Charles W. Newsome is the president of First Response Solutions,Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in business continuity and disaster recovery, supply chain management and management processes. You can contact Mr. Newsome at cwnews@sbcglobal.net.
In the post-9/11 era, a majority of medium-to-large organizations in both the public and private sectors − at the urging of the government and out of self-interest − have developed and deployed emergency response plans. Many of these organizations have extended this proactive preparedness to include planning for the unique requirements of disaster recovery and business continuity.