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If ERP and MES went down tonight, do you know how long before you could ship again?
No idea
A rough estimate, never tested
Tested for some systems
Tested end to end in the last 12 months
Is there an agreed restore order for ERP, MES and line systems?
No
Informal; it's in people's heads
Written, not rehearsed
Agreed, tested and reported to the board
Are your backups immutable and isolated from the office domain?
No
Some systems only
Yes, but never tested against a ransomware scenario
Yes, isolated, immutable and tested
Could the factory keep producing safely if office IT was offline for a week?
No, production would stop
For a day or two
Most lines, with manual workarounds
Yes, documented and tested
Can a device on the office network reach machine controllers or the shop-floor network?
Yes, it's a flat network
Don't know
Partly segmented
Fully segmented and monitored
How do machine vendors and other third parties get remote access?
Always-on tools with shared logins
Mixed and not centrally controlled
Central tool with MFA, not time-limited
Brokered, MFA, time-limited and logged
Do you run unsupported operating systems on machine controllers or shop-floor PCs?
Many, unmanaged
Some, not inventoried
Inventoried, with partial protections
Inventoried, isolated and with a replacement plan
Could you evidence your recovery capability to your largest customer within a week?
No
Only with significant effort
Partly
Yes, an evidence pack is ready
Is your machine, sensor and quality data accessible and consistent enough for AI or predictive maintenance?
Stuck in machines and historians
Accessible but inconsistent
Centralised for some lines
Centralised, consistent and governed
Is a server refresh or VMware renewal due, and have you modelled your options?
Due within 12 months, no options modelled
Due within 12 months, renewal quote only
More than 12 months away, not yet modelled
Options modelled and budgeted
