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The APEC Private Sector Supply Chain Security Guidelines are a compilation of various recommendations for effective supply chain regimes from several sources including the World Customs Organization and other private programs. Prep4audit has successfully launched its new audit preparation tool called Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and this tool they have launched in the form of a small toolkit that consists of a Compliance Assessment Worksheet in Excel and a Requirement Checklist in Word.
Before preceding any further to know more about the tool, it is first important to know about the key elements of Supply Chain Security and here’s a list of the same:
• Physical Security
• Access Control
• Personnel Security
• Procedural Security
• Education and Training Awareness
• Documentation Processing Security
• Conveyance Security
• Trading Partner Security
• Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery
APEC Private Sector Supply Chain Security Guidelines are a compilation of recommendations for effective supply chain security regimes. Referenced sources included: Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition (BASC) Security Program, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Guidelines, World Customs Organization (WCO) Supply Chain Security and Facilitation, Advance Cargo Information Guidelines, and IBM Corporate Security Guidelines.
About Education, Training and Awareness:
Education and training awareness encompasses educating and training of personnel to the security policies, awareness of any deviations from these policies and knowing exactly what action to take.
Learning more about Crisis and Disaster Management:
Crisis management and disaster recovery procedures include advance planning and establishing processes to prepare, coordinate, and operate in extraordinary circumstances.
1. Emergency Plan that includes:
• Crisis Management Team (CMT)
• Emergency Response personnel
• Periodic updates and scenario testing
2. Training
• Periodic
• Emergency Response Personnel- ongoing
3. Testing
• Emergency Plan
The cost of this efficient tool kit is just $24.99, which is a very small amount compared to the effectiveness of the tool and the benefit that it can prove to be when preparing audits.
