The Definitive Guide to Disaster Planning for Manufacturers

And the challenges faced on a daily basis already occupy the lion’s share of a leader’s time. However, in addition to other strategic initiatives inherent to the role, leaders must also be confident in their ability to maintain critical operations despite interruptions.

Robust, well-led companies must have a disaster plan in place to overcome a variety of business interruptions and ensure it can:

• Recover from any disaster
• Protect its source of revenue
• Fulfill responsibilities to stakeholders
• Facilitate compliance
• Reduce exposure to civil or criminal liabilities
• Enhance the company’s image and credibility
• Potentially reduce insurance premiums
• Build company-wide consensus and a culture of preparedness

This guide will outline the most basic yet impactful steps any manufacturer should take to build resilience in the face of all manner of threats.