The 2002 strike by dockworkers at U.S.West Coast ports paralyzed transportation of goods across the Pacific Ocean and left manufacturers short of component parts and Asian importers with excess inventory.This paralysis would have resulted from a widespread use of:

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The scenario described in the question suggests that the manufacturers were following a just-in-time manufacturing system, where they rely on a steady flow of component parts to arrive just in time for production. The disruption caused by the strike would have left them short of these parts and unable to continue production, leading to excess inventory for Asian importers.

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