The Development and Globalization of Container Security

摘要

The nations of the trading world and non-government organizations (NGOs) have recognized and published the need for global supply chain security. Most of those nations have also created laws and programs to specifically address supply chain security issues. The growth of this movement has taken place and can be described in three phases: Phase I, the need for Customs harmonization, or pre-9/11; Phase II, post-9/11 or Maritime Model; and Phase III, the Electronic Global Chain of Custody (EGCC) model. The development of these models demonstrates a natural maturing in understanding the vulnerabilities, threats, technological changes, market forces, and the role of government action in accommodating a more sophisticated, robust, and vulnerable global supply chain. Understanding these phases should put into perspective current and future concerns and needs in preserving these supply chains because of their importance to not only the growth and well-being of a society, but also a its very survival.