Business Continuity Program for Manufacturing and Distribution 2nd Edition

Business Continuity Program for Manufacturing and Distribution

Specifically designed for manufacturers, distributors and service companies that manage supply chains
(2nd Edition, 2016)

Business Continuity Program for Manufacturing and Distribution is a template package that is designed to assist you with the development of a comprehensive Business Continuity Management program. The templates will enable you to collect information and evaluate the business environment, identify and reduce risks, analyze business operations, analyze the supply chain and develop alternatives to respond to disruptions, develop a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan, develop plans to prepare for and respond to hazards-specific events.

Your Business has Questions ...

How do we get started and where do we begin?
How do we reduce risk and improve business resiliency?
What analysis do we need to perform?
How do we respond to an emergency and what are our priorities?
What actions do we take first?
How can we protect our business assets, maintain critical operations, recover normal operations and protect our workforce?

Disaster Management, Inc has the answers ...

• The Business Continuity Program for Manufacturing and Distribution template identifies step-by-step solutions to these and to other important questions.
• There is substantial standard language that enables the user to easily review and edit-out text.
• The files are in easy-to-use Microsoft Word.
• The program has evolved over several years and has received extensive field testing.
• There are over 50 files with over 1,000 pages organized into the following topics:
  • Information Gathering gathering data and risk identification
  • Analysis Business Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment and Strategy Development executive management reports
  • Business Continuity Plan (BCP) the central or overarching plan for the business
  • Department Plans function-specific plans for key support departments and operational groups
  • Crisis Management Protocols a hazard-specific set of actions to be taken during each of the four phases of emergency management (Prevention / Mitigation, Preparation, Response and Recovery)
  • Implementation and Maintenance implementation steps, employee distributions, exercises, update and audit steps
• Follows the guidelines recommended by the Disaster Recovery Institute International, Business Continuity Institute Good Practices Guide, NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster / Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs and industry best practices