| Businesses can't succeed if they're crippled by | | | | many businesses comes in the form of labor |
| work stoppages, and you'd be surprised by how | | | | strikes. Losing even one supply chain to a |
| often a number of factors can | | | | prolonged labor strike can single handedly cripple |
| threatenproductivity and workflow. From labor | | | | operations, but businesses with proper business |
| strikes and sickness to natural disaster, businesses | | | | continuity planning can respond to potential work |
| that aren't prepared can suffer immensely and | | | | stoppages and minimize loss despite even some |
| even permanently when threats of work | | | | of the most challenging circumstances. |
| stoppage become an actuality. | | | | Whether businesses are faced with work |
| It seems like every year we face another | | | | stoppage due to sickness or labor union unrest, |
| epidemic. This year, that threat came in the form | | | | business continuation planning covers every base. |
| of the swine flu. Sure, it might not have been as | | | | A business continuity plan might take into |
| bad as the hype made it out to be, but the | | | | consideration: |
| potential for damage was real and significant. | | | | - Communications teams |
| Before swine flu, the threat was instead for the | | | | - Customized security services |
| avian flu-the supposed "super flu" that would | | | | - Damage assessment teams |
| sweep across the country to devastating effect. | | | | - Security assessment to prevent and/or |
| In both cases we dodged a bullet, but the threat | | | | minimize disruption |
| was there and businesses were smart to prepare | | | | - Security resource planning |
| for the worst. | | | | - Skilled and unskilled replacement workers |
| When threats of work stoppage loom on the | | | | - Strike Security |
| horizon, businesses across the country that take | | | | It's impossible to plan for everything, but a solid |
| advantage of business continuity planning are | | | | business continuity plan puts businesses in a |
| taking a step that will provide not only peace of | | | | position to always have the upper hand. Whether |
| mind, but a formidable safety net should a work | | | | nature or man prevents an obstacle, BCP training |
| stoppage actually occur. | | | | and consultation help minimize loss and get |
| Beyond sickness and national disaster, consider | | | | businesses back on track. After all, work |
| the many additional factors that can keep a | | | | stoppages can happen any time - is your business |
| business from doing its work. One such threat for | | | | prepared? |