Securing Global Transportation Networks A Total Security Management Approach

by Ritter, Luke; Barrett, J.; Wilson, Rosalyn

• ISBN13: 9780071477512
• ISBN10: 0071477519
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Viable, value-creating solutions for securing global transportation networksSecuring Global Transportation Networksdemonstrates how improved security processes can create value across all the business functions throughout an entire value chain. Readers will learn a whole new security management philosophy, as explained through domestic and international examples and case studies ranging from major retailers such as Home Depot to shipping giants such as Maersk and FedEx. This book also looks ahead to future developments and "best practices" for the future. If you're charged with making or evaluating transportation security decisions, you'll find the tools you need to succeed -- and prosper -- with the Total Security Management approach. Explains globalization's impact on transportation networks Creates a framework for realizing a return on security investments by integrating it as a core business process Details how transportation firms, investors, and insurance companies can measure and reward smart security practices that protect a firm's fixed assets, assets in transit, brand equity and goodwill, and human capital

Author Biography

Luke Ritter (Annapolis, MD) – CEO, Trident Global Partners and specialist in commercial and military transportation operations and logistics. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy specializing in military transportation management. He spent several years managing railroad and motor carrier operations for a U.S. based steamship line, and provided transportation security technology solutions to government and commercial clients as a defense contractor.

Irvin Varkonyi (Fairfax,VA) - President - Supply Chain Operations, Preparedness & Education [SCOPE]. Adjunct Professor - George Mason University, School of Public Policy, Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics; American Public University, Department of Global Logistics & Cargo Security; Director of Education - Trade Security Institute; and Contributing Scholar - The Heritage Foundation. Chaired the 2003 Conference for "Securing the Supply Chain: A Workshop to Maximize Supply Chain Preparedness," co-sponsored by the CLM, and George Mason University. In 2004, he developed a professional certification and training program for the International Cargo Security Council.

J. Michael Barrett (Annapolis, MD) is co-founder and Senior Vice President of Red Cell Associates, a terrorism preparedness and risk mitigation firm. Mr. Barrett also served as a Senior Analyst for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in the Special Operations Division of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as a Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Defense HUMINT Service (DIA/DHS), where he helped coordinate multi-agency efforts to identify domestic and international terrorist cells.

Rosalyn Wilson (Laurel, MD) - Vice President at Reality Based IT Services, Ltd. (RBIS, Ltd.), an information technology security firm. Much of her experience has been in the transportation and logistics industry. Rosalyn has extensive railroad industry experience, having served in various capacities for over 11 years at the Association of American Railroads (AAR). She is the author of Transportation in America, a compendium of transportation information published annually.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Examination of the 3 Change Agents and the foundations of Total Security Management

Chapter Two: Detailed discussion of TSM's structured holistic approach to transportation security as defined by the Five Strategic Pillars and the Four Operational Enablers.

Chapter Three: Outlines the business case underlying TSM processes, concluding the introductory section with the all-important discussion of how TSM creates value for transportation firms that adhere to its precepts, which is a cornerstone of its successful implementation and long term utility

Chapter Four: Provides a detailed analysis of how transportation firms can apply TSM, including an explanation of the risk management process and how tools such as risk mapping help determine a firm's most appropriate risk mitigation strategy

Chapters Five, Six, Seven and Eight: Applies the precepts of TSM to the specific asset categories that are of most concern to transportation firms, namely: fixed assets, goods in transit, human capital, and goodwill/branding.

Chapter Nine: Explains the critical process of Business Continuity Planning (BCP), which involves planning and preparedness for ensuring the continuity of critical operational functions in the aftermath of a discontinuous event.

Chapter Ten: Analyzes the current and future status of TSM in transportation and takes a closer look at the global marketplace, which in many ways is already taking the first steps towards implementation of bedrock TSM principles.