ABSTRACT
Supply chain security, as a corporate or organizational function, could be somewhat different from traditional corporate security. For the security professional who is charged with protecting goods and material utilizing the supply chain, it is important to analyze and understand the function of security for that organization. In finance, the threat would be fraud. No matter what the industry, a well-rounded security program will be designed to protect the core as well as the support mechanisms that enable the organization to function and operate. Corporate security would also concern itself with personnel security, building and perimeter security, visitor identification and monitoring, incoming packages and mail, etc. A well-integrated and performing security program produces positive externalities. This is the indirect or collateral impact of the program. An externality of a proper supply chain security program is a hardening of the target.
