NO. 1 2010 - Securitas

Global
Supply Chain Security -
Beyond Terrorism and Theft
Bruce Wimmer, CPP, director
of Consulting, Pinkerton C&I
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securitas solutions
protect your bottom line and your brands
from distant points of origin to the hands of
end consumers
y What happens when a container load of
running shoes are loaded in shanghai,
china and are replaced by an exactly
calculated equal weight in sand bags
and nobody notices until arrival at the
destination warehouse in oakland,
california?
y What’s the risk of retaining customers
when seconds of your product are
falsely presented as your premium
brand?
y How solid is your reputation when
bundles of cocaine arrive from Mexico
on the same shipment as your totes of
white minerals?
y With a superior just-in-time inventory
system in place, what happens when a
glitch in the supply chain stalls delivery?
y How can you sleep at night, knowing
that many of your suppliers from around
the world have no training or measures
of expectation?