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Public–Private Partnerships and Supply Chain Security: C‐ TPAT as an Indicator of Relational Security
Author(s) -
Voss M. Douglas,
Williams Zachary
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1111/jbl.12030
Subject(s) - business , general partnership , supply chain , terrorism , resilience (materials science) , government (linguistics) , competence (human resources) , marketing , finance , economics , management , linguistics , philosophy , physics , archaeology , history , thermodynamics
Following the attacks of S eptember 11th, public and private entities recognized a need to protect the global supply chain from terrorist disruption. In response to this need, the U.S. Government partnered with industry to create the Customs‐Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C‐ TPAT ) program. This research investigates the public–private partnership ( PPP ) relational aspects of C‐ TPAT . C‐ TPAT encourages firms to voluntarily improve their security competence and that of their supply chain partners. We introduce the concept of relational security in the context of PPP s. We define relational security as all activities that establish, cultivate, and maintain successful security exchanges between parties . We establish C‐ TPAT as one indicator of relational security by demonstrating its ability to establish, cultivate, and maintain successful security exchanges between parties. Results indicate certified firms outperform noncertified firms in security performance, firm performance, and resilience.