Supply chain security

Supply chain security (also "supply-chain security") activities aim to enhance the security of the supply chain or value chain, the transport and logistics systems for the world's cargo and to "facilitate legitimate trade".^[1] Their objective is to combine traditional practices of supply-chain management with the security requirements driven by threats such as terrorism, piracy, and theft. A healthy and robust supply chain absent from security threats requires safeguarding against disturbances at all levels such as facilities, information flow, transportation of goods, and so on. A secure supply chain is critical for organizational performance.^[2]

Typical supply-chain security activities include:

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, for example through the use of locks and tamper-proof seals
Inspecting cargo on entry

^ Government of Canada, Agreement between Canada and the European Union on Customs Cooperation with Respect to Matters Related to Supply-Chain Security, signed 4 March 2013, accessed 18 August 2021
^ P.N., Sindhuja (August 3, 2021). "The impact of information security initiatives on supply chain robustness and performance: an empirical study". Information & Computer Security. 29 (2): 365–391. doi:10.1108/ICS-07-2020-0128. ISSN 2056-4961.

[eucanada-1] Government of Canada, Agreement between Canada and the European Union on Customs Cooperation with Respect to Matters Related to Supply-Chain Security, signed 4 March 2013, accessed 18 August 2021

[2] P.N., Sindhuja (August 3, 2021). "The impact of information security initiatives on supply chain robustness and performance: an empirical study". Information & Computer Security. 29 (2): 365–391. doi:10.1108/ICS-07-2020-0128. ISSN 2056-4961.

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