SupplyChainRiskManagement
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) - A systematic process for managing supply chain risk by identifying susceptibilities, vulnerabilities and threats throughout DoD’s supply chain and developing mitigation strategies to combat those threats whether presented by the supplier, the supplied product and its subcomponents, or the supply chain (e.g., initial production, packaging, handling, storage, transport, mission operation, and disposal). DoDI , November 5, Protection of Mission Critical Functions to Achieve Trusted Systems and Networks (TSN) Four Aspects of SCRM. Security provides the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Integrity is focused on ensuring that the products or services in the supply chain are genuine and authentic and do not contain any unwanted functionality. Resiliency is focused on ensuring that the supply chain will provide required products and services under stress. Quality is focused on reducing unintentional vulnerabilities that may provide opportunities for exploitation. THE information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain is a complex, globally distributed, and interconnected ecosystem that is long, has geographically diverse routes, 338 and consists of multiple tiers of outsourcing. (Second Draft) NIST Special Publication , SCRM, June

Growing threats to ICT supply chains, DOD implements Supply Chain Risk management (SCRM) in acquisition

The rapid evolution of technology and outsourced manufacturing has created new opportunities, as well as new challenges and risks. Organizations today are under increased pressure to improve product designs as well as manufacturability and sustainability while reducing costs and development schedules. These initiatives are taking place in a competitive environment where products are more complex, new…

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