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CORE-Observatory

Review on FP7-project IMCOSEC (CORE3001)

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Summary: This is review on reference projects / specifying reusable outputs, on FP7-project IMCOSEC. The research in IMCOSEC (Integrated approach to improve the supply chain for container transport and integrated security simultaneously) was on following two conflicting trends in years before the project started: the elimination of trade barriers to ensure free trade, and increasing security demands to counter the threat of terrorism mainly. The author of the review is Marcus Engler, ISL. The original document can be found in CORE e-library coded as CORE3001. More information on the project at: http://cordis.europa.eu/search/result_en?q=IMCOSEC
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Commonly trafficked goods & socio-economic negative impacts (CBRA blog on 14.1.2015)

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What are typical socio-economic negative impacts caused by violations / non-compliance with import/export fiscal rules, restrictions and prohibitions? This entry provides a high-level summary on the negative impacts, primarily derived from a vast pool of practitioner and academic literature. In the CORE-project, this is quite important at least for the impact assessments, and future policy recommendations – i.e. WP1 and WP19. Read more

Crime displacement in global supply chains, by Dr. Daniel Ekwall (CBRA blog on 1.2 and 5.2.2015)

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Dr. Daniel Ekwall from Sweden is a well-known researcher in the field of supply chain security, including in cargo theft with the many curiosities linked to it. In this interview Daniel shares his views on crime displacement – i.e. what may happen when security is increased in one spot of a supply chain – both from theoretical and from practical perspectives. Within the CORE-project this is relevant information at least for the Risk-cluster, and for WP19 on education and training. Read more

Crime taxonomy

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Summary: This article presents a high-level classification of typical illegal activities in global supply chains, divided into 2+1 main categories: moving in the supply chain; acts against the supply chain; and crime facilitation. Within the CORE-project, this can provide “food for thought” at least in the Risk-cluster, possibly also in the Demo-cluster. Read more

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