Poorly made in China : an insider's account of the China production game / Paul Midler.

By:

Midler, Paul

New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011Edition: revised and updatedDescription: xviii, 245 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780470928073
9781118004180
97811180047197
9781118004203

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.47 .M627 2011

LOC classification:

HD9736.C62 .M53 2011

Awards:

"An Economist Best Book of the Year" --Cover

Summary: "An insider reveals what can--and does--go wrong when companies shift production to China In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midler tells us all that is wrong with our effort to shift manufacturing to China. Now updated and expanded, Poorly Made in China reveals industry secrets, including the dangerous practice of quality fade--the deliberate and secret habit of Chinese manufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction of quality inputs. U.S. importers don't stand a chance, Midler explains, against savvy Chinese suppliers who feel they have little to lose by placing consumer safety at risk for the sake of greater profit. This is a lively and impassioned personal account, a collection of true stories, told by an American who has worked in the country for close to two decades. Poorly Made in China touches on a number of issues that affect us all." --Provided by publisher.

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"An insider reveals what can--and does--go wrong when companies shift production to China In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midler tells us all that is wrong with our effort to shift manufacturing to China. Now updated and expanded, Poorly Made in China reveals industry secrets, including the dangerous practice of quality fade--the deliberate and secret habit of Chinese manufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction of quality inputs. U.S. importers don't stand a chance, Midler explains, against savvy Chinese suppliers who feel they have little to lose by placing consumer safety at risk for the sake of greater profit. This is a lively and impassioned personal account, a collection of true stories, told by an American who has worked in the country for close to two decades. Poorly Made in China touches on a number of issues that affect us all." --Provided by publisher.