Did you know that Bird Flu Pandemic could in fact put your company out of business? Think about it? Employees cannot come to work if they are sick, as they could infect the rest of your team. Meanwhile some can work from home, but not all; do you have a plan? Why not; are you simply going to wait until it is too late?

Worse off what about your Suppliers are they ready? Without them you cannot do business anyway? Can you imagine the headaches and your business being shut down completely? We have come up with a supplier questionnaire and here is a sample to survey your suppliers to see if they are ready?

Your company name:

Address:

Contact name:

Phone number:

e-mail address:

Supplier name:

Address:

Products/services purchased/planned to purchase:

e-mail address:

General Bird Flu Pandemic Planning

1. Has your company established a Bird Flu Pandemic readiness program? Yes / No

2. Do you have resources and budget committed to BIRD FLU PANDEMIC readiness? Yes / No

3. Have you reviewed all projects and equipment purchases for BIRD FLU PANDEMIC? Yes / No

4. Are you confident you can supply my company with the goods and services we already purchase or plan to purchase from you? Yes / No

Distribution

1. Do you have plans and vendors who can guarantee distribution of your products to us in the event of this coming Bird Flu Pandemic? Yes / No Have you considered and planned for Distribution planning, Distribution operations and Shipping

2. Have the manufacturers of both the your products components and service vendors figured out how they can guarantee that they are BIRD FLU PANDEMIC ready? Yes / No

3. If you have determined they are not BIRD FLU PANDEMIC ready, what will you do to guarantee you will be able to perform as a supplier to us?

Your Suppliers

1. Have you evaluated all of your suppliers for their BIRD FLU PANDEMIC readiness? Yes / No

2. Are you tracking and managing their situations and impacts on you? Yes / No

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You will of course need to modify this form to fit your company, but indeed it does give you a head start and do not be surprised if other companies which are customers of your company to ask for the same. So consider all this before it is too late in 2006.

Lance Winslow

Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?