Business Management. Flashcards
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4.1.1 What is one of the most important support functions in an emergency? (p.155)
Transportation
4.2.1 What does FEMA stand for? (p.158)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
4.2.2 How does FEMA define an Incident Command System? (p.159)
Standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident
management approach that:
• Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure.
• Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private.
• Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources.
4.2.3 What is JEPP? What is its function? (p.160)
Joint Emergency Preparedness Program: ensure that all levels of government across Canada are equally prepared to respond to emergencies.
4.2.4 What should emergency planning for the private sector take into account? (p.160)
- If an emergency impacts the physical location of the fleet organization,
- If an emergency impacts a group of drivers in a particular geographic region away from the physical location of the fleet organization, and
- If an emergency occurs at a supplier, thus disrupting service to the fleet organization.
4.2.5 What are the essential elements that need to be considered for a mutual aid agreement 161
• Defined purpose
• Voluntary
• Reciprocal
• Spatial dispersion
• Shared operations plan
• Indemnification
4.3.1 What are the important points to keep in mind when developing an Emergency Response Plan? p.165-172)
- Develop response plans for most likely events
- Keep the plan flexible
- Use three principles to guide the plan…Survivability, Adaptability, and Sustainability
- Write an Emergency Operations Plan
- Train staff
- Develop staffing plans for 24/7 operations
- Safeguard your lines of supply
- Conduct security planning
4.3.2 What should you consider when calling in personnel during an emergency? (p.
Many of your employees could be personally affected by the disaster and may need to attend to their family needs before returning to work.
4.3.3 What are the three principles that guide an Emergency Response Plan? (p.166-
Survivability - Adaptability - Sustainablility
4.3.4 How much fuel should your fleet have stored for an emergency? (p.171)
Storage tank capacity should be large enough to fuel the fleet under emergency conditions for at least 72 hours
4.3.5 What are important maintenance activity issues during an emergency? (p.171-
Preventive maintenance becomes even more important to maximize vehicle uptime - To the highest degree possible, guarantee that your vehicles will receive priority service. Develop alternate or backup service providers if feasible
4.4.1 What is one of the first actions that need to be taken during an emergency?
Communication
4.4.2 Why is a steady, sustained response more effective than an overabundance of resources 175
Avoid the temptation to over-commit your resources or act in haste.
4.5.1 Why is it important to have an event debrief? (p.177)
Identify Lessons learned and make changes for the future
4.5.2 What is the main thing an After Action Report (AAR) will identify? (p.177)
strengths and weaknesses of the response, areas of improvement, and follow up actions.
4.5.3 What post-event activities should follow an emergency event? (p. 177)
Debriefing & AAR
5.1.1 What are two constraints that are common in many companies?
- the inability to make changes fast enough to meet changing market conditions
- inability to align their organizations to execute quickly.
5.1.2 Why has partnering become a key to survival? (p.232)
takes the tops off jars for these enterprises, broadening the perspective they need in order to close capability gaps, create a sustainable advantage, and achieve their strategic goals
5.1.4 What does partnering allow an organization to do? (p.232-233)
• Respond to change in timely fashion
• Decisively seize short-term opportunities
• Adapt to evolving market trends with greater flexibility233
• Acquire needed new products, skills or areas of competence withminimal disruption
• Expand the organization’s market share
• Cut back the number of customer defections
• Access new markets or compete in new industries
• Improve fleet operation and driver productivity
• Shore up internal weaknesses
5.1.5 How can a partnership with a Fleet management company help lower TCO
• Lowering costs of vehicle acquisition, operation and disposal
• Improving efficiency, compliance and driver performance
• Expanding the ability to finance, acquire and deploy fleet-related technology more quickly
• Creating mutual opportunities to co-develop and innovate
• Enhancing customer responsiveness and the organization’s reputation
5.1.6 What is the “trust Hierarchy”? (p.233)
• Level 1: Total Trust. Each side operates in the best interest of the other side, with unconditional positive regard.
• Level 2: Social Contract. Each side agrees to follow the social expectations documented in a charter created during a partner meeting or workshop.
• Level 3: Quid Pro Quo. Each side’s actions are reciprocal, based on taking turns (“I’ll do X, if you’ll do Y”).
• Level 4: Deception. Each side meets obligations, but in some cases takes advantage of the other while disguising true intent.
• Level 5: Revenge. Each side operates to take advantage of the other, or to impose punishment on the other for previous failure.
5.2.1 Who should handle an outsourced relationship to ensure that it lasts the wear-and-tear of time? 235
Leadership
5.2.2 How should the management team optimize the value derived from the relationship 235
• Formalizing the management framework.
• Forming day-to-day
• Program and project planning and governance.
• Creating relationship strategies.
• Facts and data base-lining. • Ensuring supplier engagement and mobilization.
• Developing links between partners. E
• IT system deployment.