Bloomberg Businessweek USA - 09.03.2020

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S T R A T E G I E S

Edited by

Bret Begun

Bloomberg Businessweek March 9, 2020

● Nine steps to making

your company

disaster-proof-ish

China,” says Razat Gaurav, chief executive officer

of Llamasoft Inc., a supply chain software pro-

vider. “This should be a wake-up call for a lot of

industries.”

Bloomberg Businessweektalked to a dozen cri-

sis planning and supply chain experts about how

to prepare for continued complications from the

coronavirus, as well as future disruptions. Tony

Adame, an associate director at Aon Plc, says

many executives are good at planning for short-

term crises, such as an active shooter or power

outage, and ignore long-term impacts. Follow

this checklist to make sure you’re doing both.

�Arianne Cohen

The business world was caught off guard by Covid-

19. According to a report by Dun & Bradstreet,
    94% of Fortune 1,000 companies are experienc-
    ing supply chain delays—not to mention workplace
    absences, lower productivity, travel cutbacks,
    and reduced trade and investment. “Many com-
    panies had plans for floods or earthquakes, but
    their backup factories were in another region of

CORONAVIRUS

CHECKLIST