Half of America’s small businesses can’t afford to pay employees for a full month under the current economic lockdown meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to new surveys released by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
With employee work restrictions in place to combat the COVID-19 crisis, just 29 percent of companies can continue to be fully operational with employee work restrictions in place and 57 percent expect to be partially operational, according to the international ‘Rapid Ratings State of Supply Chain Survey’.
IABM, the international trade association for Broadcast and Media technology suppliers, has produced a comprehensive ‘virtual repository’ to collate COVID-19 related business continuity resources from around the world.
In a detailed case study, Rodney L. Liggett, from the University of Phoenix, has analyzed the effects of information security on business continuity.
Today, businesses are learning how a global pandemic can put immense strain on supply chains. The spread of COVID-19 is not only impacting shipping lanes, ports and locations, but also the people inside manufacturing facilities who are making the products.
AvidXchange has polled senior leaders at 500 different US businesses looking at their business continuity planning. This research shows that just over 60 percent of businesses have continuity plans in place, but highlights some gaps in the technologies required to implement the plans.
While organizations are focused on business continuity plans and strategies to maintain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to also focus on employee well-being. Organizations need to focus on employees’ emotions related to the pandemic to restore productivity and deliver on employee experience, according to Gartner.
A five-phase strategic and systematic approach to strengthen the resilience of organizations’ current business models is key to business continuity during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Gartner, Inc.
BSI has published its Supply Chain Risk Insights 2020 Report that identifies the trends and associated risks impacting global supply chains in the year ahead. The report is built upon information from BSI’s Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN) tool
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
