Switchgear lead times of 80 weeks can leave a finished factory unable to power on
MatthewChang · x · 2026-10-26
Quoting a podcast segment on critical-path scheduling for large factory builds: steel at six months pushes a project back six months because it lands early (earthwork, foundations, columns), but switchgear at 80 weeks is worse — it arrives at the back end, meaning you can have a finished building that still can't turn on a machine. The poster highlights how equipment procurement scheduling is routinely underestimated.
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