The whole basis of just-in-time inventorying is that the stability of the various manufacturing partners is so reliable that you can bet the future of your firm on the next shipment arriving, well, just in time. In most of Asia that entire concept is about to fail. Not so in the NAFTA region. For all their faults, Canada, America, and Mexico face no structural challenges and so can continue to use just-in-time should they choose to do so. So can Colombia.
