Supply Chain Security Services
Blacklight Global Transport Risks Division
Blacklight Supply Chain Security Services…
Your Gateway to Competitive Advantage through Added Value Security Providing Leadership for Today and Tomorrow Blacklight Supply Chain Security Services provides leadership and ‘turnkey’ assistance for clients wishing to increase their global market share, while limiting their exposure to supply chain risks. In today’s environment of just-in-time value streams, prohibitive shipping costs, increased scrutiny at customs, and hidden international trade barriers, the return on investment for our client programmes is often achieved in a matter of weeks or days. As tomorrow’s threats of bio-terrorism and miniaturized WMD continue to rise, existing national and international regulations concerning supply chain security can only be expected to increase; adversely affecting the bottom line of the unprepared supply chain partner.
Making Security Improvement our Business We offer new security programme implementation, or existing programme auditing and improvement, for commercial and industrial clients worldwide. We tailor our programmes to our clients’ operations, wherever they may be located in their respective supply chains. In addition to mitigating real risk, our services are aimed at rapidly achieving (and sustaining) compliancy with any one of the following supply chain security initiatives: • • • •
US Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Canadian Partners in Protection (PIP) programme European Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) International ISO 28000 series of standards
Offering Consultancy that is Second to None Our team of principals and consultants are experts in security programme design, implementation, auditing and maintenance. They are trained and certified in a plethora of supply chain security programmes, and are highly familiar with a wide range of industrial and manufacturing environments.
The Blacklight Advantage Client Benefits
Entrusting the design and implementation of your organization’s supply chain security programme to a team of Blacklight professionals guarantees you a wide range of benefits; while allowing you to concentrate on your core business functions. Specifically, our compliancy programmes are constructed to offer our clients the following benefits: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Improved marketability and foreign market accessibility; Strengthened brand equity and recognition through programme participation; Reduced queuing times at the borders and access to FAST/EXPRESS programmes; Reduced frequency of inspections [and therefore waiting] at the borders; Security best practice integration into existing logistical management methods; Enhanced supply chain due diligence, integrity, and visualization; Establishment of supply chain security procedures where none existed before; Reduced warehouse/cargo theft and pilferage; Improved traceability of cargo container and packages; Improved workforce security; Reduced frequency of supply chain disruptions; Improved ability to predict lead time; Improved adherence to Just-in-Time and Lean principles; Reduced need for dedicated personnel involved in programme compliancy affairs; Reduced insurance and liability costs.
Blacklight Supply Chain Security Services – A Full Service Solution Provider
C-TPAT / PIP / ISO 28000 / AEO Compliancy Assistance
Blacklight ‘TurnKey’ Service Package Certification Assistance and Sustainment Advantage Programme (C-ASAP) *
Service Modules • • • • • • • • • • •
Threat and vulnerability assessments Security programme auditing Company Security Manual drafting Programme official client registration assistance Security programme integration with supply chain partners Company Security Committee forming and participation Onsite assistance for regulatory agency audit and validation visits. Accreditation assistance for the FAST/EXPRESS programs. Supply chain / Business partner security management initiatives Security programme maintenance and periodic review C-TPAT Web-portal and communications maintenance
Supply Chain Security Training Services • • • •
General Security Awareness Training (GSAT) seminars C-TPAT/PIP/AEO/ISO 28000 general requirements awareness training Company Security Officer training Cargo screening operations training
Supply Chain Security Support Services • • • • •
Security-centric value stream mapping of plant operations Security-centric industrial engineering design support Workforce security screening and sensitization Access control technologies implementation High-value cargo traceability technologies implementation
* Based on a renewable 24 month service contract.
Existing and Emerging Security Initiatives Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Launched merely two months following 9/11 by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), C-TPAT has grown from an initial 7 certified American companies, to over 10,000 in the world today. Though still a voluntary programme, it’s membership benefits have come to far outweigh its implementation costs for companies wishing to conduct trade with the US.
Canadian Partners in Protection Programme (PIP) Created as early as 1995 by Canada’s Customs Border Service Agency, the PIP programme was overhauled in 2008 to enhance compatibility with US C-TPAT and EU AEO. Canada’s version is however intended to equally target terrorism, organized crime, and contraband smuggling. It has become a prerequisite for companies wishing to participate in the FAST programme.
Authorized Economic Operator The European Commission (EC) conducted its first test run of the securitycentric AEO concept in 2006. This programme is designed to allow European Union (EU) Member States to grant AEO status to companies that meet the set requirements with regards to the following: customs compliance, recordkeeping, financial solvency, and appropriate safety and security standards.
ISO 28000 Specifications for Security Management Systems for the Supply Chain The International Standards Organization launched its 28000 series of standards for the first time in 2005, and published a first revision in 2007. Authored by ISO’s TC 8 (Technical Committee Ships and Marine Security), the World Customs Organization (WCO), and others, it was designed to be fully compatible and closely aligned with ISO’s 9000 (Quality) and 14000 (Environmental) standards.
The Blacklight Method Blacklight services are invariably tailored to best suit your organization’s specific needs. A multitude of factors will however determine the optimal option between our modular, or ‘turnkey’ package service options. Our experience has shown that clients wishing to focus on their core business functions, while mitigating the risk of security/compliancy failures, have opted to subscribe to Blacklight’s C-ASAP (Certification Assistance and Sustainment Advantage Programme). A C-ASAP achieves and sustains certification for any one [or combination] of the national and supranational supply chain security initiatives in existence today (i.e. C-TPAT). A typical C-ASAP will follow a phased timeline such as the one illustrated below.
PHASE I: Security Audit and Risk Assessment (Month 1) PHASE 2: Security Programme Design (Month 2) PHASE 3: Security Programme Implementation (Months 3 – 6) PHASE 4: Security Programme Validation (Month 6) PHASE 5: Security Programme Sustainment and Review (Months 7-24)
Blacklight Global Transport Risks Division
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Blacklight Supply Chain Security Services provides leadership and ‘turn-key’ assistance to clients wishing to increase their global or continental market share, while significantly reducing their exposure to supply chain and shipping risks.
Blacklight MARSEC Services comprehensively addresses maritime security, port security operations, ISPS-Code compliancy, and associated engineering disciplines for a worldwide client base. Blacklight MARSEC also offers the latest in piracy and seaborne terrorism threat mitigation.
Services Offered The Blacklight Global Transport Risks Division offers internationally recognized expertise in aviation security (AVSEC), maritime security (MARSEC), and general supply chain security. These three areas of service combine to provide for the full-spectrum of international regulatory compliancy in risk mitigation practices.
Global Transport Risks Division (Head Office) Supply Chain Security Services Reg 615 Belmont, Suite 200 Montreal, Qc H3B 2L8 Canada Tel (514) 243-1661 Fax (514) 906-2817 General Inquiries: info@blacklightglobal.com Global Transport Risks Services Division: GTRS@blacklightglobal.com