Over the last decade, supply chain management has become increasingly complex. Organizations have manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and end-users spread across the globe. Economic fluctuations, natural disasters, and geopolitical events can have significant implications for global supply chains, leading to increased challenges, disruptions in operations, and costs.
These challenges require strategic planning, risk management, and often technological solutions to promote resilience and efficiency in the supply chain.
Pinkerton can help your organization improve supply chain risk management — especially for importers and exporters, transportation organizations, shippers, freight forwarders, and start-up global logistics firms in real-time — ad hoc to embedded subject matter experts.
Security Challenges in Supply Chain Risk Assessment
- Geopolitical Events
- Extreme Weather Events
- Transportation and Logistics
- Supplier Risks
- Security Threats
- Organized Retail Crime and Cargo Theft
- Counterfeit Products
- Regulatory Compliance
- Sustainability and Environmental Concerns
- Technology Integration and Adoption
- Customer Expectations
- Inventory Management
Benefits to your organization
PROTECTION AND RESPONSE
- Ad-hoc and permanent protection teams for people, places, and property
- Implement enhanced logistics and security measures to protect the integrity of supply and distribution networks.
- Safeguard high-value products in transit with cargo security and escort services.
- Deploy security services delivered to global locations in response to workplace violence, natural disasters, theft and robbery, workforce disruption, and other incidents.
- Enhance facility security with comprehensive perimeter and access control measures.
INVESTIGATIONS
- Conduct supply chain risk assessments and monitor risks along routes and near suppliers or distribution centers to address potential disruptions or logistical challenges proactively.
- Verify that prospective affiliations — including buyers, sellers, suppliers, vendors, and intermediaries — are in good standing and compliant with regulations with SCOUT | Due Diligence. #TrustSCOUT
- Resolve theft incidents efficiently with thorough investigations and product recovery strategies.
- Conduct internal corporate investigations for fraud and misconduct.
- Protect brand integrity and revenue by identifying and addressing illicit trade and counterfeit goods.
- Collaborate with law enforcement
CONSULTING AND RISK ADVISORY
- Assist with C-TPAT application, policy, and procedures writing
- Assess existing security gaps and vulnerabilities and evaluate the potential impact of those gaps with site risk assessments and physical penetration testing at manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, and retail locations.
- Identify and determine threats and the potential impact of crime, inclement weather, natural disasters, political unrest, transportation disruptions, and health crises on supply chains
- Reduce supply chain disruptions during unexpected events with proactive business continuity and crisis management planning.
- Program support for AEO, OEA, PIP, and other mutually recognized associations
- Improved Navigation of the complex web of international trade regulations, tariffs, and customs processes such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and World Trade Organization (WTO).
AI-POWERED KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
- The Pinkerton Crime Index is available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the U.K., Sweden, and Australia. Benchmark store locations by evaluating the pattern of crime trends, including day of the week and time of day. (U.S. locations), and leverage crime data to make informed decisions about transportation routes and warehouse locations.
- Pinkerton Risk Pulses helps you gain detailed, site-specific risk data and insights in six key categories — crime, natural disasters, wildfires, electrical outages, economic risks, and environmental hazards.
Since 1850, organizations have come to Pinkerton for effective supply chain risk management strategies and security, including supplier and vendor risk management. From the early days of the U.S. interstate railroads and masked hold-up men, we’ve been there to help organizations support business operations and protect against supply chain attacks.
When you partner with us, we provide a range of protection, advisory, and investigative services to best serve your unique needs. Whether identifying potential risks, designing response and contingency plans, or deploying agents to protect your cargo, we are here to assist you end-to-end.