Critical Functions helps executives in defense manufacturing stay ahead of threats to their businesses
Every day, your company faces threats—some hidden and some you know about. These threats have been known to keep you up at night. Worse yet, they force you to operate with extra caution, keeping your company from reaching its full potential.
With every day that passes, leaders in manufacturing face greater volatility—natural disasters, supply disruptions, cyber incidents, and more. With a Critical Functions Threat Review, I'll help you understand those threats so they don't hold you back.
“Critical Functions provides a valuable service to manufacturing leaders. For those who are boldly moving into the future but need a comprehensive risk advisor, Ryan Miller offers not only his professional credentials but also years of experience as a crisis manager.”
John T. Williams
“Ryan Miller of Critical Functions was with us from the start of the current COVID-19 crisis. Ryan facilitated our leadership team as we developed and deployed immediate business continuity and communication strategies under pressure."
Ron Adkins
“Ryan’s unique background in crisis management and business continuity results in a practical approach to risk management and preparedness that markedly increases operational resiliency and fosters team buy-in.”
John Lettow
As the previous Director of Emergency Management for Howard County, Maryland, I have seen first-hand the crippling impact unexpected hazards can have on businesses. I then supported these devastated business owners through their recovery.
Nicknamed "Chief Worry Officer" by my former boss, I have responded to train crashes, water system crises, major electric grid outages, large network failures, public health emergencies, hurricanes, blizzards, derechos, earthquakes, tornados, civil unrest, and back-to-back disastrous floods in Ellicott City, Maryland. Through these experiences, I learned the value of risk awareness.
As the previous Director of Emergency Management for Howard County, Maryland, I have seen first-hand the crippling impact unexpected hazards can have on businesses. I then supported these devastated business owners through their recovery.
Nicknamed "Chief Worry Officer" by my former boss, I have responded to train crashes, water system crises, major electric grid outages, large network failures, public health emergencies, hurricanes, blizzards, derechos, earthquakes, tornados, civil unrest, and back-to-back disastrous floods in Ellicott City, Maryland.
My Critical Functions Threat Review is a holistic process for understanding risk exposure—ranging from safety to supply chain.
Your first priority is keeping your people safe from an ever-increasing list of hazards. Next, you must protect the resources and facilities they need to do their job.
Your ERP system, warehouse, third-party logistics, and suppliers are all vulnerable to some form of failure. Build resilience into your system now to avoid disruptions in production.
Every aspect of your business depends on information technology. You must have a proactive technical team, guard against all cybersecurity incidents, and have an actionable disaster recovery plan.
Fraud, theft, insufficient insurance, and disasters can all prevent you from obtaining supply, paying vendors, fulfilling customer demand, and collecting the cash that protects your balance sheet. Stay vigilant against these existential threats.
Your products and associated strategies, trade secrets, designs, processes, patents, trademarks, and copyrights are valuable assets. Protect them from both external and internal threats.
OSHA, EPA, and even the local fire marshal can close your business for various forms of non-compliance. Stay up to date with their requirements and have a strategy in place to meet them.
Requirements such as a professional Industrial Security Program, ISO certification, and ITAR and FCPA compliance keep you competitive but can also represent single points of failure. Make sure these essential elements are fully integrated into your risk management program.
Export compliance, special shipping requirements, and transportation challenges can delay the shipment of finished products. Your process must remain agile and focused on the customer, no matter what situation comes your way.
My Critical Functions Threat Review is an intentionally holistic process for understanding risk exposure—ranging from employee safety to business continuity and regulatory compliance.
Your first priority is keeping your people safe from an ever-increasing list of hazards. Next, you must protect the resources and facilities they need to do their job.
Your ERP system, warehouse, third-party logistics, and suppliers are all vulnerable to some form of failure. Build resilience into your system now to avoid disruptions in production.
Every aspect of your business depends on information technology. You must have a proactive technical team, guard against all cybersecurity incidents, and have an actionable disaster recovery plan.
Fraud, theft, insufficient insurance, and disasters can all prevent you from obtaining supply, paying vendors, fulfilling customer demand, and collecting the cash that protects your balance sheet. Stay vigilant against these existential threats.
Your products and associated strategies, trade secrets, designs, processes, patents, trademarks, and copyrights are valuable assets. Protect them from both external and internal threats.
OSHA, EPA, and even the local fire marshal can close your business for various forms of non-compliance. Stay up to date with their requirements and have a strategy in place to meet them.
Requirements such as a professional Industrial Security Program, ISO certification, and ITAR and FCPA compliance keep you competitive but can also represent single points of failure. Make sure these essential elements are fully integrated into your risk management program.
Export compliance, special shipping requirements, and transportation challenges can delay the shipment of finished products. Your process must remain agile and focused on the customer, no matter what situation comes your way.
This free guidebook provides three simple tips that will boost your organization's emergency response and recovery capabilities.
