5 Ford ANX Network Use for JIT Logistics l At some plants, logistics providers supporting assembly plant operations connect to Ford via the ANX network l If the provider has a corporate ANX connection and a robust internal network infrastructure, critical Ford traffic rides over the providers intranet l If the providers internal network infrastructure does not meet Ford availability/reliability criteria, the provider connects his site to the ANX network, so that critical Ford traffic bypasses his intranet l Lesson: A TPs intranet infrastructure can be critical for some Ford business processes
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