Category: Disaster

In order to be able to tackle any disaster promptly and efficiently, the disaster recovery roster of any organization should include a number of critically substantial individuals. First of all, there should be a disaster recovery lead and a disaster management team. These two will coordinate the whole process of recovery and provide directions for…

Table of Contents Introduction Characteristics of Private-Public Partnership Role of Government in Handling Disasters Advantages and Disadvantages of Private-Public Partnership Conclusion References Introduction A disaster is an unforeseen incident that befalls a society or an individual causing damages or loss of lives, and goes behold the capacity to intervene using community resources. In this case,…

The meaning of risk to an organization When evaluating the risks based on the criterion of their origins, political and economic risks can be distinguished. Political risks are defined by the situations in the political environment influencing operation activities. For instance, the high level of corruption or autocratic forms of political organization may result in…

Table of Contents Introduction The Supply Chain and Risks Case study: Japan and Thailand The Great East Japan Earthquake The Thailand Floods Recommendations Conclusion References Introduction Natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes experienced in China, Thailand, and Japan affected not only peoples lives but also world businesses. A supply chain is the circulatory system of…

Using the dichotomous typologies only, what types of decisions were the five critical decisions? The first decision was about having a safety fence to prevent ground invasion. Such a decision was based on an earlier event in 1985 where 39 Italian (Juventus) fans died when they were trying to escape from the English (Liverpool) fans…

Introduction The 9/11 attacks in the United States led to the World Trade Center disaster, which was a major wake-up call for the authorities in the security field of the nation. The disaster influenced the development of the Department of Homeland, which was aimed at enhancing security for the major infrastructure of the nation. The…

Table of Contents Article Summary Importance Creativity Change in Administration Opinion Work Summary Reference List Article Summary Waughs (2004) article on Terrorism, Homeland Security and the National Emergency, Management Network, provides information on the ability and potential of the federal, state, and local agencies to respond to terrorist activities and natural disasters like earthquakes. This…