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Border crossing hurting JIT plans Aug 28, 2003 12:00 PM Truck traffic bottlenecks at the primary Canada-U.S. border crossing are forcing auto industry stakeholders to build costly contingencies into their just-in-time (JIT) delivery plans, supplier advocates recently told Ward's Automotive Reports. Traffic delays at the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario have forced the auto industry to abandon the guiding principle of JIT delivery, Neil DeKoker, managing director of the Original Equipment Suppliers Assn., told Ward's. Suppliers estimate how much time is lost because of traffic snafus and build those minutes and hours into their processes, he said. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is backing Detroit River Tunnel Project (DRTP), which it said is designed to alleviate commercial traffic congestion. Construction of the tunnel would expand an existing but outdated rail conduit to accommodate truck traffic and modern rail cars.
Other proposals being considered are the extension of key highways near Ambassador Bridge, the construction of a larger truck plaza, and construction of a second bridge linking communities downstream of the Detroit-Windsor area.
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