Manufacturer Multi Site Network Standard

Client Background

Who The Client Is

A contract manufacturer operating nine plants across four countries with no on site IT at six of them

Project Challenge

The Constraint That Mattered

Each plant had been built by a local contractor which left nine different network designs and no shared spare pool

Customer Pain Points

What Was Actually Going Wrong

• A switch failure at a plant without on site IT meant a multi day production risk
• No two plants used the same access model so spares could not be shared
• Warehouse wireless coverage degraded whenever racking layouts changed

Our Solution

What We Did About It

A single plant template covering access switching branch routing and warehouse wireless was defined and shipped as a kit to each site with a matched on site spare.

Manufacturing And Process

How The Work Was Sequenced

1. 1

   Existing designs audited and consolidated into one template

2. 2

   Warehouse mounts selected against racking height and metal density

3. 3

   Plant kits packed complete with a spare switch and spare access point per site

4. 4

   Consignments released plant by plant against the local shutdown calendar

Supply Chain Coordination

How Supply Risk Was Removed

The template part numbers were held so replenishment and future plants draw on the same stock

Quality Control

What Was Checked On Every Unit

Every unit seal checked serial recorded and bench powered before the plant kit was sealed

Final Result

Outcome

Nine plants now run one template with a spare on site at each location

Customer Benefit

What Changed Afterwards

A switch failure is a swap performed by plant maintenance rather than a production incident