During mass production of cable harnesses, specific branded components faced global shortages.
- Challenge
- Shortages of branded cables and certain connectors threatened to extend lead times beyond the required schedule.
- Solution
- Proactively sourced alternative high-quality D-Sub connectors from authorized Amphenol and Norcomp channels with equivalent UL certifications. Negotiated acceptable alternatives with the customer's engineering team — same density, same pin count, same hood mechanical envelope.
- Result
- Maintained delivery schedules despite global component shortages, keeping the multi-PO program on track without line-down events.
- UL certified alternatives
- Validated substitute components
- Lead-time mitigation

