those contractors, suppliers or service providers that an organization contracts with to assist the organization in its function as an organization in the supply chain (3.15)

road freight vehicle, railway freight wagon, freight container, road tank vehicle, railway tank wagon or portable tank

process of making management decisions based on an analysis of possible threats, their consequences, and their probability or likelihood of success

documented commitment by a business partner, which specifies security measures implemented by that business partner, including, at a minimum, how goods and physical instruments of international trade are safeguarded, associated information is protected and security measures are demonstrated and verified

any act or circumstance that produces a consequence (3.6)

information or materials, produced by or incorporated into the supply chain security process, that contain information about the security processes, shipments or government directives that would not be readily available to the public and would be useful to someone wishing to initiate a security incident

handling, processes and movements of goods that occur before the organization in the supply chain takes custody of the goods

person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity

person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity

result to be achieved