Abstract
In a modern networked society, most business operations are diversified and interdependent cross-regionally. This is a very efficient system in a normal situation but will cause many chain-failures through its interdependencies once large disasters hit any SPOF (Single Point Of Failure) in the networked structure. In order to assure an organization’s business continuity at the time of disasters, BCM should expand its scope by including stakeholders and regional BCMs based on PPP (Public-Private Partnership). This will play a key role to enhance a local community’s resilience. Based on the case studies on the three recent large earthquakes in Japan, the limitations of existing PPP are assessed and the importance of the intermediaries to provide economic incentives are recognized. Several BCM-related financial schemes are discussed as one form of effective economic incentives.
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ISO22301:2012 defines BCM as a “management process which provides a framework for building capability that safeguards the objectives of the organization including its obligations (International Standards Organization 2012).”
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A plan for BCM (Business Continuity Management)
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Definition of “community” includes various forms such as local community, business community, and governmental community.
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One of the Japanese central government ministries. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Also known as the “Kobe Earthquake,” it had a Richter-scale magnitude of 7.3 and caused 6,434 deaths, 3 missing, 43,792 injuries, and approximately 10 trillion Japanese Yen damage as of 2006, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
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As of August, 2007, the Japan Metrological Agency.
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As of July, 2007, the Japan Metrological Agency.
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As of September, 2012, the National Police Agency of Japan.
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A corporate loan product with rating evaluation on borrower’s preparedness for disasters.
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Confirmed DBJ in April, 2014.
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Insurance to cover the insured’s revenue as an opportunity loss when their business disrupted.
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A syndicated, structured financial instrument that provides an immediate cash amount automatically when an earthquake hits the contracted site (e.g. factory or headquarters) with over the pre-determined threshold level of seismic intensity.
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Watanabe, K. (2015). Regional Business Continuity Management Through Public-Private Partnerships in Japan. In: Brassard, C., Howitt, A., Giles, D. (eds) Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55157-7_10
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