The world's largest manufacturing companies are facing a growing concern: network downtime. A parts supplier outside Detroit runs its production line around the clock, relying on a cloud-based ERP system to manage orders and shipping commitments in real-time.
This seamless operation is made possible by a network connection that many people take for granted, but when it drops, the math gets ugly fast. The average cost of unplanned downtime for a manufacturing facility is roughly $260,000 per hour, with many plants logging more than 800 hours of downtime annually across planned and unplanned events.
Network failures can have far-reaching consequences, affecting not only direct labor costs but also customer expectations and supply chain reliability.
