Prioritizing the Risk in Customs Supply Chain Using AHP-Based Approach: Application to the Moroccan Customs

Abstract

Customs is concerned with managing the risk in various stages of the customs supply chain. effective deployment of this key objective could not only fulfill the safety requirements, but also provide a competitive advantage in the commercial world. Risk assessment in Customs context is a multi-criterion decision problem which includes both qualitative and quantitative factors. The purpose of this paper is to develop a risk prioritization model enabling a structured analysis and an effective assessment of the risk. An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) based methodology will be a useful tool not only to tackle the different decision criteria for prioritizing risks, but also to handle the multivariate qualitative nature of data involved in the decision-making process. A case study is presented to demonstrate the structure and organization of the model. The paper concludes by identifying the critical risks in Moroccan customs supply chain, and establishing consensual data input for a risk management strategy.