National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Announced

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National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Announced
Posted by Christa Brzozowski on January 25, 2012 at 1:50 PM EST

International trade is vital to the American economy and supports our way of life. Businesses today have global footprints and are supported by an ever evolving global supply chain system. As a number of recent events remind us, this system is dynamic and complex but also vulnerable to numerous threats. These threats, such as pandemics, natural disasters, or attacks involving weapons of mass destruction could undermine the continuity of the global supply chain system as a whole. Also, because of the interconnectedness of the system, even smaller, localized events could escalate rapidly and cause significant disruptions.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/ ... -announced