Mass Global Production: Motherboard Design to Scale Case Study
Case study of a cloud provider scaling server motherboard production globally while managing supply risks and tariffs.
A leading cloud service provider partnered with Flex to move an early motherboard design into high-volume manufacturing. The project required rapid scaling, supply chain flexibility, and navigation of global trade disruptions. Flex applied design-for-manufacturability practices and leveraged a multi-site network to maintain production continuity and meet aggressive delivery targets.
Early design involvement reduced cost and manufacturability risks before production ramp
Global multi-site network enabled production relocation within three months when tariffs changed
Proactive MLCC capacitor sourcing prevented line stoppages during industry shortage
Design-to-production handoff completed in nine months with hundreds of thousands of units shipped
Flexible supply chain maintained schedule and cost targets despite evolving demand
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