Midler Poorly Made in China

An Insider's Account of the China Production Game, Revised and Updated Edition
2. Revised and Updated Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-00418-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

An insider reveals what can--and does--go wrong whencompanies shift production to China
In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midlertells us all that is wrong with our effort to shift manufacturingto China. Now updated and expanded, Poorly Made in Chinareveals industry secrets, including the dangerous practice ofquality fade--the deliberate and secret habit of Chinesemanufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction ofquality inputs. U.S. importers don't stand a chance, Midlerexplains, against savvy Chinese suppliers who feel they have littleto lose by placing consumer safety at risk for the sake of greaterprofit. This is a lively and impassioned personal account, acollection of true stories, told by an American who has worked inthe country for close to two decades. Poorly Made in Chinatouches on a number of issues that affect us all.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Midler, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword (ArthurWaldron).
Introduction.
CHAPTER 1 Vanishing Act.
CHAPTER 2 Trouble Is My Business.
CHAPTER 3 "All We Need Is Your Sample"
CHAPTER 4 Vice President of DisadvantagedNeighborhoods.
CHAPTER 5 "I Do Now".
CHAPTER 6 Lurid Carnival of Global Commerce.
CHAPTER 7 And That's a Good Thing.
CHAPTER 8 Grains of Toil.
CHAPTER 9 The China Game.
Chapter 10 The Seven Steps of Problem Solving.
CHAPTER 11 Counterfeit Culture.
CHAPTER 12 No Animal Testing.
CHAPTER 13 Joint Venture Panacea.
CHAPTER 14 Take the Long Way Home.
CHAPTER 15 Lucky Diamonds.
CHAPTER 16 Trophy Trash.
CHAPTER 17 "You Heard Me Wrong".
CHAPTER 18 "Price Go Up!"
CHAPTER 19 You Wouldn't Want to Be There.
CHAPTER 20 Of Course, You Would Think So.
CHAPTER 21 The New Factory.
CHAPTER 22 Profit Zero.
Afterword.
Acknowledgments.

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL MIDLER has over twenty years of experience related to Asia, and in his manufacturing career, he has worked directly with hundreds of Chinese suppliers in a broad range of industries. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a master's in international studies from the University of Pennsylvania's Lauder Institute. Poorly Made in China is his first book.