{"product_id":"book-edzo","title":"Poorly Made in China","description":" Poorly Made in China is the narrative account of an American  who helped facilitate China's booming relationship with  the US. The book details compelling and, at times, alarming  accounts of seven distinct US-China relationships that the author  has managed. The author addresses a disturbing trend he refers to  as quality fadethe deliberate and secretive  habit of widening profit margins through a reduction in the quality  of materials. US importers usually never notice its  happening; downward changes are subtle but progressive. The initial  production sample is fine, but with each successive production run,  a bit more of the necessary inputs are missing. The author sees  this as pervasive in China, with no end in sight. The result is  faulty or even dangerous products being sold in the US. While  some quality issues are not all that serious, others are downright  frightening. In one example, American company had been importing a  line of health and beauty products for over a year when the  cardboard boxes that held its product started collapsing under  their own weight. There was no logical explanation for the collapse  except quality fade. In another, more disturbing example, American  company decided to outsource the production of the aluminum systems  used to support tons of concrete in the construction of high-rise  commercial buildings to China. There, the supplier elected to  reduce the specifications, and the amount of aluminum used in the  supports. When the \"production error\" was caught, one aluminum part  was found to be weighing less than 90% of its intended weight.   While there are many books out on China, most fail to appeal to  a broad audience, relying primarily on heavily statistics or  abstract history lessons in their content. This book takes business  lessons from China and wraps them inside a narrative account  written form an insiders perspective. The book offers  business lessons, as well as constructive reflections on the  worlds most dynamic economy. It is an adventure through the  manufacturing sector and will read like a travel book.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49372316401968,"sku":"BDedzo","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49372316434736,"sku":"ZEedzo","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49372316467504,"sku":"ZMedzo","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/edzo-cover.jpg?v=1762979736","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-edzo","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}