A recent study conducted by Allianz found that disruptions to the supply chain, such as major security breaches, are considered to be the top concern for UK companies.
To help combat this, effective security measures must be put in place at every point. One effective security measure is to deploy access control systems at the manufacturing sites that carefully monitor employee movements helping to increase visibility across the whole chain.
According to Allianz, the number of multinational companies has increased from 7,000 50 years ago to 104,000 today. In this globalised era transparency is becoming increasingly difficult as operations expand across continents. This is not just a challenge but a need for globalised control and management of each process throughout the supply chain. One way to monitor operations more closely is to ramp up the security at each individual stage. By limiting authorisation to key personnel and monitoring worker behaviour it is possible to regulate the whole process. As well as the problems that arise through increased globalisation, cyber-crime is becoming more and more commonplace and also poses significant threats to supply chain stability.