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Supply Chain Security

Credentialing of participants in the supply chain.

Screening and validating of the contents of cargo being shipped.

Advance notification of the contents to the destination country.

Ensuring the security of cargo while in-transit via the use of locks and tamper-proof seals.

Inspecting cargo on entry.

KEY INITIATIVES

There are a number of supply chain security initiatives in the United States and around the world today. These include:

The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), a voluntary compliance program for companies to improve the security of their corporate supply chains.

The Container Security Initiative , a program led by U.S. Customs And Border Protection in the Department Of Homeland Security focused on screening containers at foreign ports.

Efforts for countries around the world to implement and enforce the International Ship And Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code), an agreement of 148 countries that are members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Pilot initiatives by companies in the private sector to track and monitor the integrity of Cargo Containers moving around the world using technologies such as RFID and GPS .

RELATED SITES

Supply Chain Management

Homeland Security

Container Security Initiative

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

EXTERNAL LINKS

C-TPAT website

IMO FAQ on the ISPS Code

MIT Project on Supply Chain Response to Terrorism

Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum

RAND Report on Evaluating the Security of the Global Containerized Supply Chain

IBM White Paper on Global Movement Management

Shipment Guard Supply Chain Security Recommendations

APL Logistics Security White Paper

GlobalTrak website

Omega Compliance Website

WCO PICARD Conference Paper "Supply Chain Security: adding to an

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SECURE CARGO CONTAINER AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT BASED ON REAL-TIME END-TO-END VISIBILITY AND INTRUSION MONITORING