The mission of Cross-border Research Association, CBRA, is to innovate and execute various types of research, analysis and case studies surrounding the broad field of supply chain security management programs, standards, measures, trade-offs and costs. Our research is targeted to following two audiences for years 2007-2010: 1) it helps companies in international trade and logistics to better plan and prepare for the implementation of new supply chain security standards; and 2) it helps governmental administrations, mainly customs and transportation agencies, to better understand the realities and constraints of international supply chains, while developing new security standards, public-private partnerships etc.