Supply Chain Security: How Critical is Independent, Third Party Certification?
04/24/2009
Independent, third-party certification provides a means for businesses to show stakeholders such as clients and regulators that they have robust security management systems in place.
In the years following September 11th 2001 there has been an avalanche in supply chain security-motivated initiatives. These include, amongst others: the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO) SAFE framework, the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, The International Air Transport Association (IATA), European Union regulations, such as Transport & Energy (DGTREN) and Taxation & Customs Union (DG TAXUD), and the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Freight Security Requirements. These initiatives are in addition to an already extensive palette of safety and security-related controls and procedures that companies need to comply with.
Organizations with any significant scale of operation rely on management systems to implement their management objectives and monitor their performance. Increasingly, businesses are looking to ISO 28000 ‘Specification for security management systems for the supply chain’ to address their security-related requirements. ISO 28000 is a standardised system that has been specifically developed to manage an organization’s supply chain security needs – including the requirement to comply with regulatory set rules and procedures – and can be easily merged with existing management systems (such as quality, environment and health and safety).
Independent, third-party certification provides a means for businesses to show stakeholders such as clients and regulators that they have robust security management systems in place.
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