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The National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security
The path to an intermodal security program.
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Setting the Scene
In any factory in any country, goods are created to satisfy consumer demand. For our purposes, let's assume that commodity X is in high demand in the United States. Big box stores place an order for com- modity X, and a factory in a foreign country produces it.
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This generally describes the global supply chain and illustrates myriad avenues for disruption to which it is susceptible. For exam- SOH WKH IXO¿OOPHQW IDFWRU\ PD\ EH GDPDJHG E\ DQ HDUWKTXDNH VKXW down by a labor strike, or targeted as a critical commodity producer for terrorist action. Thieves may hi-jack the trucks. The port may be shut down by civil unrest. The ships may be lost at sea, captured by pirates, or worse, exploited by terrorists who are intent on doing harm to the United States or its trade partners.
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Defining the Supply Chain