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As the news of influenza pandemic broke out, it was witnessed thatthe government and health officials rushed to purchasing medicines, conducting disasterdrills and taking such initiatives that would limit the spread of these diseases.
However, one survey indicated that 72% companies had not even begunto prepare for the bird flu pandemic. Most of the business officials in United Statesstated that they had nobody in charge of a plan that could identify the severity of the issue andits impact on operations. On the contrary, Asian and particularly Southeast Asian countries hadplanned for this situation, as they previously had to deal with the SARS outbreak in 2003 whichbrought the regions’ commerce to a standstill. But they were well prepared this time. Asurvey of 80 corporate officials held by American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong foundthat nearly every company had someone incharge of such catastrophic situations and 60percent stated that they had clearly mapped out plans that could be implemented immediatelyin such a crisis situation. For instance, HSBC, a global bank took steps to help and prepareits employees work from home and also prepared to divide work among multiple sites. EvenFedEx said it had prepared contingency plans down to every district or market in AsiaPacific.
But what about those businesses that had not yet prepared for apotential outbreak? A report on the outbreak of such a deadly flu reported. “In a world wherethe global supply chain and realtime inventories determine almost everything we do, down to the foodavailable for purchase in our grocery stores, the importance of advanced planning can not beoverstated.”
1. What role do you think goals might play in a company’splanning for any possible pandemic outbreak? List down some goals that you think might willbe important.
2. What type of plans might companies need for this situation ( forinstance short term, long term or both) Explain why you think these plans are important in this situation.
3. Being a manager what planning tools would you recommend to deal with this type of situation effectively?
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