Integration & strategy
When has a Windows folder structure outgrown its usefulness for manufacturing data?
Updated
MDMNC-BaseWindows file shares
Direct answer
A file share is no longer enough when people cannot reliably identify the approved revision, relate programs to drawings and setup material, search by production context, control actions by role, or reconstruct changes. Those are workflow and governance requirements, not folder-naming problems.
Practical checkpoint
Sample ten recently run jobs and measure how often the team can find the approved program and all related documents quickly, with revision and release evidence.