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This 3 page paper discusses the measures that are currently in place to screen air cargo. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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This paper discusses current procedures for insuring cargo shipments are safe. Discussion The air cargo system is a "complex, multi-faceted network responsible for moving a vast amount of freight, express
packages, and mail carried aboard passenger and all-cargo aircraft" (Elias, 2008, p. 1). Since 1980, the "freight mileage of goods shipped by air has increased 240%," and air cargo makes
up a sizeable percentage of all cargo moved, both domestically and internationally (Elias, 2008, p. 3). The figures for international air cargo movement in particular illustrate the fact that this
type of shipping "plays a major role in the transport of high-value, time-sensitive, light-weight imports and exports," including components needed by organizations using the "just-in-time" inventory process (Elias, 2008, p.
3). In fact, the switch to just-in-time supply chains and other innovations in manufacturing are directly reflected in the increasing use of air cargo (Elias, 2008). It is in fact
a vital part of business and industry, both in the U.S. and worldwide, and its enormous growth illustrates the problems it presents to security personnel. Because the volume of cargo
is so great, "it has been generally argued that physical screening of all air cargo using explosives detection technologies, as is now required of checked passenger baggage, is likely to
present significant logistic and operational challenges" (Elias, 2008, p. 3). A 2002 computer model revealed that if all cargo were screened, "only 4% of the daily volume of freight at
airports could be processed" due to time constraints" (Elias, 2008, p. 3). Since that report was released however, there has been considerable progress made toward realizing the goal of 100%
screening (Elias, 2008). The TSA has been working to develop this system; the results are "best described as a slow evolution of increasing inspections and screening of air cargo shipments
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