Disruptions can be entirely unpredictable, leaving manufacturers and their supply chain at risk – resources may become sparse, teams may be unable to work, or operations may not be safe to resume. Moving forward, organizations need to find ways to establish continuity plans that allow them to maintain some level of productivity and profitability during a disruption. In these efforts, manufacturers need to ask several questions to become better prepared, whether the disruption is a pandemic, an economic turndown, a natural disaster, or another occurrence.