JLR

[Rangie]

Seem to have been hit by the same problem that cost M&S millions a few months back, no vehicles produced for several days apparently & dealerships unable to register vehicles that are in stock.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yeh, not entirely true, the dealers can register cars (as that is done via the DVLA) and PDI the cars (Topix is all working) and some systems are down, but we are far from stopped.

[Rangie]

Still disruption for JLR , apparently affecting a lot of people financially, who on earth is behind all this ?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Chinks, Ruskies ?

[STEMO]

Chinks, Ruskies ?

No. Three groups made up of UK and US teenagers who are having a right laugh.

[STEMO]

https://www.google.com/search?q=the+three+groups+who+have+targetted+jlr&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

[Varche]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

[Doctor Gollum]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

Easy. Hack in and cancel the entire order of something critical like the main body harness and production stops the second the last one on stock gets used. You can't fit anything to the shell untill that's done. Do similar to a piece of the inner structure and you can't even build the shell.

[STEMO]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

Easy. Hack in and cancel the entire order of something critical like the main body harness and production stops the second the last one on stock gets used. You can't fit anything to the shell untill that's done. Do similar to a piece of the inner structure and you can't even build the shell.

A good answer, but not to that question 

[Rangie]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

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Not completely sure but I think that government aid is being asked for due to the mounting financial hardship that's been forced upon workers related to the JLR situation.

[Doctor Gollum]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

Easy. Hack in and cancel the entire order of something critical like the main body harness and production stops the second the last one on stock gets used. You can't fit anything to the shell untill that's done. Do similar to a piece of the inner structure and you can't even build the shell.

A good answer, but not to that question 

Perhaps, but they were already being paid to do nothing.

Every employee on the books has a tax benefit to the company so either they're making so much money elsewhere that they need the write off, or their so deep in shit that they are simply riding the gravy train until the wheels fall off.

[Sir Tigger KC]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

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Not completely sure but I think that government tax payer aid is being asked for due to the mounting financial hardship that's been forced upon workers related to the JLR situation.

Fixed that for you Mick. 

[Rangie]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

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Not completely sure but I think that government tax payer aid is being asked for due to the mounting financial hardship that's been forced upon workers related to the JLR situation.

Fixed that for you Mick. 

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For once I don't mind, their earnings have been affected by idiots who have nothing better to do than interfere with folks who are trying to earn an honest living, I'd sooner my tax being used for them than these scroungers turning up in dinghys.

[Sir Tigger KC]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

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Not completely sure but I think that government tax payer aid is being asked for due to the mounting financial hardship that's been forced upon workers related to the JLR situation.

Fixed that for you Mick. 

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For once I don't mind, their earnings have been affected by idiots who have nothing better to do than interfere with folks who are trying to earn an honest living, I'd sooner my tax being used for them than these scroungers turning up in dinghys.

Fair enough. I just get a bit of a bee in my bonnet when people say government money or funding etc.  It's tax payers money! 

[YZ250]

So if JLR make about a 1000 cars a week, what support is there for supply companies having to lay off staff? Or do they just pay staff to do no or less work? I thought everything now is " Just in time" supply?

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Not completely sure but I think that government aid is being asked for due to the mounting financial hardship that's been forced upon workers related to the JLR situation.

I've read similar, that the supply chain companies are appealing to the government for a furlough type agreement to help those on low or zero wages due to the JLR issues. 
But then MSM are usually full of shite, so who knows.