Implementing a supply chain security management system – selected issues

The supply chain security management system belongs to a relatively “young” group of management systems. It can be implemented in both small enterprises and international corporations. Its application is possible wherever the requirements of contractors and the complexity of operational processes regulate the need to implement appropriate supply system security mechanisms.

A supply chain security management system will certainly never be as widespread as a Quality management system, which results from the specificity of the issue it concerns. Awareness of the need to secure the course of activities related to supply chain control, which affect its security, leads to a broader understanding of the concept of security or risk management and an increase in the need for its protection. To be recognized as a responsible and reliable contractor in the transport, forwarding, or logistics sector, an organization must increase its interest in systems based on unified and consistent security standards.

Both the necessity of identifying threats in the process of moving goods and the need to minimize the risk of undesirable situations occurring within the supply chain processes can influence an organization’s decision to implement a Supply chain security management system. The use of this type of tool involves carrying out a planning, implementation, and maintenance process. The success of these stages is determined, among other things, by the ability to identify and eliminate undesirable factors. The article points out the most common barriers and difficulties in this process. Compliance with the requirements of the ISO 28000 standard, successful implementation of the Supply chain security management system, and its certification allow for an objective confirmation of the organization’s ability to ensure an appropriate level of security for client resources in the supply chain and its compliance with international standards. (…)

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