In finance and healthcare, they have laws for business continuity. In manufacturing, they have OEM customers and it’s a moot point as to which, laws or customers, have the stronger influence.
It’s kind of like going to the dentist. You might not want to make the appointment, because you don’t know how it might turn out. However, you know down inside that regular care and attention will mean you’ll stay in better shape than if you let things slide. If visits to the dentist annually are…
In developed countries, statistics indicate that about half the population participates in social networks or online communities. The Internet is also the third most popular channel of communication used by people to gather information on emergencies, even if TV and radio remain the favourites. And to top it all, about two-thirds of people expect that…
The damage from Hurricane Sandy was front page news for some time, even if it will probably finish by fading from popular memory, as new tropical storms come and go. Yet because it hit the Northeast of the United States with its financial nerve centres, there was a particular impact on the operations of the…
Where product recall sits in relation to your overall business continuity planning will depend on the gravity of the recall. At one end of the scale, reverse logistics is simply part of distribution and shipping: when someone somewhere receives a defective or unwanted product, the supply chain has to be able to handle the flow…
One of the consequences of aiming for business continuity is the need to fit in with other programs and imperatives in an enterprise. In particular, employee safety is a requirement that must be met, although it opens the door simultaneously to opportunities for BC planning. Australian states such as New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland…