The attitude of many Chinese manufacturers can be very frustrating. The boss is usually focused on negotiating favorable prices and pushing production out the door. Not on learning from mistakes and looking for solutions. I explained all … [Read more...]
Exercise in a Chinese factory
Two days ago, I was in a factory in Shenzhen. I had just selected the cartons to check, and I was going to the inspection room. It was around 10am. Then the music started, and everybody got up to exercise. It was so funny, I shot this … [Read more...]
Dangers of going to factories in China [photos]
I tend to write too much text on this blog, so here are three recent photos to illustrate the dangers of going to factories in China. First, a bus accident that involved one of my inspectors yesterday: We are not sure what happened. It … [Read more...]
Inspection of jeans in Wenzhou
People often ask me to tell some “juicy stories” about inspections in Chinese factories. The ones who are familiar with QC expect me to say a lot of things about corruption, but I don’t have any story on this subject. I am a foreigner and … [Read more...]