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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ono, Takahiro, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-03-01
Subjects:	ACCIDENT, BACKUP, BANKRUPTCIES, BANKRUPTCY, BUSINESS CONTINUITY, CAPABILITIES, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, CERTIFICATES, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CHECK CLEARING, CHECKS, CLEARING HOUSES, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DEATH TOLL, DEPOSIT, DEPOSITOR, DEPOSITORS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISASTER, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RISK, DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, DOCUMENTS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCIES, EVACUATION, FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FIRE, FLOOD, FORCE MAJEURE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET, GENERATORS, GOVERNMENT BOND, GOVERNMENT BONDS, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HOLDINGS, HURRICANE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LARGE COMPANIES, LARGE COMPANY, LIGHTING, LOCAL ECONOMIES, LOCAL ECONOMY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LTD., MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, MANAGERS, MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE, MARKET SHARE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MOBILE PHONE, MONEY MARKET, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS, PANDEMICS, PDF, PHONES, PHYSICAL ASSETS, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC UTILITIES, RELIEF, RESULTS, RISK ASSESSMENTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SATELLITE, SECURITIES, SECURITIES MARKET, SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS, SOCIETIES, SOCIETY, STAKEHOLDERS, STOCK MARKET, SUPERMARKET, SUPERMARKETS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADING, TREASURY, VALUE CHAINS, VERIFICATION, VICTIMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/18273942/business-continuity-plans https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16125
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