“911”后美国公司对于供应链安全管理的新思考

简单介绍“911”后供应链的安全管理面临的问题，对安全策略在供应链中的重要性进行了分析；其次分六个步骤对如何对供应链进行安全管理提出了一些方法，对供应链企业进行安全具有一定的指导作用；将实施供应链安全管理措施对供应链中各成员的影响概括为三类。这样的分类能够让企业在具体执行供应链安全措施的实践中．对企业及企业外部操作环境所产生的直接或非直接影响，有一个较为全面的认识．

New Thoughts about Supply Chain Security after 9-11

Before Sept.11, 2001, the question ＂what is supply-chain security＂ would surely have brought out the more traditional areas of risk management-natural and manmade disasters; equipment and infrastructure failures; regulatory requirements; loss prevention, geopolitical events and personnel strikes. Today, especially after the attacks of Sept.11, supply chain security has taken on a whole new level of meaning and immediacy. It＇s now a primary consideration that needs to be addressed as comprehensively as any other part of running the business. Accordingly, it needs to undergo the same rigorous economic analysis as any other key activity. This paper discusses the problem of supply chain security from five aspects： it starts from brief introduction; aud then, discusses the importance of security strategy within the supply chain; next. six steps of conducting security management are analyzed; fourth, the impacts of conducting supply chain security management on different members within supply chain are categorized into three category; finally, all the discussions are brought to an natural conclusion.