Poorly Made in China
An Insider's Account of the China Production Game
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4.7 • 10 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
My God ..... It's all true
You'd think he was telling my story..... Smoke and mirrors all the way
True book. Cover to cover in one breath.
Must read for importers.
I laughed, I cried, I'm mystified!
I couldn't put this book down! After reading "American Wheels, Chinese Roads," my business professor told me I would love this book; he was definitely right! With humorous narratives and excellent analogies, this author really helps the reader to understand the thought process of the Chinese and their motivations in deceptive business negotiations. Having lived many years in China, this author really digs deep into historical, political, geographic and psychological conditioning that helps to explain the thought process of the modern-day Chinese; a far cry from the America-centric "they're just backwards and weird," assumption. This author also exposes the malicious intents of American investors who beg and force the Chinese into producing cheap goods, only to be lauded as victims by biased media outlets who blame the Chinese for displacing American made products! This topic is truly remarkable, and I'm glad this author has taken the time and the associated risks to exposes this crisis which will probably be ignored until greed and mutual self destruction finally collapses this twisted business endeavor.