> it's a reason for hitting the big red "OKAY, STOP EVERYTHING" button and re-check of all of the other components and supply chain going into the product.
The notion that someone would pause a line over this (even if we were not in the middle of unprecedented component/manufacturing/shipping disruptions) is beyond fucking absurd, much less that anyone would do so until a "re-check of the supply chain" is completed.
Production schedules are tight as hell.
You miss your deadline for getting the board assembled, they don't make it to the line or factory putting the boards into the chassis on time.
That means they've started on another job and now you wait until they have free time on the line.
That means you don't get your container to the port on time.
That means you miss the space you had paid for on the ship.
That means you miss your product launch date. Possibly by months; especially right now, shipping is severely constrained.
That means your competitor takes your lunch money.