Failure Scenarios for Contingency Planning
Dependency |
Failure Scenario | Duration | Problem Probability |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Outage | 1 day | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Outage | 2-3 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Outage | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Contamination | 1 day | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Contamination | 2-3 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Water Supply Contamination | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Power Outage | 1 day | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Power Outage | 2-3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Local Power Outage | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Waste Disposal Stoppage | 3 days | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Waste Disposal Stoppage | 3-7 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Waste Disposal Stoppage | > 7 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Sewage Processing & Treatment Failure | 1 day | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Sewage Processing & Treatment Failure | 1-3 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Sewage Processing & Treatment Failure | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Natural Gas Outage | 1 day | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Natural Gas Outage | 2-3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Natural Gas Outage | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Remote Power Outage – Regional or International | 1 day | 5 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Remote Power Outage - Regional or International | 2-3 days | 4 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Remote Power Outage - Regional or International | > 3 days | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Failure of Local Emergency Services | 1 day | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Failure of Local Emergency Services | 2-3 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | Failure of Local Emergency Services | > 3 days | 1 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | External Communications System Failure | 1 day | 3 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | External Communications System Failure | 1-3 days | 2 |
| Infrastructure Supplier | External Communications System Failure | > 3 days | 1 |
| Supplier | Fuel Rationing / Significant Price Increase | Up to 1 month | 5 |
| Supplier | Fuel Rationing / Significant Price Increase | 2-3 month | 5 |
| Supplier | Fuel Rationing / Significant Price Increase | > 3 month | 4 |
| Supplier | Critical Part / Product Supplier Outage | 1 day | 4 |
| Supplier | Critical Part / Product Supplier Outage | 2-5 days | 3 |
| Supplier | Critical Part / Product Supplier Outage | > 5 days | 2 |
| Supplier | Multi-tier Supply Chain Failure | 1-3 day | 4 |
| Supplier | Multi-tier Supply Chain Failure | 3-7 days | 3 |
| Supplier | Multi-tier Supply Chain Failure | > 7 days | 2 |
| Supplier | Raw Materials Stoppage / Shortage | 1-3 day | 4 |
| Supplier | Raw Materials Stoppage / Shortage | 3-7 days | 3 |
| Supplier | Raw Materials Stoppage / Shortage | > 7 days | 2 |
| Supplier | Customs Import Slowdown | 0-2 weeks | 4 |
| Supplier | Customs Import Slowdown | 2-4 weeks | 3 |
| Supplier | Customs Import Slowdown | > 4 weeks | 2 |
| Supplier | Customs Export Slowdown | 0-2 weeks | 4 |
| Supplier | Customs Export Slowdown | 2-4 weeks | 3 |
| Supplier | Customs Export Slowdown | > 4 weeks | 2 |
| Supplier | Multiple Non-Critical Supplier Outages | 0-2 weeks | 3 |
| Supplier | Multiple Non-Critical Supplier Outages | 2-4 weeks | 2 |
| Supplier | Multiple Non-Critical Supplier Outages | > 4 weeks | 1 |
| Supplier | Transportation / Shipping Distribution Slow Down | 1 week | 5 |
| Supplier | Transportation / Shipping Distribution Slow Down | 1-2 weeks | 4 |
| Supplier | Transportation / Shipping Distribution Slow Down | > 2 weeks | 3 |
| Facilities | Security System / Access Failure | 1 day | 3 |
| Facilities | Security System / Access Failure | > 1 day | 2 |
| Facilities | Generator Failure at Headquarters | 1 day | 4 |
| Facilities | Generator Failure at Headquarters | 2-7 days | 3 |
| Facilities | Generator Failure at Headquarters | > 7 days | 1 |
| Facilities | Punch Card / Clock System Failure | 1 day | 3 |
| Facilities | Punch Card / Clock System Failure | > 1 day | 2 |
| Facilities | Internal Communications System Failure | 1 day | 2 |
| Facilities | Internal Communications System Failure | > 1 day | 1 |
| Product | Product Shortages Due to Stockpiling | 1 month | 4 |
| Product | Product Shortages Due to Stockpiling | > 1 month | 3 |
| Product | Warranty Product Problem Requiring Engineering / Manufacturing Change | 1 month | 3 |
| Product | Warranty Product Problem Requiring Engineering / Manufacturing Change | > 1 month | 1 |
| Product | Non-Warranty Product Problem Requiring Engineering / Manufacturing Change | 1 month | 2 |
| Product | Non-Warranty Product Problem Requiring Engineering / Manufacturing Change | > 1 month | 1 |
| Customer | Inability to Finance Acquisition of Products | 30 days | 4 |
| Customer | Inability to Finance Acquisition of Products | 30-90 days | 3 |
| Customer | Inability to Finance Acquisition of Products | > 90 days | 2 |
| Customer | Inability to Meet Payable Schedule | 30 days | 4 |
| Customer | Inability to Meet Payable Schedule | 30-90 days | 3 |
| Customer | Inability to Meet Payable Schedule | > 90 days | 2 |
| Customer | Inability to Communicate with Customer | 1-7 days | 3 |
| Customer | Inability to Communicate with Customer | > 7 days | 2 |
| System / equipment | Critical Shop Floor Machine Fails | 1 day | 2 |
| System / equipment | Critical Shop Floor Machine Fails | > 1 days | 1 |
| Systems | Order System Failure | 1-2 days | 2 |
| Systems | Order System Failure | > 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | Inventory Systems Failure | 1-2 days | 2 |
| Systems | Inventory Systems Failure | > 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | Accounting Systems Failure | 1-2 days | 2 |
| Systems | Accounting Systems Failure | > 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | H/R Systems Failure | 1-2 days | 2 |
| Systems | H/R Systems Failure | > 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | Customer Management Systems Failure | 1-2 days | 2 |
| Systems | Customer Management Systems Failure | > 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | Corporate Email Outages | 1 day | 1 |
| Systems | Corporate Email Outages | 2-3 days | 1 |
| Systems | Corporate Email Outages | > 3 days | 1 |
| Systems | LAN Outage | < 2 days | 1 |
| Systems | LAN Outage | Up to 1 wk | 1 |
| Systems | LAN Outage | > 1 wk | 1 |
| Systems | WAN Outage | < 2 days | 2 |
| Systems | WAN Outage | Up to 1 wk | 1 |
| Systems | WAN Outage | > 1 wk | 1 |
| Systems | External Internet Email Outages | 1 day | 4 |
| Systems | External Internet Email Outages | 2-3 days | 4 |
| Systems | External Internet Email Outages | > 3 days | 4 |
| Systems | Digital Phone System / Voice Mail Failure | 1 day | 4 |
| Systems | Digital Phone System / Voice Mail Failure | > 1 day | 3 |
| Systems | Local Phone / Fax Outages | 1 day | 1 |
| Systems | Local Phone / Fax Outages | 2-3 days | 1 |
| Systems | Local Phone / Fax Outages | > 3 days | 1 |
| Systems | Remote Phone / Fax Outages | 1 day | 4 |
| Systems | Remote Phone / Fax Outages | 2-3 days | 4 |
| Systems | Remote Phone / Fax Outages | > 3 days | 3 |
| Systems | Remote Phone / Fax Outages Impacting Suppliers | 2-3 days | 4 |
| Systems | Remote Phone / Fax Outages Impacting Suppliers | > 3 days | 3 |
| Interface | Data Collection Failures | 1 day | 4 |
| Interface | Data Collection Failures | 2-3 days | 4 |
| Interface | Total Data Interface Stoppage | 1-2 days | 3 |
| Interface | Total Data Interface Stoppage | > 2 days | 2 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Critical Business Applications | Up to 1 week | 3 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Critical Business Applications | > 1 week | 2 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Critical Business Applications | < 2 days | 3 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Customer / Partner Systems | Up to 1 week | 2 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Customer / Partner Systems | > 1 week | 2 |
| Interface | Data Corruption to Customer / Partner Systems | < 2 days | 2 |
| Employee | Employees Cannot Get to Work | 1 day | 3 |
| Employee | Employees Cannot Get to Work | 2-3 days | 2 |
| Employee | Employees Cannot Get to Work | > 3 days | 1 |
| Employee | Employee Must Stay Home (childcare, food, power, etc.) | 1 day | 3 |
| Employee | Employee Must Stay Home (childcare, food, power, etc.) | 2-3 days | 2 |
| Employee | Employee Must Stay Home (childcare, food, power, etc.) | > 3 days | 1 |