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An Interview with FEMA Region X Administrator

Disaster Zone Podcast

Logistics for instance, will be a huge challenge following a subduction earthquake that impacts all the states in his territory. Logistics for instance, will be a huge challenge following a subduction earthquake that impacts all the states in his territory.

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People of Pure: Meet Kelly Greene

Pure Storage

This “I-can-handle-anything” approach led Kelly into a career in data storage and ultimately to her current role as Director of Logistics and Customer Fulfillment at Pure Storage, not to mention a shelf full of pool tournament trophies. So we’re doing all of that activity in my organization.” My team is on call 24×7,” she said.

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Retired from a Paycheck

Disaster Zone Podcast

Among her recent activities was a multi-session effort to brief delegations of senior emergency managers from China, on the state of the practice of emergency management in the U.S. This episode is sponsored by AshBritt , a national rapid-response emergency management and logistics company. and occasionally in other countries.

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Security Industry Association Names Convergint, Wavelynx and Wesco as 2025 SIA Members of the Year

Security Industry Association

The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education at ISC conference program; leadership activity; recruitment of SIA members; and contributions to SIA thought leadership and the industry overall.

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Supply Chain Resilience Training: What Has Changed Over The Last 10 Years?

Plan B Consulting

One principle that has not changed is that you can outsource the activity but not the risk, and this is firmly stated at the beginning of both the new and old courses. One of the aspects of the old course was to talk about trends in the supply chain, one of which was offshoring.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them.

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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

MHA Consulting

There are two main types of risk transference: 1) buying insurance and 2) hiring a third-party vendor to perform an activity and passing on to them the risks associated with that activity. Companies often hire third parties to take on activities that are outside their core competencies, freeing them to do what they do best.