Apple is a good example - there are plenty of companies in the Asian rim that would kill for their business, and they also know that Steve and Co. won't tolerate anything but the absolute when it comes to quality. Apple has also developed long-term relationships with the companies they use, and it shows. If you recall, there was a dust-up a few years ago about hourly workers at one of their suppliers being overworked. Notice how quickly that was resolved? MacDan
--- On Mon, 11/2/09, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: From: Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chinese Volvos To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Monday, November 2, 2009, 7:52 PM Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> writes: > a person well known to this list told me a story a few weeks ago. his > company designs and markets stuff, but does not actually manufacture. > chinese firms are endlessly after their business, often putting in very low > bids (say, $3.75 for an item that they think they are getting a deal on at > $8 per unit) however, when they go with the chinese producer, the product > is never "right." the specs are shortcutted, ignored, cheated, etc and junk > is received. So, it all goes back to "you get what you pay for". And WHO is to blame for the shoddy product? The Chinese company who is trying to get the account, or the design/marketing firm who contracts manufacturing at a price that they KNOW will result in crap? Apple computers are manufactured in China. They are quality products. You can get quality manufacturing from China IF you pay for it and IF you do the proper oversight to be sure you are getting what you paid for. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
