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<em>Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game</em> by Paul Midler
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.
Here is a good book ‘Poorly Made in China’ that is written by the guy who literally knows the process from the inside. He explains how the good products become not good and why this process is the thing of the Chinese manufacturers.
I had a boss that would tell us "whoever finishes first gets a prize!" And then when the first person finished, he'd hand them $5 and say "You win a shopping spree that the Dollar Tree!"
But yeah stay away from any type of food or cosmetic product at that place I remember reading that the factory workers in China handling the shampoo/bodywash type products that are sold in Dollar Tree were developing skin disease. This is the book: https://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Made-China-Insiders-Production/dp/0470928077/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/1-Page-Marketing-Plan-Customers-Money-ebook/dp/B01B35M3SM/
You may want also to read the books by Al Ries, "Immutable Laws of Marketing" and "Immutable Laws of Branding" ( I can't remember what the numbers were: 22 Immutable Laws, or something or other ), as well...
It takes time to build following, & connecting with the people who are interested .. isn't some God-given entitlement .. it takes groundwork.
I just discovered that intead of having 1 EU site, Amazon has a zillion nationally-specific sites...
Here's the US link to the book I'm telling you to get:
https://www.amazon.com/1-Page-Marketing-Plan-Customers-Money-ebook/dp/B01B35M3SM/
That's the one.
Find it at your local Amazon, & however short it is, it gives you the complete template of what you are required to do.
It is a precious resource, for anybody who isn't a business person, who wants to be self-employed.
( there are others, completely irrelevant to your situation, so you don't have to read them!! ; )
Salut, Namaste, & Kaizen, Hoomin
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I think the squeaky wheel phenomenon is in effect. Fanatec shifts volume well above pretty much every other DD manufacturer, and so by sheer numbers will inevitably have more faulty products than their competitors (I would bet on it being more combined!). They went from a big boutique manufacturer to nibbling at the edges of Thrustmaster and Logitech numbers in a very short space of time, and I think the combination of pandemic and a bit of complacency/naiveté on their part in insufficiently scaling up their aftersales support has well and truly caught them short. Just look at how overstretched they are - they are sold out for months on their most popular products.
But hopefully they'll get their arms around the problem. I've been lucky with my gear so far, but I'd like to know they'll sort out their customer service if I'm ever unlucky enough to have a part failure.
But it is weird to see people betting big on new entrant to market Shenzen manufacturers with more than a whiff of IP infringement about them as some sorts of saviours. I guess we'll see how resilient they are as the excess unsatisfied demand for CSL DD's keeps spilling over. I won't say much other than https://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Made-China-Insiders-Production/dp/0470928077 is a really good read
It's not luck, bro; it's dark magic! Call it what it is.
I thought only Pep was bitter because he hasn't won it since Barcelona, but turns out it's trickle down saltnomics in the City camp.
Directed by Robert B. Weide
>You know they build to order right?
So companies like Mattel ordered lead painted toys? There are entire books written about factories in China cutting corners
> What defines a brand in this instance?
Same as in all instances. Do you think Steve Jobs was selling computers?
Good reads:
Yes literally: this guy writes about his experiences in working with manufacturers in China.
The important step happens between 7pm and 8pm when they send the QC guy home and swap in the cheapest raw materials available.
I hear what you're saying but that looks like the welder failed for a foot there and the reports of more like this say the same.
This book was an eye opener:
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game
Well worth a read. You'll think twice about trusting anything made there. Author is a real insider.
FB can work but it can take a wile. I know other MSPs that do it well, they will target the receptionist etc of the business that they are looking to pick up. it sometimes takes years but cost fark all. targeting cuts down cost a lot. google is much the same think of problems that end users may be searching for not MSP end users are not looking for an MSP they want a problem solved. also have a chat with your vendors my CSP wholesaler helps with marking to the point of providing hot leads. Local business groups are great too. I did find I had to go to about 12 months of meetings before any work or referral's but I enjoy going out at seeing people.
Pick a niche and hit it hard.
have a read of this short book the 1 page marketing plan by Allan Dib https://www.amazon.com.au/1-Page-Marketing-Plan-Customers-Money-ebook/dp/B01B35M3SM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?hvadid=71743243502907&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=one+page+marketing+plan&qid=1641097757&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTFpLRktRMTlGOUhNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDY0OTkwRVpBSk1JQUhPUDVVJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTNKQ09KTERZWVdaUFomd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl
Read this book and do what it says
https://www.amazon.co.uk/1-Page-Marketing-Plan-Customers-Money-ebook/dp/B01B35M3SM
This book https://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Made-China-Insiders-Production/dp/0470928077 is a good read for people who seem to think 'but everything is made in China these days' is somehow an argument that we can't hold that as a point of concern.
It's absolutely true that a huge amount of manufacturing is now in China. But pretty much every multinational has learned very quickly they need their own people on site to oversee production and ensure standards remain high. Wholly Chinese owned/operated manufacturing has a tendency towards shonky practices, even under contract/manufacturing to outside spec. There are some Chinese manufacturers who are starting to hold higher standards, but it takes time to shift a cultural practice.
From what I remember (this was 15 years ago), they ended up shifting back production to Japan. It wasn't going to save much on costs, once they factored in the overhead of micromanaging the remote factory.
btw, I'm not saying all factories are like this of course, and this probably happens in any country. But I've heard many experiences like this from contacts in the clothing and electronics industries. Or read Poorly Made in China for more stories / anecdotes.
> I worked with a Chinese supplier making parts for a biomedical device (needing a highly controlled process), and they'd be like "fuck it, let's change parameters whenever we want, no one will care". Turns out we did care when later lots performed drastically differently and we had to investigate what happened.
That sounds like Quality Fade. Have you read the book Poorly Made In China?
It amazes me how many parallels I see between these actions and these teachings which in my views may have been valid once when global communication was muted; but now that connections are bridged through the Internet completely fall apart. And yet I STILL constantly see business/markets cling desperately to these dusty philosophies...
Looking for https://www.amazon.com/International-Marketing-Irwin-Philip-Cateora/dp/0077842162
International Marketing (Irwin Marketing) 17th Edition
$4 BTC
Im looking for the following in a pdf format.
International Marketing (Irwin Marketing) 17th Edition by Philip R. Cateora (Author), John Graham (Author), Mary C Gilly (Author) ISBN-13: 978-0077842161
Marketing Management (15th Edition) 15th Edition(No longer Need) ISBN-13: 978-0133856460
by Philip T. Kotler (Author), Kevin Lane Keller (Author) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0133856461/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hear "race to the bottom dollar" a lot and I recommend reading the book Blue Ocean Strategy. It helped me find uncontested marketspace.
Second, I think video is going towards virtual and augmented reality. Editing footage in 360 degrees is my prediction for the future. Good luck with everything!
It is. Imagine what our society would look like if people didn't want to buy new clothes and instead wore used clothes. In the book "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade" the last stop for used clothing that is donated from America is often in used clothing shops in Africa. I love thrift shops- but I know that they don't provide many jobs or money velocity.
America does not want to be the "last stop" for cars. Used car lots cannot support the jobs and money velocity that America needs to remain a first world country.
https://www.amazon.com/Travels-T-Shirt-Global-Economy-Economist/dp/0471648493
Read "Poorly Made in China" https://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Made-China-Insiders-Production/dp/0470928077/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493677702&sr=8-1&keywords=poorly+made+in+china
But it is a fair point that it is not just China--I think China is just the biggest player.
You should write a book. Have you read "Poorly made in China"?
England textile workers complained that textiles went to New England textile workers complained that textiles went the South textile workers complained that textiles went to China textile workers complained....
You may have had to read this when you went to Fisher http://www.amazon.com/The-Travels-T-Shirt-Global-Economy/dp/0471648493
Then we had to follow our own product around the world. Our group followed a Wolverine Yo-Yo from beginning to end.
> made in China
== Made in Guangdong Province.
"Guangdong Province: Where we put lead in everything except your pencil".
<em>Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game</em>
by Paul Midler
One of the most interesting books I have read in a long time.
Aye, I have a marker pen and everything :P
Have you read Soriano's book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Goal-Doesnt-Chance-Management-Football/dp/0230355153/
I think that you'd enjoy it and it would give you an insight into what he is trying to achieve at City
FWIW, I don't see the Kreis trip as a Clockwork Orange style Man City brainwashing project so that he can take over MCFCUSA. Having made a start on Ferran Soriano's book I think it's really more the case that both Manchester and New York Cities are being warped to become Ferran Soriano UK and Ferran Soriano USA (or Barcas C and D, if you prefer).
When talking about Chinese manufactured products, I say "It looks like an X but it's not an X" It looks like a shoe, but it's not a shoe. It looks like a winter coat, but it's not a winter coat.
You need to read
Poorly Made in China
Aggressive cost reduction methods lead to "the dangerous practice of quality fade—the deliberate and secret habit of Chinese manufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction of quality inputs."
On top of the relentless pressure to reduce prices year over year, each time Walmart adds a smiley face Public Relations program, Walmart shifts the entire cost and burden onto the factories. The factories have to sharpen their pencils and find a way to extract that cost out of the products.
This was suggested to me by a woman who started a successful coffee shop in NYC.