ISO/TS 22318:2021
Security and resilience - Business continuity management systems - Guidelines for supply chain continuity management
This document gives guidance on methods for understanding and extending the principles of business continuity embodied in ISO 22301 and ISO 22313 to the management of supplier relationships. It enables an organization to develop and document the strategy to be better prepared to manage supply chain continuity.This document is generic and applicable to all organizations. It is applicable to suppliers of products, services and resources, both upstream and downstream.Supply chain continuity management (SCCM) specifically considers the issues faced by an organization which relies on the continuity of supply of resources as well as the ability to continue delivery of its products and services. The objective of SCCM is to protect the organization’s business activities from supply chain disruption.
This document gives guidance on methods for understanding and extending the principles of business continuity embodied in ISO 22301 and ISO 22313 to the management of supplier relationships. It enables an organization to develop and document the strategy to be better prepared to manage supply chain continuity.
This document is generic and applicable to all organizations. It is applicable to suppliers of products, services and resources, both upstream and downstream.
Supply chain continuity management (SCCM) specifically considers the issues faced by an organization which relies on the continuity of supply of resources as well as the ability to continue delivery of its products and services. The objective of SCCM is to protect the organization’s business activities from supply chain disruption.
ISO/TS 22318:2015 gives guidance on methods for understanding and extending the principles of BCM embodied in ISO 22301 and ISO 22313 to the management of supplier relationships. This Technical Specification is generic and applicable to all organizations (or parts thereof), regardless of type, size and nature of business. It is applicable to the supply of products and services, both internally and externally. The extent of application of this Technical Specification depends on the organization's operating environment and complexity. Supply chain management considers the full range of activities concerned with the provision of supplies or services to an organization as a part of business-as-usual. The scope of this Technical Specification is less broad in that it specifically considers the issues faced by an organization which needs continuity of supply of products and services to protect its business activities or processes, and the continuity strategies for current suppliers within supply chains, which can be used to mitigate the impact of disruption; this is SCCM. Guidance on developing a business continuity plan or business continuity management system is set out in ISO 22301 and ISO 22313.
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