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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Midler |
| ISBN: | 9780470405581 0470405589 |
| OCLC Number: | 255894009 |
| Description: | viii, 241 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Vanishing act -- Trouble is my business -- "All we need is your sample" -- Vice president of disadvantaged neighborhoods -- "I do now!" -- Carnival of commerce -- And that's a good thing -- Grains of toil -- The China game -- The seven steps of problem-solving. |
| Responsibility: | by Paul Midler. |
Abstract:
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.
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‘…provides an interesting alternative to the hagiographic view of globalisation...' (Wilmott.com, September 2009). ‘…comes closer than any author to explaining the dysfunctional business culture behind such deadly product scandals…'. (Far Eastern Economic Review, September 2009). Read more...
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