In his recent blog post Bend Don't Break: The Resilient Supply Chain, Peter Krensky, an Aberdeen ERP research associate, pointed out that natural disasters are an unfortunate reality - one that the world community has had to face with unsettling frequency in recent years. The fear of a catastrophic event affecting business can keep any executive awake at night, writes Krensky, and the response to these events is completely disruptive to the business and often very costly.