In Nissan's case, its Smut Prakan plant is based some 18 miles south of Bangkok and as soon as the flooding started, Nissan moved fast to shore up the plant’s defenses. While the plant was unaffected, its suppliers were inundated and so Nissan’s vehicle production was suspended. Nevertheless, the company was able to move with exceptional speed to restart limited production by November 14. What's more, throughout the crisis, Nissan said the impact of the floods to the supply chain didn't affect its vehicle production outside Thailand. Nissan was able to localize the impact much better than did Honda