Problems Home Depot faced in the aftermath of natural disasters such as hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Andrew. Providing goods sold 40,000-50,000 knowledgeable colleagues, Home Depot has become a destination for customers in need of anything from a shovel to a new sink or materials for use in recovering from a hurricane or flood. Disasters, such as the source of failures in the company and an additional source of demand for their products and services. How, Home Depot should organize themselves in anticipation of natural disasters? "Hide
by Herman Leonard B, Marc J. Epstein, Melissa Tritter Source: Harvard Business School 20 pages. Publication Date: March 2, 2009. Prod. #: 309055-PDF-ENG
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