Comments on: Chinese factory workers: it’s all their fault!

By: Renaud Anjoran

Renaud Anjoran — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:31:21 +0000

@ Ruud: I totally agree. If they can’t meet your specs while making a margin, they will screw you.

By: Ruud

Ruud — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:27:10 +0000

and stop playing the cheap card.

You can produce high quality products at “low cost”, but you cannot produce high quality at half the cost of “low cost”.

Crap is what you get when you negotiate too much in China, you should know to what cost level is appropriate to produce high quality and a bit of margin for you supplier. Negotiate around that level.

By: Renaud Anjoran

Renaud Anjoran — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:12:23 +0000

@ Ruud: I agree, these are the effects of the poor management systems I am denouncing in the above post. And you are right, some companies have found ways to avoid these traps, fortunately.

By: Ruud

Ruud — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:03:56 +0000

On all levels, people try to make as much money as possible with least possible effort, wherever you are in the organisation and regardless of what you do, this has a negative impact on the end result.

Add to that:
- little – no respect for people; except close family & friends
- little – no respect for things; not for end product, what is used to produce (machines, buildings and their maintenance), how it is produced (process), and for the resources used (energy, raw materials etc)

Not all is lost, but seek out the companies that have reward systems and a set of values that people live by when producing your product.