering supplies to the intended recipients.

Historically, the term appears in military and maritime contexts, where organized logistics were essential to sustain campaigns, fleets, and expeditions. It often implied the administrative and regulatory work surrounding victualing, quartering, and outfitting a force or vessel. In this sense, opskrbe can be seen as an early form of logistics management focused on ensuring readiness and mobility.

In modern Danish usage, the word is relatively uncommon and may be replaced by more general terms such as forsyning (supply) or logistics. When encountered in historical documents, it signals the logistical backbone of armies and navies rather than a contemporary managerial function.

Etymology remains uncertain, but the form is generally connected to provisioning and providing necessary goods. The term is more likely to be found in archival texts, older regulations, and specialist discussions of historical military logistics.

See also: logistics, provisioning, forsyning, military logistics, quartering, victuals.