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72nd Annual Report 2016-17
On the way to achieving our vision, we have identified
our strategic priorities. We have already made significant
progress on several aspects and our action plan will be
aimed at further strengthening our future readiness.
MITIGATING CYCLICALITY
ORGANISATION EFFICIENCY AND
COST MANAGEMENT
EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
• The Company plans to further strengthen
its market share and increase its scale across
diverse segments which are less cyclical
• TML continues to strengthen its other
business operations (vehicle financing,
spare part sales, service and maintenance
contracts, sales of aggregates for non-vehicle
businesses, among others) to reduce the
impact of industry cyclicality
ORGANISATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
• TML has undertaken a
structure change exercise
with key guiding principles of
Empowerment to the Business
Units with clear accountability
for business results
• Delayered the organisation to 5
managerial levels
• TML is growing market share
across Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates and Qatar
• Dominant market position
across Bangladesh, Nepal and
Sri Lanka
• Identified transactional roles
for transition to shared services,
and thereby focusing on core
activities
COST MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVES
• TML focuses on technology
sharing among different
businesses. Indica’s diesel
engines were modified for use
in the Ace platform to reduce
project cost
• Focused on Australia and
ASEAN countries; in the
preceding two years the
Company entered Indonesia,
Malaysia and the Philippines
• Primarily with operations in the
UK, JLR is also expanding its
global footprint in Brazil, China
and India
• Platform sharing for the
manufacture of pickup trucks
and UVs, reducing capital
investment
• Reduction of labour costs and
rationalisation of other fixed
costs
• JLR is streamlining purchasing
processes and building on
its strong relationships with
suppliers, while increasing
employee deployment and
flexibility across sites
• A new facility is coming
up in Slovakia
• Tied up with Magna Steyr for
contract manufacturing in
Austria
• JLR continues to increase its
use of new modular aluminium
architecture across vehicle
platforms