01985cam a2200325 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007802000430009504000180013804200080015604300120016408400230017605000270019908200100022610000250023624501140026125000240037526000360039930000280043552009190046365000250138265000290140765000250143665000310146165100380149265000450153085600840157512418920230410115513.0101116s2011    nju           000 0 eng    a16539270  a  2010047778  a9780470928073 (pbk. : acid-free paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc  aa-cc---  aBUS0000002bisacsh14aHD 9736.62bM629p 201100a338.41 aMidler, Paul,d1968-10aPoorly made in China :ban insider's account of the tactics behind China's production game /cby Paul Midler.  aRevised and updated  aHoboken, N.J. :bWiley,cc2011.  axviii, 245 p. ;c23 cm.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher. 0aManufactureszChina. 0aWork environmentzChina. 4aManufacturaszChina. 4aEntorno de trabajozChina. 0aChinaxEconomic conditionsy2000- 7aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General2bisacsh.423Cover imageuhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470928073.jpg