{"id":107785,"date":"2022-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nursingstudybay.com\/2022\/07\/07\/case-study-7-3\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T00:00:00","slug":"case-study-7-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/case-study-7-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n1 | Page<br \/>\nJanuary 2013<br \/>\nResilient Response and Recovery at Western Digital:<br \/>\nAfter the Thai Flood1<br \/>\nAs raging floodwater rushed through various broken spots along the dike at the Bang Pa-in (BPI)<br \/>\nindustrial estate, which is located approximately 40 miles north of Bangkok and 5 miles south of<br \/>\nAyutthaya in the Chao Phraya River basin, the BPI estate flood-fighting team had to retreat for<br \/>\ntheir own safety on October 15, 2011. Throughout the night, heavy rain continued to fall and<br \/>\nstrong floodwater kept rising. All factories within the BPI estate became flooded.<br \/>\nAt daybreak on October 16, Joe Bunya (SVP, Hard Disk Operations Asia, WD (a Western<br \/>\nDigital company) and his management team toured their inundated hard disk drive (HDD)<br \/>\nfactory at the BPI estate (BPI plant in short) on a boat. Their hearts sank as they saw that certain<br \/>\ncritical equipment (some weighing more than 5 tons) for producing sliders located on the ground<br \/>\nfloor was completely submerged under 6 feet of corrosive floodwater.2<br \/>\nRecognizing that the<br \/>\nentire factory was contaminated and that critical equipment on the ground floor could not be<br \/>\nreplaced for many months, Joe and his management team felt the immediate need to save their<br \/>\nfactory.<br \/>\n1 This case is jointly prepared by Mr. Joe Bunya (Senior Vice President, Hard Drive Operations Asia, WD (a Western<br \/>\nDigital company)), and Christopher Tang (Edward Carter Professor of Business Administration at UCLA Anderson<br \/>\nSchool of Management). This case is intended for MBA class discussion. \u00a9UCLA Anderson School of Management,<br \/>\n2013.<br \/>\n2 The slider is the body of material that supports the actual drive head in a hard disk. The slider slides over the<br \/>\nsurface of the disk, carrying the head at a consistent height above the disk for reading and writing.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n2 | Page<br \/>\nAs a way to keep customers and investors informed of the situation, Western Digital Corporation<br \/>\n(issued the following press release on October 17: \u201cWDC today announced that it has extended<br \/>\nthe suspension of its operations in Thailand. Over the weekend, rising water penetrated the Bang<br \/>\nPa-in Industrial Park flood defenses, inundating the company&#8217;s manufacturing facilities there<br \/>\nand submerging some equipment\u2026.. All WD employees in Thailand remain safe.\u201d At the same<br \/>\ntime, the popular press (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Computerworld, etc.) speculated<br \/>\nthat it would take multiple quarters for WD to restore its operations in Thailand.3<br \/>\nWith a resilient response and recovery and the perseverance of all WD employees in Thailand,<br \/>\nPresident and CEO John Coyne officially re-opened the plant at BPI on November 30, 2011 \u2013<br \/>\nonly 46 days after its closure. Coyne remarked that, \u201cWhile much work remains to be done over<br \/>\nthe next several quarters to reach our pre-flood manufacturing capabilities, the progress thus far<br \/>\nis significantly ahead of our original expectations and is a tribute to the dedicated and effective<br \/>\nactions of our employees, contractors and Thai government agencies, the efforts of our supply<br \/>\npartners and the support of our customers.\u201d 4<br \/>\nOn January 13, 2012, the BPI plant produced the first slider unit after the flood, exceeding<br \/>\ninternal and external expectations. Sampan Silapanad (VP, Magnetic Head Operations)<br \/>\nattributed this speedy recovery (one week ahead of WD\u2019s internal schedule) in his remark: \u201cThe<br \/>\nrecovery has proven that WD employees have exceptional passion and perseverance. We did<br \/>\neverything to make the plant equal or better than the pre-flood condition.\u201d5<\/p>\n<p>3 See http:\/\/www.techcycle3.com\/files\/Thailand_flooding_impact_on_HDD_supplies_12aNov2011_2_.pdf for a<br \/>\ncompilation of various commentaries from the press. 4 Source: \u201cWestern Digital: Flood Response and Recovery,\u201d Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in<br \/>\nThailand, Vol. 1, 2012.<br \/>\n5 Source: Sabayjai, S., \u201cWD credits staff for turnaround after floods,\u201d The Nation, April 23, 2012.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n3 | Page<br \/>\nThailand Floods in 2011<br \/>\nThailand is prone to seasonal floods that tend to occur in the North and spread down the Chao<br \/>\nPhraya River through the central plains. Over the years, the Thai government has developed<br \/>\nvarious flood control systems such as dams, canals, drainage tunnels, etc. Unfortunately, rainfall<br \/>\nover northern Thailand from March to July in 2011 was over 300% above the normal level. As<br \/>\nthe rate of incoming flow of rainwater was higher than the discharging rates at various dams in<br \/>\nthe northern part of Thailand, most dams were almost full by the beginning of October in 2011.<br \/>\nAs floodwaters were moving south along the Chao Phraya River, major cities such as Ayutthaya<br \/>\nand Bangkok were facing an imminent flood.<br \/>\nDespite the efforts of the Thai government and various international organizations such as the<br \/>\nUnited Nations, floodwaters inundated northern parts of the capital city of Bangkok. Flooding<br \/>\npersisted in some areas until mid-January 2012, ultimately causing over 800 deaths and affecting<br \/>\nover 13 million people. With 65 out of 77 provinces declared flood disaster zones, over 7,700<br \/>\nsquare miles of farmland was severely damaged. According to the Federation of Thai Industries,<br \/>\nthe estimated damage was at least 185 billion Baht (1 US$ = 30 Thai Baht). This includes 95<br \/>\nbillion Baht damage on Thai industry, 25 billion Baht damage on Thai agriculture, and 65 billion<br \/>\nBaht damage on residential properties.<br \/>\nThe flood in 2011 disrupted the supply chain operations in certain key industries in Thailand.<br \/>\nBesides the fact that Thailand accounts for 30% of global trade in rice, over 40% of the world\u2019s<br \/>\nhard disk drives were produced in Thailand and most of them were concentrated in the BangkokAyutthaya corridor. Also, in addition to tourism, Thailand is a major automotive parts producer<br \/>\nfor many Japanese car companies such as Toyota and Honda, and a major producer for many<br \/>\nJapanese digital camera companies such as Canon, Nikon, and Sony. As such, the 2011 flood in<br \/>\nThailand created major global supply chain disruptions in the automotive industry (due to a<br \/>\nshortage of parts) and the computer industry (due to a shortage of hard disks). The World Bank<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n4 | Page<br \/>\nestimated 1.5 trillion Baht (US$50 billion) in economic damages and losses due to the 2011<br \/>\nflood in Thailand.<br \/>\nWestern Digital in Thailand<br \/>\nAs the market became saturated and highly competitive, various hard disk drive companies such<br \/>\nas Hitachi, Maxtor, and Samsung were acquired by giants such as Western Digital and Seagate.<br \/>\nAfter a series of mergers and acquisitions, there were only three key HDD companies left by the<br \/>\nend of 2011 (Exhibit 1): Toshiba captures 15% of the market, and the rest of the market is<br \/>\nequally divided between Western Digital and Seagate.<br \/>\nHeadquartered in Irvine, California, Western Digital Corporation (www.westerndigital.com) is a<br \/>\nglobal provider of hard disk drives, networking equipment and home entertainment products<br \/>\nunder the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands. Western Digital is the largest producer of<br \/>\nHDDs in the world, with approximately US$16 billion in annual revenue as of the third calendar<br \/>\nquarter of 2012.<br \/>\nThrough a series of foreign and domestic investments that began in the 1980s, Thailand became<br \/>\na major producer of hard disks by 2010. To achieve cost synergies (by reducing freight costs)<br \/>\nand supply chain efficiency (shorter cycle time, better coordination, and lower inventory),<br \/>\nThailand has developed a cluster of industries associated with hard disk drives manufacturing.<br \/>\nSpecifically, this cluster includes hard disk component parts manufacturing (such as motors,<br \/>\nsuspensions, disk media, disk heads (sliders), etc.) as well as hard disk assembly operations.<br \/>\nTo leverage skilled labor at low cost and to leverage the Thai government\u2019s tax incentives, WD<br \/>\nestablished two HDD plants in Thailand (at the Bang Pa-in and Navanakorn industrial estates<br \/>\nlocated in Ayutthaya Province and Pathum Thani Province, respectively) in 2003.6<br \/>\nBy the end<br \/>\nof 2011, WD was employing over 38,000 people (including 2,000 engineers and scientists) and<br \/>\nhad become the largest foreign employer in Thailand. The country was producing 60% of all of<br \/>\nWD\u2019s hard disks. The remaining 40% were produced in the other plant located in Kuala<br \/>\nLumpur, Malaysia. Because the BPI plant produced sliders (magnetic heads for reading and<br \/>\nwriting on the disk surface) for different types of HDDs for notebook PCs, desktop PCs, other<br \/>\nconsumer electronic products and external storage devices, the BPI plant inundation affected the<br \/>\nproduction of most classes of HDDs. In addition to the closure of both plants in Thailand that<br \/>\nperformed hard disk assembly operations, there were serious concerns about shortages of various<br \/>\nmechanical hard disk components because many of WD\u2019s parts suppliers in Thailand were<br \/>\ninundated.7<\/p>\n<p>6 Seagate\u2019s HDD plant located in Korat (northern part of Thailand) was not affected by the 2011 Thai flood.<br \/>\n7 Source: Western Digital Updates &#8212;<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.wdc.com\/en\/company\/thailandupdates\/ThailandFloods2011FAQ.pdf<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n5 | Page<br \/>\nBefore the Flood \u2013 Identifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Risks<br \/>\nAccording to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters in Belgium<br \/>\n(www.emdat.be), the number of floods in Asia has been growing at an exponential rate, as<br \/>\nindicated by 1910-2010 statistics. Unlike earthquakes, floods are more predictable in terms of<br \/>\ntiming and location, and companies can develop plans for better preparedness and mitigation.<br \/>\nKnowing Thailand to be flood-prone, WD has developed its Business Continuity Plan (BCP)<br \/>\nto safeguard its employees and facilities (in addition to the plans developed by the Thai<br \/>\ngovernment and by the BPI estate).<br \/>\nWhile the BPI had built a dike to surround its 750-acre estate, WD\u2019s 7-acre BPI plant also had a<br \/>\ndesignated BCP team that performed the following tasks before the flood:<br \/>\n1. Monitor and assess risks. Monitored the rain forecast, floodwater level, conditions of<br \/>\ndams and dikes in surrounding regions and areas, and assessed the likelihood of the flood<br \/>\nand the potential impact on the plant and WD\u2019s suppliers in Thailand.<br \/>\n2. Proactive measures. Prepared the plant against floodwater entering it, including<br \/>\nsandbags, water pumps, generators, first-aid kits, and essential food. In addition, the<br \/>\nteam prepared evacuation plans that included the detailed mapping of bus routes.<br \/>\n3. Mitigation plans. Developed mitigation and contingency plans by moving inventories<br \/>\nand some equipment from the ground floor to higher floors to avoid potential damage<br \/>\nfrom floodwaters.8<br \/>\nIn addition, the team worked with management in Thailand,<br \/>\nMalaysia, and the United States to develop contingency plans in case production at the<br \/>\nBPI plant was disrupted. Specifically, WD prepared a plan to shift much of its<br \/>\nproduction to Malaysia should the BPI plant shut down.<br \/>\n4. Communication plans. Develop communication plans with all employees, all key<br \/>\nsuppliers, and all other WD units throughout the company.<br \/>\nDuring the Flood \u2013 Resilient Response<br \/>\nAs the BCP team continued to monitor the flood situation, they found that the information<br \/>\nobtained from various sources, including government authorities, appeared to be inconsistent.9<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, after the estate flood-fighting team\u2019s unsuccessful efforts in repairing various<br \/>\nbreaks (including a 60-foot-long one) at the dike surrounding the BPI estate, strong floodwater<br \/>\nwas gushing through various places and entering the BPI plant. Despite piles of sandbags and<\/p>\n<p>8 WD was unable to move some of the heavy equipment (weighing more than 5 tons) to higher floors.<br \/>\n9 Despite the Thai government\u2019s efforts in establishing the Emergency Operations Center for Flood, Storm and<br \/>\nLandslide in August 2012 that was intended to coordinate warning and relief efforts, the government has been<br \/>\ncriticized for giving mixed or conflicting information. Some foreign companies also thought there was a lack of<br \/>\naccurate and timely information provided in English, preventing them from being better prepared. Prime Minister<br \/>\nYingluck Shinawatra immediately responded to the press that the Thai government will invest in water<br \/>\nmanagement to ensure that such flooding does not happen again (source: cnbc.com).<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n6 | Page<br \/>\nwater pumps, the floodwater continued to rise. To ensure safety, all WD employees were asked<br \/>\nto evacuate the facility and a security team was appointed immediately to secure the company\u2019s<br \/>\nproperty.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the WD management team assembled at Sofitel Hotel in Bangkok and<br \/>\ndeployed various contingency plans. These included:<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensuring employees\u2019 safety and well-being. To ensure employees\u2019 safety, strict safety<br \/>\nstandards and protocols were enforced by a dedicated EHS (Environment, Health and<br \/>\nSafety) team. Before starting any work, the team got together and planned the process<br \/>\nwith safety as the number one priority. During the cleanup, workers were required to<br \/>\nwear U.S. industry-standard protective gear. The EHS team would perform frequent<br \/>\naudits to ensure strict compliance to the agreed upon process. Every employee and<br \/>\nworker was urged to take the safety issue seriously. Even though both plants in Thailand<br \/>\nwere closed, the WD management team did not want to overburden employees\u2019<br \/>\nlivelihood, especially when their homes were also flooded. So to build trust and loyalty,<br \/>\nWD decided to keep all 38,000 employees on the payroll at 75% pay during the recovery<br \/>\nperiod.10<br \/>\n\u2022 Minimizing supply chain disruption. Knowing that WD\u2019s customers typically had about<br \/>\ntwo weeks of inventory on hand and distributors had about a four-week supply, WD<br \/>\ndecided to reduce the impact on its customers by shifting production from Thailand to<br \/>\nMalaysia during the recovery period. To accomplish this, WD immediately ramped up<br \/>\nthe Malaysian facilities to full capacity.11<br \/>\n\u2022 Reducing recovery time by saving submerged equipment. Recognizing that some critical<br \/>\nand heavy equipment was in 6-foot-deep floodwater and understanding that this<br \/>\nequipment could not be replaced quickly and cheaply, WD managed to get divers to<br \/>\nretrieve that submerged equipment. However, because the equipment was extremely<br \/>\nheavy, these divers had to unbolt the submersed machinery, dissemble it into different<br \/>\npieces (kits) under water, and then move the kits to higher floors.12<br \/>\n\u2022 Maintaining consistent communication. WD developed a plan to communicate<br \/>\ninformation in a consistent and timely manner to all employees, all key suppliers, and all<br \/>\nWD units. A temporary small command center was initially set up at the Sofitel Hotel in<br \/>\nBangkok, which was unaffected by the flood at the beginning. Later on, with support<br \/>\nfrom one of WD\u2019s business partners, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), WD moved its<br \/>\ncommand center to SCB\u2019s central office in Bangkok. This was the location where the<br \/>\ninformation from the frontline people at the flood site was received and communicated to<br \/>\nheadquarters on a daily basis. Management also visited the site every few days to get<br \/>\nfirsthand information and to provide support to the ground troops as needed. SMS<br \/>\nmessaging was used as a means to keep the entire workforce informed of the recovery<br \/>\nprogress. Also, WD headquarters in Irvine issued updated news on its website to ensure<br \/>\nthat customers and investors were fully informed of the situation.<br \/>\n10 Sabayjai, S., \u201cWD credits staff for turnaround after floods,\u201d The Nation, April 23, 2012. 11 Source: TechCentral, \u201cWD shifts operations to Malaysia in wake of Thai floods,\u201d October 25, 2011. 12 Source: Romero, J., \u201cThe Lessons of Thailand\u2019s Flood,\u201d November 2012, Spectrum, IEEE.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n7 | Page<br \/>\nAfter the Flood \u2013 Speedy Recovery<br \/>\nTo restore the inundated factory at the BPI estate and resume manufacturing operations as soon<br \/>\nas possible, the temporary office at the SCB headquarters building in Bangkok was also used as a<br \/>\ncommand center to manage the recovery operations in parallel. At the same time, all key<br \/>\nemployees commuted to work during the recovery period, even though their homes were<br \/>\nflooded. Immediately after the flood receded at the BPI estate, WD began recovery operations,<br \/>\nwhich involved:<br \/>\n\u2022 Establishing a decontamination process. After the floodwater was removed, WD started<br \/>\nthe decontamination process by spraying the entire interior of the facility with special,<br \/>\nnon-hazardous chemicals to remove films of dirt, mildew, mold, grime, etc., from the<br \/>\nceilings, walls, and air ducts prior to the demolition work.<br \/>\n\u2022 Restoration. Besides restoring the main power, WD assessed those kits retrieved by the<br \/>\ndivers earlier. By reassembling the kits to rebuild various refurbished machines, WD<br \/>\nmanaged to salvage 80% of the equipment.<br \/>\n\u2022 Monitoring progress. SCB provided WD with computer hardware, phone lines, and<br \/>\naccess to the Internet, albeit with limited bandwidth. WD\u2019s IT department established a<br \/>\nline of communication with Corporate using \u201clive meeting.\u201d The command center<br \/>\nreceived daily, verbal reports from the frontline people at the sites and was able to keep<br \/>\nCorporate informed of progress and the recovery plan.<br \/>\n\u2022 Coordination and communication. WD worked with its suppliers to ramp up production<br \/>\nin Malaysia to reduce the impact on customers. Besides continued communication with<br \/>\ndifferent stakeholders, WD hosted a four-day seminar for over 20,000 employees at<br \/>\nThammasat University (Rangsit campus) in Thailand to ensure that WD employees<br \/>\nreceived updates and the company\u2019s recovery plans.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n8 | Page<br \/>\nThe Sun Shines Again<br \/>\nStrong leadership and well-executed contingency and recovery plans helped WD\u2019s BPI plant to<br \/>\nbe re-opened by President and CEO Coyne on November 30 just 46 days after the plant closure.<br \/>\nThat was weeks ahead of the internal schedule. This speedy recovery can be seen as<br \/>\nphenomenal, especially when considering that many companies, including Honda, took 6 months<br \/>\nto recover. To recognize the resilient response and speedy recovery at the BPI plant, all 2,500<br \/>\nWD Presidential Awards in 2011 were given to various WD employees in Thailand.<br \/>\nWD\u2019s production capacity had been affected significantly at the end of 2011. As reported in IHS<br \/>\niSuppli Research in February 2012, WD shipped 28.5 million HDDs in the fourth quarter of<br \/>\n2011, which was about half of the 52.2 million HDDs it shipped in the same quarter the year<br \/>\nbefore. As such, WD slipped to the number two spot after Seagate at the end of 2011. Even<br \/>\nthough WD reported that the flood in 2011 cost the company US$199 million, WD managed to<br \/>\nrestart its slider production in January 23, 2012.<br \/>\nWhile investors were concerned about the earnings of WD, their concerns were lifted when the<br \/>\nprice of HDDs continued to rise as the supply of HDDs fell in 2011. The underlying reason was<br \/>\nthat, even though Seagate\u2019s factory in Thailand was not affected, there was a shortage in the<br \/>\nsupply of the components for hard disk manufacturing because many hard disk components<br \/>\nsuppliers in Thailand were also flooded. As a result, there was a 29% reduction in the number of<br \/>\nHDDs produced in Thailand in the fourth quarter of 2011. As the supply of HDDs fell, the<br \/>\naverage HDD price increased from US$51 to US$66: a 30% increase in the same quarter. As<br \/>\nreported by IHS iSuppli in June 2012, the price of HDDs will remain high until 2014.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n9 | Page<br \/>\nWD recovered faster than industry analysts expected. By the end September 2012, WD\u2019s<br \/>\noperations in Thailand were restored to the pre-flood level. This great news has major potential<br \/>\neffects. Firstly, shipments would increase as more customers have stronger confidence in WD.<br \/>\nSecondly, as the selling price of HDDs is \u201csticky,\u201d WD\u2019s revenue and profit would continue to<br \/>\nrise. Moreover, in the second quarter of 2012, WD had completed the acquisition of Hitachi\u2019s<br \/>\nhard disk division. WD also set a new record by shipping more than 71 million HDDs with over<br \/>\nUS$4.8 billion in revenue and earned a record profit of US$745 million (Exhibit 2).<br \/>\nFurthermore, as investors regained confidence about WD, the company\u2019s stock price bounced<br \/>\nback to the pre-flood level despite drops in stock prices during the flood period.<br \/>\nAfter suffering from serious flood damage in Thailand in October 2011, it is remarkable that WD<br \/>\nreclaimed the number one spot in the HDD market by the end of the second quarter of 2012.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n10 | Page<br \/>\nUpon reflection, WD\u2019s SVP Bunya remarked: \u201cThe resilient response and speedy recovery at the<br \/>\nWD plant in Thailand is a strong reflection of the core values formed and nurtured by President<br \/>\nand CEO John Coyne: Passion, Action, Productivity, Perseverance, Innovation, Integrity and<br \/>\nTeamwork \u2013 PAPPII TWO (Together We Outperform). These values were the foundation of<br \/>\nWD\u2019s successful recovery from the 2011 flood.\u201d 13<br \/>\nLooking ahead, WD is wondering about the following issues:<br \/>\n1. While the response and recovery were successful in fighting the flood, is there something<br \/>\nWD can do to improve its Business Continuity Plan?<br \/>\n2. Should WD rely only on the Thai government and the BPI estate to control flooding? If<br \/>\nno, then what shall WD do?<br \/>\n3. Knowing that Thailand is prone to floods, should WD consider shifting its production<br \/>\nelsewhere?<br \/>\n13 Source: \u201cWestern Digital: Flood Response and Recovery,\u201d Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in<br \/>\nThailand, Vol. 1, 2012.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n11 | Page<br \/>\nExhibit 1. Recent mergers and acquisitions in the HDD industry.<br \/>\nJoe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management<br \/>\n12 | Page<br \/>\nExhibit 2. Income Statement of WDC (as of September 2012)<br \/>\nSource: Investing Business Week Research, accessed December 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Bunya and Christopher Tang Teaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management 1 | Page<\/p>\n<p>January 2013<\/p>\n<p>Resilient Response and Recovery at Western Digital:<\/p>\n<p>After the Thai Flood1<\/p>\n<p>As raging floodwater rushed through various broken spots along the dike at the Bang Pa-in (BPI)<\/p>\n<p>industrial estate, which is located approximately 40 miles north of Bangkok and 5 miles south of<\/p>\n<p>Ayutthaya in the Chao Phraya River basin, the BPI estate flood-fighting team had to retreat for<\/p>\n<p>their own safety on October 15, 2011. Throughout the night, heavy rain continued to fall and<\/p>\n<p>strong floodwater kept rising. All factories within the BPI estate became flooded.<\/p>\n<p>At daybreak on October 16, Joe Bunya (SVP, Hard Disk Operations Asia, WD (a Western<\/p>\n<p>Digital company) and his management team toured their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Bunya and Christopher TangTeaching Case UCLA Anderson School of Management 1 | Page January 2013 Resilient Response and Recovery at Western Digital: After the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9033,7586,1386,7589,9034,9031,7587,7588,7584,7585,9032],"tags":[8809,7838,8811,8808,8813,8807,8806,8814,8810,8812],"class_list":["post-107785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assignment-help-uae","category-best-dissertation-writing-service-in-australia","category-best-research-paper-writing-services-in-usa","category-capstone-project-writing-service","category-cheap-essay-writing-services-china","category-essay-writing-service-usa","category-legitimate-phd-dissertation-writing-services-usa","category-term-paper-writing-service","category-thesis-writing-service-in-canada","category-uae-best-dissertation-writing-help-service","category-write-my-essay-australia","tag-best-master-thesis-writing-service","tag-best-thesis-writing-services","tag-cheap-thesis-writing-services","tag-master-thesis-help","tag-master-thesis-writing-service","tag-thesis-help-online-free","tag-thesis-writing-help-online","tag-thesis-writing-services-cost","tag-thesis-writing-services-near-me","tag-thesis-writing-services-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}