Weathering a supply chain disaster

Subtitle: The lessons of the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina seem to have been quickly forgotten in many quarters, leaving the U.S. nearly as vulnerable to a major disaster as ever before. Government plans focus on eliminating risks rather than reducing the impact of a bad event. At the center of any disaster preparedness plan is good supply chain management.Infrastructure at risk : security analyst Stephen Flynn sounds alarm about domestic preparedness. -- Building resilient supply chains : shippers, transportation and logistics companies learn lessons from poor pre-Katrina planning. -- Menlo's rapid response warehouse. -- Getting busy : DHS, industry try to coordinate post-disaster response for freight transport. -- Security can improve decision-making.

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• Authors:
  • KULISCH, ERIC
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Illustrations;
• Pagination: p. 6-25 : ill.
• Serial:
  • American Shipper
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Howard Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1074-8350
  • Serial URL: http://www.americanshipper.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster relief; Emergencies; Freight transportation; Logistics; Management; Security
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01052522
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Jul 10 2007 9:17AM