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The Hidden Cost of Factory Downtime
Most factory managers track uptime, but they ignore the true cost of the minutes when machines stop. We break down the real economics of unplanned downtime using a specific case study from a mid-sized automotive parts plant in Ohio. Lucas and Luna explore how a single hour of stopped production can erase a day’s profit margin, why predictive maintenance isn’t enough, and what leading industrial firms are doing to turn downtime data into a competitive advantage. This episode offers concrete strategies for measuring hidden costs and building resilience into your supply chain operations…
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