Javier scanned the maintenance logs and squinted at an error code he'd seen before: K-270. The notes mentioned KSuite 270 in passing—a version of the factory’s diagnostic software two names down in the chain, a download that someone had suggested months ago but never installed. The company’s IT rules said software downloads had to go through three approvals. The approvals existed for a reason, Javier knew, but the paperwork felt beside-the-point when the assembly line was idle and overtime was leaking from the schedule.