Supply Chain Security Principles for the Security Industry Professional

Common supply chain challenges can vary widely within different industries, and from one business to the next. It is a complex domain, linking a logistical mesh of operations, assets, resources and procedures with the goal of competently and consistently delivering or receiving products and services. There are diverse stakeholders with various points of view who also happen to share a set of common and lofty expectations. Among those are responsiveness, efficiency, certainty and resilience. Fulfilling these demands is not simple, and to make matters more complicated, security requirements have become a new and perplexing wrinkle. This paper focuses upon some of the key concepts and challenges of supply chain security. This work should be considered an introduction to this multifaceted topic, covering the following key learning topics:

• The importance of supply chain
• Some of the impacts related to supply chain failures
• How varied stakeholders play a role in supply chain security
• The importance of existing governance and preparedness for new and planned initiatives
• How to get started on building your own "tailored to suit" supply chain security function

Valuable guidance, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses, is provided that should enable the reader to begin planning and structuring their own secure supply chain strategy and capabilities, tailored to suit their own unique business needs. A call to action is provided, along with additional resources and references for deeper understanding, a 12-step step supply chain security start guide and a sample supply chain security questionnaire.

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