Training Overview
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Group Training
The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
Higher Education
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification Overview
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
Value of Certification
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
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Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
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DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Hiring Guide
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
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‘You Can’t Make a Twinkie With Only 95% of Ingredients’: Supply Shortages Hit the Snack Food Aisle
The supply chain strikes again! Major food manufacturers are running into major production snags, as key ingredients for big snack items are tied up in scheduling and transportation headaches.
“Unfortunately, you can’t make a Twinkie with only 95% of ingredients,” Hostess Brands CFO Travis Leonard said on a recent earnings call, summing up the problem many consumer packaged goods companies are facing.
In particular, the war in Ukraine continues to create shortages on essential ingredients like wheat and cooking oils. In fact Ukraine is responsible for 31% of sunflower oil exports, while Russia and Ukraine together account for 28% of wheat production. The delays aren’t just about production, though – the invasion has also ground port activity in Ukraine to a half, with commodities only now making their way slowly thanks to agreements with the United Nations.
Extreme weather has also had an effect, with droughts and typhoons tightening supplies of sunflower oil alternatives coming out of Brazil, Canada and Malaysia.
As a response, many companies, including General Mills and Conagra, are attempting to substitute ingredients, but that comes with its own delays as production lines must be altered, and packaging relabeled to reflect the changes. All of which, of course, will raise costs across the board.
So while snack foods like Twinkies may hang onto their reputation for long shelf lives, you may not actually see them on those shelves for some time.
