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Industry fighting new customs rules
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Posted on
Aug 21 2008 7:38 AM
by
Asif
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The concept of ‘just in time’ (JIT) shipping of parts, relying on the supply chain’s timeliness instead of a massive - and expensive - warehouse of parts, is a fairly recent one, but it has found a home in most major industries thanks to its efficiency. New regulations in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bureau (CBP) are threatening the JIT model, however, in the name of national security, and carmakers aren’t happy.
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