Let’s say a major manufacturer in China ships 10 million white umbrellas to Jamaica. They are transported to an economic zone. When an order comes in from Dallas for two million pink umbrellas, the dying of these white umbrellas, packaging and shipping them to Dallas represent the value added service to be facilitated through the physical infrastructure of a logistics hub. Each alteration, addition or assembly (e.g. dying, packaging, inserting instruction leaflets in different languages, adding barcodes) attracts a fee regarded as value added income. The special economic zone will create jobs as it provides a framework through which value added services can be offered to incorporate the skills and competences of our workforce. This is a critical feature of the hub, through which economic benefits can be derived.
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