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Business Management "Natural Disasters and Business Disruption: How Can Electronics Companies Evaluate and Mitigate Their Risk?" Author: Harvey Stone; harvey.stone@tbltimes.com. Abstract: Businesses in the electronics industry face increasingly turbulent times. This paper focuses on one particular kind of turbulence: so-called "acts of God"; i.e., natural disasters like floods, droughts, waves, fires and other extreme weather events. It is increasingly critical for all types and sizes of businesses to understand more fully 1) what "Act of God"means; 2) the way human and business activity exacerbates the number and intensity of natural disasters;3) the financial costs related to natural disasters;4) leading-edge methods by which businesses are protecting against these natural disasters; and 5) the ways businesses are capitalizing on natural disasters to enter new markets and generate new revenue. Furthermore, it is important for electronics companies to be aware of the growing business-disruption threats from issues related to the earth's carrying capacity issues that are not directly linked to natural disasters, but are greatly exacerbated by natural disasters. (SMTA International, October 2011)This column provides abstracts from recent industry conferences and company white papers. Our goal is to provide an added opportunity for readers to keep abreast of technology and business trends.