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Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience: Observations from  \nHurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. [https://doi.org/10.17226/25490](https://doi.org/10.17226/25490) .  \nImportance of small-and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (Small Business Administration-Office of Advocacy 2018, 2019)  \nBackground and Motivation: Study Area  \n• Regions by ZIP code selected as the study unit (NWIRP Projects)  \n• Municipios selected within the six shaded regions shown below  \n– Four common across all NIST projects  \n– Addition of Mayagüez and Ponce (concentration of manufacturers)  \n3  \n4  \nProject Plan – Overview  \nTwo-part plan and analysis outcomes:  \n1. Sampling and Surveying individual small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs):  \n• Small-and medium-size manufacturers (SMMs) and  \n• Small-and medium-sized businesses in the retail and services sectors (e.g., grocery, clothing, and restaurants)  \n(Contractor supported effort, in progress)  \n2. Full supply chain modeling (based upon infrastructure, specifically transportation) for key Puerto Rico-based industries:  \n• Medical Device Manufacturing  \n• Food Preparation Manufacturing  \n(Use of Complex Network Theory and Discrete Event Simulation techniques discussed at the June 2020 NCSTAC Meeting)  \nProject Plans: Sample Design (2/3)  \nSlide 6  \n5/7/21  \nZIP codes without hospitals ZIP codes with hospitals  \nZIP codes selected  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z  \nZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ZZ  \n+  \n71 ZIP codes without hospitals  \nZIP codes selected  \n\n| \u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H | \u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H | \u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H | \u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H | \u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>H |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nH H H H H  \nH H H H H  \n10 ZIP codes for the\"linking” hospitals  \n20 ZIP codes with other hospitals  \n6  \nProject Plan: Sample Design (3/3)  \n● Combined sample design for this project and Social Functions NWIRP project. Integrated to allow for a combined analysis with sufficient sample units within the same geographic area from both tasks .  \n● Random distribution of businesses proportional to the count of specified NAICS codes in a given ZIP code compared to those business types in ALL in-scope ZIP codes  \n|  | \\# ZIP code areas | “Linking”Hospitals | Other Hospitals | Schools | Manufacturers | Retail/S","cbCaigAji4EX8BtU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigAji4EX8BtU","pdf",3720884,"English","# NCST Advisory Committee Meeting\n## NWIRP study scope and objectives\n## Background and motivation\n## Study area and ZIP-code sampling\n## Project plan overview\n## Sample design (2/3)\n## Sample design (3/3)\n## Recent progress (1/3)\n## Recent progress (2/3)\n## Recent progress (3/3)","[{\"question\":\"What is the main objective of the project on business recovery after Hurricane Maria?\",\"answer\":\"To characterize the recovery of small- and medium-sized businesses in Puerto Rico, supporting understanding of business continuity resilience planning and supply chain continuity across industries and affected regions.\"},{\"question\":\"What two-part plan does the project use to produce its analysis outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It combines (1) sampling and surveying individual SMEs in manufacturing, retail, and services, and (2) full supply chain modeling based on infrastructure—especially transportation—for key Puerto Rico-based industries.\"},{\"question\":\"How are study regions and samples selected for the surveys?\",\"answer\":\"Study units are selected by ZIP code, with municipios chosen within shaded regions. 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