About this title: "Poorly Made in China" chronicles the experiences of an American working for a U.S. outsourcing firm in Chinese manufacturing and highlights the disturbing and dangerous practice known as 'quality fade' - the deliberate and secretive habit of widening profit margins through a reduction in the quality of materials over time. The author argues that ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 2009-04-06
ISBN-13:9780470405581ISBN:0470405589
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780470405581. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780470405581ISBN:0470405589
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 241 p. Audience: General/trade. Brand New Hardcover w/ Dust Sleeve-Just Arrived from Publisher-Ships w/ Tracking # read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780470405581ISBN:0470405589
Description: New. Chronicles the experiences of an American working for a US outsourcing firm in Chinese manufacturing and highlights the disturbing and dangerous practice known as 'quality fade'-the deliberate and secretive habit of widening profit margins through a... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Praise for Poorly Made in China "This fast-paced travelogue through the world of Chinese manufacturing is scary, fascinating, and very funny. Midler is not only a knowledgeable guide to the invisible underbelly ... read more
"I was expecting something drier, with more statistics. In fact, this is a narrative of the author's experience as a business consultant working with importers from the US and manufacturers in China. It was a pleasant surprise, fast-paced and worth reading.
The ethics (or lack of ethics, to be truthful) and self-serving and/or delusional behavior of both parties in these relationships are on display here - although there are some detours into Chinese culture as well. The author believes he is making a point about trade - that we should have thought more when we began working with China so blindly, but we've got to continue now, there's no going back, and if you're not manufacturing in China you ought to be - but often contradicts that point with incredible stories about manufacturers having importers over a barrel, quality problems that are ignored by all parties and governments, and the overwhelming sense that there is more to the moving-factories-overseas debate than just protecting American jobs.
Having rarely worked for private companies, I found myself astonished at the complete denial of any moral or political responsibility on the part of all the businesspeople involved, the author included, although he may be assuaging his conscience by writing this book. At times, it took my breath away that the author was able to explain away his scruples by remarking that he wasn't in the business of irking his customers by telling them what they refused to hear. This is not to be too critical of Midler - but it is fascinating to read what he thinks the lesson of his story is when your lesson from it is so different."
"This book should really be in the humour section. After reading it I can't really understand why companies are outsourcing there manufacturing to China. With no real legal recourse to the hijinks of the these manufacturers (don't really mean to generalize), they have their customers (generally importers) by the short and curlies. China seems to be the wild west of modern industrialization.
I'll be trying even harder not to purchase anything manufactured in China.
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
