Thursday, January 26, 2012

Realizing Security and Efficiency – White House Supply Chain Strategy on the Right Track

(AirCargoInsights.com)

Agencies and government leaders around the world are starting to get it – security and efficiency are mutually dependent and effectively addressing risk requires a focus on both. The White House released today its  National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security, which presents the international supply chain as critical to America’s national security. It aims at realizing a secure and efficient supply chain and also speaks to resilience and harmonization – which is in line with the current efforts of the joint CBP/TSA Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) initiative. Having one of the most powerful organizations in the world include efficiency and coordination in its national strategy speaks volumes about the direction we are heading in cargo security. Read more here.