Evaluating the security of the global containerized supply chain / Henry H. Willis, David S. Ortiz.

"TR-214-RC."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-31).

Motivation and introduction: toward a model for assessing supply chain security -- Proposed and implemented security measures since September 11, 2001 -- The global supply chain: points of view, system components, and stakeholders -- Capabilities of the global container supply chain -- Managing container shipping security: a case of technology-induced risk -- Preliminary conclusions, recommendations, and future inquiry.

Much worldwide cargo, from raw materials to finished products, travels via containerized shipping. For the shippers, the main concern has always been losses from theft or accident. But shipping containers are as attractive to terrorists as they are to thieves and smugglers. New security measures have therefore proliferated. This report defines a framework for assessing the effects of these measures, reviews the balance of current container security risk-reduction efforts, and lays out directions for further research.