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Poorly Made in China

An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game

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Poorly Made in China

By: Paul Midler
Narrated by: Paul Midler
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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. US 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.

©2009 Paul Midler (P)2009 Audible, Inc. International China Imperial Japan Business
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briefly, this shed so much light on Chinese culture in their business practices, it's not wrong, it's not bad, it's just a very different set of ways to look at standard supply chain problems.

EXTREMELY insightful

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Excellent insights, engaging stories and well written. Highly recommended to anyone wanting to do business in China.

Highly recommended

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As a narrator I loved his asmr tones as well! But the book is in my top 10 list. One of the mamy off chance, unheard of non-fictional that I have tried but enjoyed. So much I listened 5 years later (now) as China is becoming more and more in the world spotlight.

I was enthralled by Paul's narrative style...

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