Team:ITESM-Guadalajara/Management

MANAGEMENT

Contingency Plans.

We have developed contingency plans that could be implemented if an extraordinary situation occurs and affects directly to the production of the final product.

1. Lack of Raw Material

   

   If a lack of raw material occurs, specifically shrimp shell, we have some emergency suppliers in Jalisco that could deliver to us the raw material in an easy and fast way. These suppliers are restaurants in the city that often throw the shells as a waste. We have an agreement with them in order to obtain the shells easily and at the time we need.

2. Chitosan does not have the quality needed.

   

   If the final chitosan does not achieve the quality desired (deacetylation, molecular weight and purity), the product will repeat the production' steps needed until it demonstrates that have the required quality for the client.

3. Failure in equipment.

   

   In case that a failure of any equipment occurs, we have develop a strategic alliance with the University of Tec de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara in order to use the necessary equipment for a brief period of time and be capable of finish the product on time. Also we are looking for the alliance with certain companies that could rent the equipment per hour or day in case that the equipment cannot be used in a long time.

4. Accidental liberation of a Genetically Modified Organism (G.M.O)

   

   If an accidental liberation of a G.M.O occurs, we will have to notify the Healthcare Commission in our country about the accident and the possible risks in: health, environment and biological diversity. The Healthcare Commission will inform to other commissions about the event and risks and they will decide the safety measures that will be implemented in order to avoid global disasters (for more information see the legal section of the wiki).

Some of the ideas mentioned above are included in the risk analysis section, with its likelihood of occurrence and additional strategies for each one.

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