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Pandemic, Ukraine, Power Grids, Supply Chain: 2022 in Review

DRI Drive

The post Pandemic, Ukraine, Power Grids, Supply Chain: 2022 in Review appeared first on DRI Drive. January: Omicron Response Puts One More Strain on Already-Struggling Small Businesses Read the 7th Annual DRI Predictions Report and Keep the Conversation Going at DRI2022 February: ‘Who’s THAT Guy?!’ When Telework […].

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

What are, and have been, the key challenges in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic? Viral pandemics can have impacts that are as significant in the socio-economic field as they are in epidemiology and viral medicine. Huge changes in the pattern of demand and supply will occur during a pandemic.

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Improving Pandemic Preparedness

Recovery Diva

A significant strategic issue emerging from the pandemic seems to me to be this: In almost every country, the Covid pandemic required management skills and capacity beyond those available in ‘business as usual’ within the government structure.

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Fixing Our Supply Chain Issues

Disaster Zone Podcast

The frailty of the world-wide supply chain was revealed during the COVID pandemic. The guest for this podcast is Scott Friedman a supply chain expert who has military and senior level federal experience in logistics and supply chains. The frailty of the world-wide supply chain was revealed during the COVID pandemic.

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Adapting MS Teams for Crisis Information Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the innovations coming out of the response to the COVID Pandemic is the use of Microsoft Teams as a platform for managing a remote response to the event. One of the innovations coming out of the response to the COVID Pandemic is the use of Microsoft Teams as a platform for managing a remote response to the event.

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A New Model for Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Prior to joining ISU, Jonathan was the Deputy Director and Chief of Staff at the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, where he managed the state's emergency management response and recovery operations for floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.