Wake up Plan

Organisations, as they grow, find business continuity to be a risk hence have a "Back Up Plan". Its also termed as 'Alternate Strategy', 'or may be 'Plan B'. It simply means that there always is a fall back option.

I have been wondering if Supply Chains also need a 'Wake Up Plan'? As Supply Chains have become more complex, highly interdependent, synchronous and almost working towards no room for 'blinking your eye' the possbility of a small lapse somewhere in the long mutli- partner chain can have tremendous cascading effects reaching very high proportions. To avoid any member in the supply chain to create a lapse, i like to have what i term as a 'Wake Up Plan'. It's just a system which keeps the system error proof so that organisations continue to march on their journey of supply chain excellence.

'Wake Up Plan'! I like my newly coined term.

Comments

  1. VikrantApril 27, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    This is interesting. How to create an early warning / alarm system for alerting folks who are 'sleeping', will be an interesting study :-)

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  2. PriyankaApril 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Why don't you write what all can be a part of the Wake Up Plan?? Good term btw...

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  3. Shriram N. UpadhyeMay 11, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    Good one Pinak.
    Vikrant, I think what Pinak is aiming at is, not only for those who are sleeping but those who may 'slip' something even though they are not sleeping.

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