Manufacturing Sector

Keeping operations running in an incident or crisis, whatever the risk.

Manufacturers the world over are finding they are more susceptible to incidents and crises, and must therefore take a new approach to business continuity and risk management. A greater reliance on IT has opened the door to new forms of incidents that weren’t a consideration in the past. Distributed manufacturing, assembly and delivery by third parties, means IP is spread throughout the supply chain. Geopolitical and cyber-related incidents can cause further uncertainties for global manufacturing and logistics. Yet despite this, or because of it, there is a world of opportunity for the risk-taker and the risk mitigator.

The potential for disruptions to the supply chain have never been greater. Effective business continuity planning will enable a company to withstand immediate problems, but a significant and persistent threat, such as the pandemic, calls for a more involved risk analysis. This is just one of many services we can support manufacturers with. Find out more about supply chain risk management.

“4C Strategies have provided us with the IT and Business Continuity Management tools and the know-how necessary to move forward and increase our resilience. Thanks to their expertise and support we can act quickly and with confidence to implement the plans and processes necessary to continue to operate and deliver products within acceptable timeframes during a disruption.”

Sofia Hidén, Environment, Safety and Quality Director, BillerudKorsnäs

We support global and local manufacturers, providing a complete operational resilience program ranging from risk management to crisis, incident and business continuity management. Our goal is to build your capabilities so you can manage disruptions to the business, whether they come in the form of an IT attack, a natural disaster or a pandemic.

This way you can mitigate risks and explore opportunities within your risk appetite. Utilsing our Exonaut modular software solution, international standard best practices, training and exercises, we tailor a program for your operations, people and systems, to ensure you are fully prepared for any eventuality.

“A lot has happened at Oatly in recent years. We’ve gone from a small company with just an office and factory in Landskrona, to a global company. Our incident and crisis management plan was no longer adequate for a global, dynamic, constantly changing organisation. We needed a new model that could grow with us, and that could work throughout our organisation…4C is a good partner for us.”

Linda Nordgren, Head of Communications, Oatly

Services for the Manufacturing Sector

Business Continuity Management

Risk Management

Incident and Crisis Management

Cyber Security and IT Continuity

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Keeping operations running in an incident or crisis, whatever the risk.