Business Continuity Plans
A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) identifies the potential effects of disruptions to an organization's critical operations if a disaster were to occur, and specifies effective response actions and quick recovery measures. In the Great East Japa...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/18273942/business-continuity-plans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16125 |
| Summary: | A Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
identifies the potential effects of disruptions to an
organization's critical operations if a disaster were
to occur, and specifies effective response actions and quick
recovery measures. In the Great East Japan Earthquake
(GEJE), BCPs served their purpose to some extent, but
certain weaknesses were identified. While BCPs helped to
keep critical operational functions going, and then to
rehabilitate general operations, most small-and medium-sized
enterprises had, unfortunately, not even prepared BCPs.
Since the private sector plays a major role in creating jobs
and supporting local economies, it should be required to
prepare BCPs, but with support from the government. The
private sector plays a major role in creating employment and
supporting the local economy, thereby ensuring regional
sustainability. In the event of a disaster, the role of the
private sector becomes even more important in this respect. |
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