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Terrorism

9th Annual ASIS European Security Conference

Event: 18th Apr 2010 – 21st Apr 2010

ASIS International will host the 9th European Security Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, in April 2010.

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Business Assurance Thought of the Day, June 17, 2009 - WHO estimates 10% of all global medicines are counterfeit

– 17th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

Supply Chain Security is not just about terrorism or on-time delivery. The growing and potentially deadly threat of counterfeit products is the feature of this website. The video brings home the potential dangers in very clear terms.

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TAPA reports 50% rise in theft from facilities in 2008

– 11th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

This Cargo News Asia article states that The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has raised the alarm bells on theft across global supply chains. Linking the rise in crimes to the current economic climate, the TAPA report highlights the need for increased transparency across global supply chains, as well as the need for a robust supply chain security management system.

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NASA Supply Chain Under Attack

– 6th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs

If the general public wants an example that makes ISO 28000 relevant, they need look no further than NASA. In this Houston Chronicle article, the acting administrator of NASA told the US Congress yesterday that some of the cost overruns from the space agency stem from counterfeit parts inadvertently installed on space craft.

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Food Terrorism tops 2009 Safety scare list

– 11th Jan 2009 by Alex Briggs

For 2009, Bill Marler, food safety advocate and managing partner of law firm Marler Clark, asked the food safety community to weigh in on the most pressing food safety challenges.

Top of the list was globalization, including the possibility of “economic or chemical terrorism”, which may not directly intend to scare people but is the intentional adulteration of the food supply motivated by profit, as in the case of the recent melamine scare in China.

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Supply Chain Risk Management 2008

Event: 3rd Nov 2008 – 4th Nov 2008

The Supply Chain Risk Management Summit 2008 (SCRM 2008) is the conference and networking event that will highlight once again the key issues in supply chain risk management offering the latest strategies for maximising supply chain excellence and minimising vulnerability and exposure to risk.

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Vectron International C-TPAT certified

– 3rd Jun 2008

Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, today announced that it has been named as a certified Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)

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Roles of ISPS code and standards in supply chain management

– 2nd Jun 2008

The 9/11 incidents has created an increased awareness of security that has considerable potential for progressive ports and companies to exploit to their commercial advantage by being able to market their compliance with the ISO 28000:2007 Standard that has been developed because of 9/11.

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Global logistics firm get C-TPAT validation

– 17th Mar 2008

DHL announced recently that DHL Express has been validated for C-TPAT

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Chiquita admits protection payments to Colombian terrorist groups

– 22nd Feb 2008

Chiquita Brands is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for bribing Colombian terrorist groups, apparently to protect workers in the country, Ethical corporation reports.

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