Introduction
The 9-11 incident shocked the world. People remember the picture of 911 as clearly as they remember yesterday, even though it has been 14 years ago. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its many partners across the federal government, public and private organizations, and communities across the country have worked since 9/11 to build a new homeland security enterprise to better decrease and defend against dynamic threats, minimize risks, and maximize the ability to respond and recover from attacks and disasters. In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, many trade associations developed or enhanced security operations to deal with terrorist threats. Numerous owners and operators of transportation
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In fact, security of goods in the cargo supply chain is also significant, especially consumable goods such as pharmaceuticals. This kind of goods could prove catastrophic, result in substantial loss of both financial and life.
This case provide a idea that people must change perception, which is consumers are not the whole components of movement of goods, but the movement of goods and merchandise essential to life and economic vitality. It breaks limit of scope to discuss present threat of cargo supply chain, sources of cargo terrorists and thieves, solutions and challenges for both short term and long term from private and public sectors.
A clear and present threat
The consequence would be far-reaching and consequential of a breach in cargo security. Obviously, the most weakness of cargo supply chain is terrorist attack, and cargo theft.
Terrorist attack
The first major threat of cargo supply chain is terrorist. It is clear that terrorists can see the potential of using the maritime trading system to conceal weapons or agents for attack purposes or to provide funding or support for their operations. Unknown risk results from the virtually limitless range of targets and tactics available to terrorists. As mentioned in this case, terrorists have used aircraft as an attack delivery platform in October 2010. When Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula shipped two explosive devices
The cost associated with the physical transfer of goods is an essential piece of information in the negotiation of an international trade transaction. To maintain a product’s competitiveness, the seller must make sure that his cost is as low as possible. However, in any particular supply chain, this cost is made up of a number of cost elements corresponding to services that enable physical linkages between supply chain members. These elements cannot always be clearly quantified beforehand.
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011 prompted the world to reevaluate and drastically modify airport and airline security. “Four targets had been chosen, all iconic American buildings that would send a clear message of the depth of their hatred for the United States. All four planes crashed, killing all on board—terrorists, crew members, and passengers, along with hundreds who were killed inside the structures, on the ground, and the men and women who ran into collapsing buildings in an effort to try and save others” (Smutz 1). As Jason Villemez said “the decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America” (Villemez 1). Before the attacks, people did not think that large
'The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), made note that the goals of the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were vague as far the expected targets. Besides, the DHS office has recognized that there challenges in the consistency of the conventions and levels of relief which were confronted by the screening abilities of different offices around the globe. The agreement about the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is their proceeded with enthusiasm for the focusing of different types of aeronautics destined for the United States' (DHS,
After the attacks on September 11th, 2001 the United States was forced to reassess its policies over the defense of the country within its borders. Until that time the United States’ homeland security was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice (Masse, O’Neil, & Rollins, 2007). After the attack the Executive branch of the government created a new organization that would be responsible for deciding where the biggest threats to the country were. This was the birth of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for assessing all risk to the Nation within its borders and developing way to mitigate these threats before a disaster can take place. One of the documents that the Department of
After the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States and other developed countries changed their assumed view of the threat from terrorism. Massive amount of resources were mobilized in a very short time to counter the perceived and actual threat from terrorists and terrorist organizations. In the U.S., this change was pushed as a necessity for what was called "Homeland Security”. It went through the enactment of hundreds of statutes and regulations, substantial changes in policy initiatives, the most massive governmental reorganization since 1947, and brought the new business of homeland security to the face of American awareness. Soon after the terrorist attacks, Congress passed various new laws and enhanced some existing ones
For the reading this week it would seem clear that at a minimum terrorist groups are very interested and motivated to gain access to a CBRN weapons or Weapon of Mass Destruction. This new focus for terrorist groups is a focus that has comes with some very real concerns for the Homeland Defense and Homeland Security industries. As, Sinai, eludes too in his work, “The Evolving Terrorist Threat: The Convergence of Terrorism, Proliferation of WMD, and Enabling Conditions in Weak and Strong States”, terrorist have a criminal network they use for fundraising. This network often includes drug trafficking, which by nature has sophisticated smuggling operations. This same network could potentially be used to smuggle proliferated CRBN weapons or Weapons
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011 prompted the world to reevaluate and drastically modify airport and airline security. “Four targets had been chosen, all iconic American buildings that would send a clear message of the depth of their hatred for the United States. All four planes crashed, killing all on board—terrorists, crew members, and passengers, along with hundreds who were killed inside the structures, on the ground, and the men and women who ran into collapsing buildings in an effort to try and save others” (Smutz 1). As Jason Villemez said “the decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America” (Villemez 1). Before the attacks, people did not think that large scale hostility towards innocent people in
Over the years, there have been many changes in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. After the 9/11, Shoe Bomber, the Underwear Bomber, the Time Square Bomber and the Toner Cartridge Bomb Plot, Congress then TSA that would analyze intelligence and set risked-based security standards for the United States transportation system. It is important that the agency refocuses its resources on assessing threats and intelligence, instituting proper regulations, and auditing and adjusting security performance (Mica, 2011). Over the years, there have been many changes in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. After the 9/11, Shoe Bomber, the Underwear Bomber, the Time Square Bomber and the Toner Cartridge Bomb Plot, Congress then TSA that
are flown out in short notice. It’s the operations Managers responsibility to ensure that the warehouse is stocked with necessary items; transporters are ready to dispatch items at short notice. The entire logistics operation is critical to ensure effective and timeous relief and supply distribution.
Belgium is a country located in central Western Europe. It has seen many ups and downs. However, today it is one of Europe’s, and one of the world’s top logistic countries. First, we will review over Belgium’s population, geography, economy, and technology. Then, we will discuss how the supply chain and logistics work in Belgium. This includes transportation, trade within Belgium, trade with other countries, and supply chain risks. There is much to discuss on Belgium’s logistics.
Although it is a clever and efficient way to manage the supply chain, what kind of risks will be faced in extended supply chain? There are two categories of risk affecting extended supply chain: one is the risk emerging from the problem of coordinating supply and demand, and the second risk is came from disruption. (Kleindorfer and Saad, 2004) Disruption risks include operational risks, which basically refer to equipment malfunctions, unforeseen discontinuities in supply, and human-centered issues from strikes to fraud, and as well as Natural hazards risks. And coordination risk is exposed in process of procurement, production and
Transportation is a key element in the logistic chain. It joins together those components that are considered to be separated. In order for transportation and logistics to work together successfully, there must be good management between them. It plays a
Acts of terrorism has greatly affected multiple countries, including the United States. The horrific events that took place on 9/11 left the American people shocked, devastated, and furious. Many innocent American’s lost their lives on this infamous day. While airports and airlines are not free from security breaches, a set of new security measures and requirements have been implemented by the International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Beirman, 2011). Increased security at airports and airlines, have left terrorists to target more vulnerable areas such as tourist destinations. Attacking tourists’ spots such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, conference venues and other forms
Transport plays a critical role in the supply chain and according to Bhattacharya et al. (2014) it is becoming one of the key components of the whole supply chain valuation for many organizations. Transportation is the movement of good from one location to another. Supply chain is a network of individuals, organizations, activities, resources and technology that is involved in formation and sale of a product, which is from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer, through to the end user. Hopkins (2007) states that supply chain professionals look at whole business procedures, which is from raw materials to manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing. And by