1. What did Western Digital and Honda do in order to sustain its employees during the months that the plants were closed? Should they have provided additional assistance to them in some way?
What about other local flood victims and the broader community?
2. Should Honda and Western Digital rely only on the Thai government and the BPI estate to control flooding? If no, then what should they do?
3. Knowing that these plants in Thailand are located in an area that is prone to flooding, should they consider shifting production elsewhere?
4. What effect did this flood have on Western Digital and Honda as organizations? What should they do to reestablish confidence in all stakeholders?
5. While the response and recovery were successful in quickly recovering from the flood, is there something these businesses can do to improve their Business Continuity Plans?
6. How should Western Digital and Honda solve their current supply chain disruption problems?
7. Part of the global supply chain disruption occurred because of a just-in-time production model and a low-cost manufacturing orientation that depends on close proximity of suppliers. Explain whether companies should become more diversified in terms of sourcing and, hence, lower risk.