Even More Security Provided by Schenker
(Warsaw, February 06, 2007) Schenker in Poland takes measures to = constantly=20 improve the Information Security Management System that has been applied = by the=20 company since 2001. In recent weeks the company successfully certified = process=20 of that system, thus becoming the first logistics operator in Poland to = be=20 awarded the Information Security Management Certificate. An audit = carried out by=20 the independent certification body Det Norske Veritas (DNV) was preceded = by a=20 detailed internal audit.
Schenker conducts its activities in Poland under the Integrated = Quality,=20 Security and Environment Management System which covers the entire = package of=20 norms: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 140001-1996, PN-N 18001:2004, OHSAS18001:1999 = as well=20 as the new norm ISO 27001:2005.
An additional guarantee of the security of Schenker Group’s = supply chains is=20 provided by the TAPA certificates – the organisation of producers = of high-value=20 consumer goods. The certificates specify the requirements for freight = security.=20 The members of TAPA include: 3Com Europe, Acer Europe, AMD, Apple, = Cisco, Epson=20 Europe, Flextronics, Foxconn Electronics, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, = Gillette,=20 Hewlett-Packard, Infineon Technologies, Ingram Micro, Intel Corporation, = Japanese Tobacco International, Kingston Technology Europe Ltd., = Motorola, Nike,=20 Philip Morris, International, Philips, Samsung, Seagate, Sendo Holding = PLC,=20 Solectron, STMicroelectronics, Sun, Tech Data.
In Poland, the A-level TAPA certificate has been awarded to the three = Schenker logistics centres in Pyskowice (near Katowice), M=C5=82och=F3w = (near Warsaw)=20 and Tarnowo Podg=F3rne (near Poznan). Fulfilment of the TAPA = requirements=20 guarantees to Schenker clients that their goods shall be handled in = accordance=20 with special, highest security standards.
Moreover, in order to ensure the highest standards of food freight, = in 2005=20 Schenker implemented the international management system HACCP (Hazard = Analysis=20 and Critical Control Point). It is considered the most effective tool to = ensure=20 that the transported food reaches the recipient intact.
Information Security Management System
The main aspects of the Information Security Management System at = Schenker=20 are: ensuring that access to information is allowed only to authorized = persons=20 (including designation of such persons within the company) and ensuring=20 information integrity (consistency of information and the systems which = process=20 it). The system also guarantees confidentiality of information, a = crucial issue=20 for many clients.
Mr. Norbert B=C4=85czyk, the Chief Administrator of Security Systems = at Schenker=20 Sp. z o.o. explains: “Those are the three key aspects of = information security=20 that affect the quality of services. Their fulfilment allows to reduce = the risk=20 to information security of our clients, and therefore cut down on their=20 operating costs”.
Efficiency and effectiveness of data processing, its accessibility = and=20 integrity create better conditions for a wider cooperation between the = client=20 and the logistics operator, as well as between the operator and the = client’s=20 suppliers or recipients. Thus, the system increases the market = competitiveness=20 of Schenker and its clients. Cooperation based on trust and secure = management of=20 information between the logistics company and its clients is a = foundation of=20 proper management of modern supply chains.
“System management involves coordination of all operating = activities=20 conducted by different company units. The processes, roles, tasks and=20 responsibilities that are key to the system’s operation and its = effectiveness=20 have been identified and assigned to persons on different levels and in=20 practically all areas of the company’s operations,” adds Mr. = Norbert B=C4=85czyk.=20
In order to ensure the System’s effectiveness it is crucial to = build=20 awareness of the importance of information security among all = participants of=20 the supply chain: employees, drivers, other suppliers and clients. It is = one of=20 the key risk management factors in this area.
On the way to certification
Certification of the Information Security Management System is a = clear signal=20 for clients and partners that Schenker uses the best practices to ensure = highest-quality services. In order to receive a certificate, the = Information=20 Security Management System is subjected to an external audit. Such = certification=20 was carried out in Schenker’s cross-docking terminals, warehouse = centres and=20 offices, including the management’s office. The certificate is = awarded upon=20 confirmation by independent auditors that the company has complied with = all=20 requirements of ISO 27001, the world-wide recognized norm. The = Certificate is=20 awarded for three years. During that time all Schenker branches undergo = cyclical=20 control audits.
The information security management system has applied by Schenker = for five=20 years. In cooperation with IBM Schenker carried out a detailed audit of = IT=20 systems. Based on its conclusions the Information Security Policy was = developed=20 which was consistent with the standards in effect at that time (norm BS = 7799).=20 The new position of the Systems Security Coordinator (later – = Chief=20 Administrator of Security Systems) was created, who reported directly to = the=20 President of the Management Board. The chief administrator cooperates = with=20 coordinators of security systems in each of the 17 Schenker branches in = Poland,=20 who are responsible for actively shaping awareness of the information = security=20 issue, including through proper training of employees. The external = audit was=20 preceded by an audit carried out by certified auditors of the Deutsche = Bahn=20 Group (to which Schenker belongs).
“High attention to the issue of information security results = from the role=20 performed by the logistics operator who integrates the processes of many = cooperating companies in the supply chain. Professional information = management=20 is necessary to ensure effectiveness of the supply chain and build the = market=20 advantage for its participants,” summarizes Mr. Janusz G=F3rski, = President of the=20 Management Board of Schenker Sp. z .o.o.
In order to ensure the proper quality of services and maintain the = highest=20 security standards Schenker is constantly streamlining the Information = Security=20 Management System. The objective is to adjust it to the emerging needs = and=20 requirements of the TFL market, changes in the company’s = operations, the=20 dynamically changing environment and new challenges.
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