ALABAMA POWER RESPONSE TO KATRINA: MANAGING A SEVERE SERVICE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION

Part A of the case is designed to provide students with a multi-faceted situation with the focus being on requiring students to identify, analyze, and prioritize the key issues, their relative importance, and how to address each issue to minimize the impact of the disruption on business continuity a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies 2010-01, Vol.16 (1), p.21
Main Authors: Skipper, Joseph B, Hanna, Joe B, Gibson, Brian J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Contingency planning
Crude oil
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Electric utilities
Emergency preparedness
Evacuations & rescues
Floods
Gasoline prices
Hurricanes
Infrastructure
Management of crises
Petroleum production
Ports
Production capacity
Risk management
Storm damage
Students
Tidal waves
Wind
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Part A of the case is designed to provide students with a multi-faceted situation with the focus being on requiring students to identify, analyze, and prioritize the key issues, their relative importance, and how to address each issue to minimize the impact of the disruption on business continuity and performance levels. Part B complements Part A by providing the student with an indepth discussion of how the company featured in the case identified, analyzed, and prioritized the key issues they faced during and immediately after hurricane Katrina. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1078-4950
1532-5822