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Why we picked it The classic, hard-won account of how factory relationships quietly degrade, quality fade, spec creep, and margin games, essential mental models for anyone about to trust a manufacturer with their brand.

Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game

From Wiley by Paul Midler

  • Understand 'quality fade' after the first good batch
  • Why great samples don't guarantee great production
  • How incentives between brand and factory diverge
  • Manage the relationship, not just the contract
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