Supply Chain Security Guide
A supply chain is a system of resources, organizations, people, technologies, activities and information involved in the act of transporting goods from producer to consumer and user. This (SCS) guide is intended for trade and transport government o...
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862601468339908874/Supply-chain-security-guide http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28128 |
Summary: | A supply chain is a system of resources,
organizations, people, technologies, activities and
information involved in the act of transporting goods from
producer to consumer and user. This (SCS) guide is intended
for trade and transport government officials, port
authorities and transport, cargo and logistics communities,
in particular in developing countries. The purpose of the
guide is to make concerned trade and transport-related
officials, managers and personnel in developing countries
acquainted with, and aware of, the many initiatives
mushrooming in the field of supply chain security, what
these will mean for their respective organizations, and how
to tackle the inlaid challenges. This chapter attempts to
clarify the background and current status of the multitude
of programs that exist across the world today. This is
achieved by, firstly, giving a brief account of the changing
security environment (post 9/11) and its resulting
implications for SCS programs. This is important as it helps
to explain the motivation of the programs which are later
expanded upon in more detail within the chapter. Within this
section, the motivations for different types of programs,
not directly linked to the events of 9/11 but to other
reasons, such as combating illegal activities, enhancement
of efficiency and standardization are also explained.
Secondly, a list of the main programs is present under four
main subheadings: compulsory programs, major voluntary
programs, regional or national programs, and others. Tables
are presented at the end of the section summarizing the main
points of each program. Finally, some of the issues
surrounding the programs are presented in the concluding section. |
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