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Abal-Abal Produk Cina (2010)

by Paul Midler(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Ufuk Publishing House

review 1: Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler is an eyewitness account how manufacturing and exports work in China. Paul Midler accounts how Chinese manufacturers always work hard to make an extra dollar by any means necessary. The factory owner convinces an importer to use his or her factory with low prices and quickly makes good quality products. When the manufacturer starts to get a lot orders though, the factory raises the prices for orders, but lowers the quality of the product. This game that manufacturers play is totally acceptable in China and even encouraged by the government. Copying and counterfeiting is also a big problem in China, but Midler talks about this goes back many years and is even included in a story about an emperor praising an artist for counterfeiting a pi... moreece of pottery. The theme of this book is to not read a book by its cover because even if exporting products from China looks good and will not always be that way.I thought this book was very interesting and recommended to people who what to learn about manufacturing in China.
review 2: Unlike reading a feature article from WSJ on manufacturing in China and reading a commentary from an economist, you get a first hand look from Paul Midler doing business. I was afraid that it would be all about bashing the Chinese, but it's interesting on the cultural differences and the insightful views on what is going on in the factories. We cannot really blame the Chinese at cutting corners at making the products that we use. Just look at your bath towels and most likely it is made in China. Consumers wants lower cost in products and companies wants to maximize profit margins. Sadly, these objectives cannot be meet when it says, "Made in USA." As commodity prices rise, the Chinese has to charge according to meet their margins. They only have the upper hand when it comes to labor. People are like robots over there. If the worker is working too slow, they can replace them within seconds with another Chinese to fill the line and keep producing products. In the 80's South Korea was notorious of cheap goods and counterfeiting poorly made products, but look at them now. They are surpassing the Japanese in electronics and even in the automotive industry. "Made in China" will have a different stigma as the country progress. The Chinese can make good products, when companies are willing to pay for it, such as Apple. Like the old saying goes, "You get what you pay for." This is true in any business, not only in China. As China becomes more industrialized, this reading material will be a history of accuracy what the country used to be. less

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