The Transport Research Support Program is a joint WB/DFID initiative

This - (SCS) Guide is intended for Trade and Transport Government officials, Port Authorities and Transport, Cargo and Logistics Communities, in particular in developing countries. The guide will in broad terms describe all components of SCS and will preliminarily be directed toward Port and Trading Communities at large, but making references to other modes and nodal points as well.

This document is not an exhaustive encyclopedia of all the aspects of supply chain security. Following the prevailing trend in the industry, the guide gives more attention to the maritime containerized transport than to other sectors or modes of transport, as it is currently the most evolutive sector.

The purpose of the guide is to make concerned trade and transport-related officials, managers and personnel in developing countries acquainted with, and aware of, the many initiatives mushrooming in the field of supply chain security, what these will mean for their respective organizations, and how to tackle the inlaid challenges. Read more... (PDF, 54KB)

Structure of the Guide

Considering the targeted audience, the guide will discuss the issues in the following sequence:

1. Supply Chain Security Programs
   1. Major compulsory programs affecting the actors of the Supply Chain
   2. Main voluntary programs (discussing those that are likely to become compulsory either by law or by market pressure)
   3. Other significant programs.
2. Technology
   1. Container integrity device technologies
   2. Track & trace and positioning technologies
   3. Non Intrusive Inspection technologies.