Wed Sep 15 2010 | 10:00 AM EST | 1 hour
Now the dust has settled: supply chain lessons learnt from the ash cloud
The Walpole Lectures
After the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption, many companies were left counting the cost of considerable supply chain disruption. In this Walpole Lecture we analyze the lessons which can be learnt, drawing upon the experiences of several companies and their responses to the flight ban.
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In this session we:
- Assess the effects of the ash cloud, both short-term and long-term on individual organisations
- Evaluate to what extent companies can build business disruption into corporate strategy
- Debate whether supply diversification is the answer
- Consider how to translate risk awareness into action
- Discuss how best to plan a contingency for predictable surprises
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