{"id":16346,"date":"2016-10-14T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=16346"},"modified":"2020-12-24T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T18:19:14","slug":"creating-continuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/creating-continuity\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Continuity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assessing risk and planning ahead can help property managers and owners safeguard their assets, employees and tenants in the event of a disaster. Yardi\u00ae<\/sup> clients have an invaluable resource \"shutterstock_408441802\"for creating and executing business continuity strategies\u2014the procurement solution known as Yardi Marketplace<\/a>\u2122.<\/p>\n

Yardi Marketplace is a source for more than 1 million discounted MRO products and building supplies, including items for disaster preparation and recovery.\u00a0 Yardi Marketplace is part of Yardi Procure to Pay<\/a>\u2122, a centralized procurement, invoice processing and vendor management platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cYardi recognizes the importance our clients place on having appropriate solutions in place.\u00a0 Adequate disaster preparation includes having access to sufficient types and quantities of supplies before, during and after an event. We can help source those items quickly at competitive pricing,\u201d said Tom Jennings, senior operations manager for Yardi Marketplace.<\/p>\n

The Yardi Marketplace team helps tailor emergency supplies and services to a client\u2019s disaster and emergency planning program. After identifying potential threats at the local, regional and portfolio levels and establishing response plans, clients can stock the appropriate equipment and supplies from an online catalog.\u00a0 A pre-approved personal shopping list makes purchasing the items fast and easy.<\/p>\n

Along with protecting assets and minimizing liability, adequate emergency planning is also critically important to attracting and retaining tenants.\u00a0 Property managers can complement Yardi Marketplace\u2019s resources with a handbook produced by BOMA International.\u00a0 \u201cEmergency Preparedness Guidebook: The Property Professional\u2019s Resource for Developing Emergency Plans for Natural and Human-Based Threats\u201d highlights the importance of emergency preparedness throughout the leasing process.\u00a0 The guide, which covers emergency, evacuation and recovery plans, may be purchased at http:\/\/store.boma.org\/products\/emergency-preparedness-guidebook<\/a>.\u00a0 A list of \u201c50 Items Every Emergency Tool Kit Should Have\u201d is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The guide includes a checklist for disaster management that includes:<\/p>\n