Downtime is not just when a machine stops. It is when your entire production rhythm gets thrown off and on a factory floor, every minute lost doesn’t just cost time, it costs money, trust, and opportunities. Let’s say your shift begins at 9 AM, but the raw materials did not arrive on time, and operators are waiting while machines are sitting idle. That’s downtime. Or maybe your mainte... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-manufacturing-erp-software-reduces-factory-f3bhc/