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C-TPAT (Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary, joint government-business partnership to strengthen supply chain and increase border security. C-TPAT is described by the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) as being just one layer of CBP’s multi-layer strategy on cargo enforcement. Supply Chain security is a complex topic that can have a very important effect […]

Security is a very hot topic which is pervasive throughout our personal and business lives. At times, it seems that the situation is getting worse all the time. The bad guys seem to get more technically sophisticated at a faster rate than businesses can react. This makes it all the more important to adopt and […]

This is a quick look at a very wide ranging, extensive article in Security Magazine entitled “The Daily Challenges of Supply Chain Security”. This SCM security article was written by Bill Zalud, Editor Emeritus who has over 3 decades experience in industry and security. Is your SCM Security Robust?Mr. Zalud covers many issues in his […]

I recently reviewed a white paper written by several authors from RX-360, an international pharmaceutical supply chain consortium. The paper is entitled “Cargo Theft in the Pharmaceutical Industry: What Does it Really Cost? The basic thesis of the paper is that supply chains in the drug industry are very global, complex, outsourced and decentralized. Because […]

I recently read the notes of Walt Beadling of Macungie, PA from his attendance at a forum sponsored by the Rx-360 Cargo Theft/High Risk Areas Workgroup as well as the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition. The forum focused on GPS Cargo Tracking technologies and their specific usage in pharmaceutical industry supply chains. These notes appear on […]