1.   At some stage of manufacture the new product must be assembled from its components.

2.   After the products are assembled by cheaper Mexican labor, they are exported back to this country.

3.   Currently, sunglass lenses are made in some plants, frames in others and the products are assembled at other locations.

4.   Increased security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border have also slowed down trucks that are transporting raw materials and assembled products to factories in both countries.

5.   In the recent Mexican recession, the border plants known as maquiladoras, which assemble products from imported parts, were a singular bright spot.

6.   It also said in some cases the problems with the products were the fault of consumers because the products had been assembled incorrectly.

7.   It is one thing when an automaker assembles products in foreign markets.

8.   It will know if a product is assembled right and if not, what adjustments are needed.

9.   Manufacturers in particular, he says, have become very dependent on a global supply chain in assembling products from parts that arrive from many countries.