%0 Journal Article %T VIERNES NEGRO %A ROA MART¨ªNE %A N¨¦STOR ANDR¨¦S %A TR¨®CHEZ ¨¢VILA %A INGRID MARCELA %A R¨ªOS MOSQUERA %A MARTHA LUC¨ªA %A L¨®PEZ ASTUDILLO %A ANDR¨¦S %J Estudios Gerenciales %D 2011 %I Universidad Icesi %X the objective of the case discussed here is to present the complex situation that arises at a large raw material manufacturing company in the construction industry when its integrated information management system collapses; a situation commonly known as "a system crash". these kinds of system failures constrain logistical activities related to the distribution center that is responsible for shipping orders on a national level on the sales closing date at the end of a given month. this hampers the order invoicing process and, therefore, gives rise to non-compliance with order deliveries, customer dissatisfaction, potential loss of orders, and non-compliance with the company£¿s sales goals, thus affecting the profitability. %K risk management %K continuity management %K availability management %K itil methodology. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0123-59232011000300012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en