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With the launch of war in Iraq, the question of how to provide homeland security once again came under the spotlight, and the nation's transportation and distribution system once again took center stage.
It is incumbent on distribution managers and executives to keep abreast of proposals and to let government regulators understand what tougher rules could really mean to their businesses and to the economy.
U.S. Customs has showed it was serious about enforcing new rules requiring 24 hours' notice before goods bound for the United States were loaded aboard ships in foreign ports.
The evolution of distribution logistics is such that we no longer take shipments that are late or incomplete as part of the ordinary course of business.