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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.

> 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.

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.

Did you read, Poorly Made in China? If yes, what are your thoughts?

http://www.amazon.com/Poorly-Made-China-Production-ebook/dp/B004G5Z2A8