But precious little has been done in that direction, even at this late date. The U.N. held its first global convention of government Y2K czars on Dec. 11. Y2K snafus expected to crop up throughout 1999. That'll do it. The only attempts so far from a coordination perspective have been a couple of very small efforts.
Any effort can help to reduce the risk and reduce the impact.
Mengel says Millennia is advising clients to analyze their supply and customer chains closely, and cut ties wherever necessary. You have to look at an alternate supplier, one that's domestic, if possible. Craig Mengel, Millennia III vice president of marketing Copyright 1998 ABC News and Starwave Corporation. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form.