ISO Certified 28000: Supply Chain Security Management Systems (SCSMS)

The ISO 28000, Supply Chain Security Management System International Standard, has been developed in response to the high demand from industries.

Increasingly, organizations are discovering that they must depend on effective supply chains to compete in the global market. Recent threats and incidents relating supply chains and their level of security have demonstrated that it is crucial for organizations to secure their supply chains to prevent risks.

Organizations of all sizes and types that are involved in production and services, storage or transportation at any stage of the product, should consider implementing or improving their Supply Chain Security Management System to determine adequate security measures and comply with regulatory requirements. If security needs are identified by this process, the organization should implement mechanisms and processes to meet these needs.

Considering the dynamic nature of supply chains, some organizations managing multiple supply chains may look to their service providers to meet related governmental or ISO supply chain security standards as a condition of being included in that supply chain in order to simplify security management.

A formal approach to security management can contribute directly to the business capability and credibility of the organization.

This International Standard is based on the ISO format adopted by ISO 14000:2004 because of its risk based approach to management systems. However, organizations that have adopted a process approach to management systems (e.g. ISO 9001:2000) may be able to use their existing management system as a foundation for a security management system as prescribed in this International Standard.