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| Technology's Treacheries, Feb, 2006 |
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Technology's Treacheries, APICS MAGAZINE, February 2006
There is a saying, "the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." The best-tested plans, however, are less likely to go awry. Vigorous testing is the hallmark of effective disaster planning. While no plan addresses all contingencies, only during battlefield testing are a plan's weaknesses revealed.
Witness Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane plans were in place, but those plans had an Achilles' heel: technology and communications. Systems failed and people died. For example, no one considered, or no one fully planned for, cell phones and personal digital assistants that couldn't be recharged. Testing identifies single points of failure, and the continuity testing process—with its teamwork and its need for innovative thinking and quick decisions—helps to make an organization ready for an event. (Click Icon to Download Full-Text)
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| Risk Control |
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Risk Control, APICS MAGAZINE
Prudence requires businesses to consider the potential impact of debilitating, unanticipated events. Tragically, it may have taken the catastrophes of September 11th to heighten our awareness of the implications of assuming that we will always be operating under “business as usual” conditions. Please consider the criticality of your company’s supply chain to its bottom line profitability. Even short-term compromises in the integrity of that supply chain can translate into massive losses of revenues, strained customer relationships, and reduced goodwill. Can your company withstand a cessation of business and possible loss of its favored vendor status with primary customers?
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