30/01/2012
Resiliency is in reality what our goal for disaster preparedness is all about. The better prepared we are, the more hazards that have been mitigated and the better planning and training that we do will all speed the recovery. This type of effort towards resiliency must occur over all aspects of our society, every industry, government, family, and so on. This then is the challenge!
The National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security targets the maritime industry and its associated partners who are involved in moving goods across great expanses of ocean and land in order to keep business and industry humming along. It is a six page document that outlines goals and a strategic approach.
I found it very interesting that in the cover letter from President Obama that there was this sentence, "We reject the false choice between security and efficiency and firmly believe that we can promote economic growth while protecting our core values as a nation and as a people." I've found that security is seen as a drag on an efficient business operation. It is an unnecessary drag on what needs to be done to keep the system moving. I've often said that security and safety have the same issue. It is always faster and easier to do a task if we don't need to be concerned with both of these. Safety slows us down and keeps us from being efficient as possible. It is only when something bad happens that the safety measures that are in place pay off. So too it is with security. Day-to-day it is a necessary evil getting in the way of an efficient operation. But, when something does happen...
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