Volume : 4, Issue : 7, July - 2015

STUDY ON THE CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY

Ms. Shilpa Gupta

Abstract :

<p>Companies have exposures in new regions and the global economy puts more challenges ahead. Securing the global supply chain and ensuring its smooth functioning is vital. Supply chain security refers to the efforts to enhance the security of the supply chain: the transport and logistics system. It combines traditional practices with the security requirements of the supply chain system, which are determined by threats such as terrorism, piracy, and theft. Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, security has taken an important role in the global supply chain. Manufacturing, transporting, and delivering goods safely and securely is important as it has ever been. Therefore, an integrated supply chain structure is very essential to operating in a global market where risks proliferate. The objective of study is to study the concept of supply chain security. To highlight initiatives which have been taken for supply chain security globally</p>