In his recent blog post Bend Don't Break: The Resilient Supply Chain, Peter Krensky, an Aberdeen ERP research associate, pointed out that natural disasters are an unfortunate reality - one that the world community has had to face with unsettling frequency in recent years. The fear of a catastrophic event affecting business can keep any executive awake at night, writes Krensky, and the response to these events is completely disruptive to the business and often very costly.
Unfortunately, the "quality and timeliness of the response can also make or break reputations in the market and are often determined simply by facility locations or suppliers' location...