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So, let's take a really old sub. . . . and weld it to a really damaged one. The worst of both worlds. The US sub(s) that did something similar, was actually totally different. The bow of US subs isn't structural. It's just a nose cone over the sonar dome. Way different than what the French are doing.
 

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All manufacturers of vehicles and electronics are suffering badly on the semiconductors and chips. That's not about the "just in time" way of mfg.
 

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It's not just electronics. The dealers I know are telling me they are having a huge issue getting parts, and have been for months.

Be careful what you break, gentlemen. It may take longer to replace that you're expecting.
 

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Is this a result of the "just-in-time" manufacturing processes these days, or is it no applicable to Yamaha?
All manufacturers of vehicles and electronics are suffering badly on the semiconductors and chips. That's not about the "just in time" way of mfg.
Back in the day, I was a truck driver and many of my runs were automotive. The "automotive plants" are clearly not where cars are made, it is where they are assembled. For the sheer volume of parts trucked in, JIT is the only real option.
 

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Because of the new work from home deal demand for chips and cards went through the roof. Chip makers switched over to produce them. Now the car industry has picked up they want them. I read about a month ago car makers were told order today get them in 6 months. Everyone wants to make their own chips now, however i believe there is only one manufacturer who makes the tools to actually make the chips. Competition forced the others out.
 

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Because of the new work from home deal demand for chips and cards went through the roof. Chip makers switched over to produce them. Now the car industry has picked up they want them. I read about a month ago car makers were told order today get them in 6 months. Everyone wants to make their own chips now, however i believe there is only one manufacturer who makes the tools to actually make the chips. Competition forced the others out.
The shortage is in the nuts and bolts of semiconductors. These chips are not the latest architecture, but perform the more mundane tasks on any PCB. They are typically run in older fabs at lower margins. As a result, these fabs must run at or near max capacity to turn a decent profit. If some customer decreases its orders (automakers), the gap will be filled, by necessity, with another customers orders (pc/gaming/home theater). If the fabs are running at full capacity, the ability to suddenly turn out more chips for a former customer is not there. And the shortage will probably drive some hoarding of product as well. No one wants to be the industry that comes up short. Kinda like the toilet paper shortage. It’ll work itself out but it’ll take 6-12 months at least.
 
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