Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process which determines a cross-training plan in order to ensure a company or business unit will be better prepared for a pandemic event by cross-training additional employees in the most critical services or functions. The pandemic cross-training plan is determined by utilizing such criteria such as geography, experience-level, and employee preference to strategically and systematically cross-train an employee in a critical function. This can be completed either manually through a criteria matrix approach or automatically by a computing device and utilizing mathematical formulas.

Abstract: A tension model device is disclosed which has: Three struts which cross each other at or near the center portion of each strut; and a plurality of corresponding tension strands. The strands are joined from each end of all the struts to each end of the other struts. To facilitate assembly, a removable block is inserted where the struts cross each other. The block has three notches on its surface that engage the struts and space them from each other.