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BUDGETING

Finally, we need to explore how all of this will be supported and financed. You will need to possess a firm understanding of how budgets work: how they are developed; the several types and styles of budgets; how they are funded, tracked, and analyzed. This chapter will not delve that deeply into the topic; however, we will consider the ways you might fund and manage the finances of your supply chain security program.

7.1 Justification

First, we need to look at who are you servicing with your security program. Throughout this book we have talked in general terms about your company, client, and customer interchangeably. This was done to illustrate the flexibility of your program, of how you can develop it for any number of uses, ...

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