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Business Continuity Planning for the Manufacturing Industry

everbridge

Manufacturers must be prepared for all types of disruptive events such as severe weather activity, natural and man-made disasters, hazardous materials incidents, supply chain disruptions, and equipment and technology failures. With so much reliance on electricity and computers, one outage can wreak havoc on your processes.

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Is your business ready for any disaster? Review this 5-point disaster preparedness checklist

Online Computers

The first step in preparing for a disaster is to assess all the potential risks and hazards to your business, and then prioritize them based on their likelihood of occurring. Secure your backups. This involves creating backups of any software or applications you use, as well as any website files. Assess the risks.

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Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management

MHA Consulting

Enterprise Risk Management is the activity of identifying and mitigating the hazards that threaten an organization (definition from Strong Language: The MHA Glossary of Essential Business Continuity Terminology , available for free download with registration). Risk can never be completely removed, but it can be mitigated.

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September is National Preparedness Month: Is Your Community Ready to Respond to a Severe Weather Event or Emergency?

National Fire Protection Association

Recent heavy rainfall in Rhode Island, Georgia, and Indiana caused deadly flash floods and thousands of power outages. For first responders: First responders face many hazards when working with vehicles that have been submerged in water, particularly with hybrid or electrical vehicles.

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10 Disaster Recovery Plan Mistakes to Avoid for Your Business

Erwood Group

A disaster can take many forms, such as: A cyber attack A natural disaster like a flood or earthquake A power outage A disaster recovery plan is a critical component of a business continuity plan or BCP meaning it’s essential for ensuring the survival of a business in the event of a crisis. This can have severe consequences.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Business Continuity is not a data backup. The Managed Services Providers (MSPs) industry has managed to h ij ack the Business Continuit y term , and it became all about data backup. A data backup is only one component of I T D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y P l a nn i n g , which we address in Section 7.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Business Continuity is not a data backup. The Managed Services Providers (MSPs) industry has managed to h ij ack the Business Continuit y term , and it became all about data backup. A data backup is only one component of I T D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y P l a nn i n g , which we address in Section 7. ARTICLE SECTIONS.