{"id":265,"date":"2011-03-12T18:50:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T18:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.trungson.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2011-03-12T21:26:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T21:26:41","slug":"demand-natural-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.trungson.com\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"Demand from a Natural Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the strong 8.9 quake just happened in Japan and living in California, I would have to think really hard about what happens before, during and after a natural disaster, more specific, a quake. Let&#8217;s imagine what people and businesses would have to deal with and who can benefit from the increased demand. I&#8217;ll be direct and might sound too materialistic but the fact is that companies are there to fill demand and that&#8217;s the reason for their existence.<\/p>\n<h1>BEFORE<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Awareness: the public needs to know what could happen here. Companies: printing services, graphic designers, advertising firms, public service ad brokers<\/li>\n<li>Education: teach people what to do, how to prepare for a natural disaster specific to their cities.<\/li>\n<li>Planning: prepare a plan to communicate with families, communities. Companies: communication companies, SMS, cellphone operators, food\/water suppliers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>DURING<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication: report damage, shut down equipment. Need: electricity, telephone, cellphones, radio, TV, Internet. Companies: power generator, batteries, cellphone maker\/operator, radio, media\/news broadcasters. Companies: ATT, VZ, local utilities (ED, PGE, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Information: report from the damaged areas to central control to prepare aids. Need: similar to above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>AFTER<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Food and basic necessities: water, can foods, light, tents, blankets. Companies: PG, KMB, UL, KFT<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning: remove debris, tear down houses, clean roads, remove fallen tree branches<\/li>\n<li>Waste Management: waste from the cleanup ops need to go somewhere and it&#8217;s gonna be huge. Recycling will be also significant since a lot of items (cars, houses) will be only partially damaged. Scavengers, recyclers will have to work hard.<\/li>\n<li>Burial\/Funeral: sad but there will be casualties in such strong quakes. Companies: coffin makers, funeral services<\/li>\n<li>Rebuilding: home builders, architects, structural engineers, urban planners, inspectors, construction workers<\/li>\n<li>Repairs: replace broken windows, broken plumbing pipes, fix light poles, fix holes in roof, repaint house<\/li>\n<li>Insurance: bad for the insurance companies with many claims. They will need to hire temp people to handle incoming claims, documents.<\/li>\n<li>Labor: increase demand for temp workers to cleanup, file claims, rebuild homes\/buildings<\/li>\n<li>Medical Supplies: needles, bloods, consumables within hospitals. Companies: BDX, MDT<\/li>\n<li>Medicine: painkillers, antibiotics,<\/li>\n<li>Hospitals: likely local hospitals but patients might have to move to a more special hospital with their injuries\/conditions<\/li>\n<li>Transportation: helicopters, airlifts, airlines to bring aids, fuel\/gas, people going to\/from shelters, people go to find their loved ones<\/li>\n<li>Building Materials: rebuilding needs wood, nails, tools, paint, etc. Companies: Home Depot, Lowes, SHW<\/li>\n<li>Appliances: broken appliances will needed to be replaced. Companies: WHR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the strong 8.9 quake just happened in Japan and living in California, I would have to think really hard about what happens before, during and after a natural disaster, more specific, a quake. Let&#8217;s imagine what people and businesses would have to deal with and who can benefit from the increased demand. 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