(410c) Business Continuity and Lean Operations – Synergies and Conflicts

In the wake of a disaster, after the well being of its people, a company's primary concern needs to be the rapid resumption of its supply of product and/or services to its customers and the continuity of its cash flow if it wants to survive. A well developed business continuity plan coupled with lean operations provide synergies which can be exploited towards achieving these goals. There are, however areas where the strategies conflict. Both the synergies and conflicts will be discussed.