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The process of professionalisation of the Serbian Army has caused qualitative and quantitative changes in the personnel structure and has led to the reduction in the numerical strength of its members. The restaurant at the Military Academy has faced infrastructural and organisational ballasts in its capacity for food preparation and distribution thus making the Military Academy food system uneconomic. The capacities of the restaurant are designed to allow for the preparation and distribution of 40% more meals than the actual needs, which, in the economic context, places unnecessary financial burden on the limited amount of funds allocated for this purpose. In terms of economic principles, it is possible to reduce or completely eliminate the negative effects through employing redundant workforce or finding alternative ways to organise the food system at the Military academy in a more rational way. The article represents a "pro et contra" analysis that places an emphasis on some relevant facts in finding expedient solutions. The food system at the Military Academy was analyzed through the cause-effect relations of the factors within and outside the system and through the efforts to improve the system functioning from organizational, economic, technological and nutrition security aspects, based on current scientific knowledge and domestic and foreign experience.

Readiness for challenge and change, doing more with less as well as focusing on quality and the customer -these are some of the most important areas of the activities of industrial producers, which military leaders in armies around the world have also developed to make their work more efficient and effective. This article provides an overview of the achievements in the United State of America (USA) military and its suppliers and associates, where the implementation of modern process management concepts has led to significant improvements and savings in various areas. The article also suggests possible applications of the existing successful business models in related areas in the Serbian Army.