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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.

ISBN-13: 9780470928073

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 01-11-2011

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

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.

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Table of Contents

Foreword Arthur Waldron ix

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Vanishing Act 1

Chapter 2 Trouble is My Business 8

Chapter 3 “All We Need is Your Sample” 16

Chapter 4 Vice President of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods 26

Chapter 5 “I Do Now” 38

Chapter 6 Lurid Carnival of Global Commerce 50

Chapter 7 And That’s a Good Thing 68

Chapter 8 Grains of Toil 77

Chapter 9 The China Game 86

Chapter 10 The Seven Steps of Problem Solving 99

Chapter 11 Counterfeit Culture 107

Chapter 12 No Animal Testing 123

Chapter 13 Joint Venture Panacea 129

Chapter 14 Take the Long Way Home 137

Chapter 15 Lucky Diamonds 146

Chapter 16 Trophy Trash 158

Chapter 17 “You Heard Me Wrong” 171

Chapter 18 “Price Go Up!” 179

Chapter 19 You Wouldn’t Want to Be There 195

Chapter 20 Of Course, You Would Think So 207

Chapter 21 The New Factory 215

Chapter 22 Profit Zero 227

Afterword 241

Acknowledgments 245